Growing up in Scotland- tracking the lives of thousands of Scotland’s children
The Growing Up in Scotland study (GUS) has been following the lives of children and their families across Scotland for nearly 10 years. There are 2 groups of children taking part in the research – an...
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What is it like to study in Scotland with the Saltire Scholarship programme?
Saltire Scholars Victoria and Sharisse Scotland’s Saltire Scholarships (SSS) is a scholarship programme that offers scholarships on a match funded basis and is a partnership between Scottish...
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What’s Glow-ing on? How Scottish pupils are using the Internet to learn
Yesterday pupils and teachers from six Scottish schools met the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning Angela Constance and Minister for Schools, Science and Scotland’s Languages,...
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Free school meals expansion- a boost for low income families
In early 2014, Scottish Government announced that by January 2015, all children in Primary 1, 2 and 3 in Scotland will be entitled to a healthy and free school lunch and with a commitment of £55...
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Want to become a teacher? Find out how with Teach in Scotland
Want become a teacher but not sure where to start? Well you’re in luck- a new website called Teach in Scotland tells you everything you need to know about getting into the teaching profession including...
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Celebrating World Book Day
Guest post by Fiona McLeod, Acting Minister for Children and Young People World Book Day is a great opportunity to celebrate the joy of reading. In November we also hold our own Book Week Scotland,...
View ArticleCelebrating World Social Work Day
Guest blog by Fiona McLeod, Minister for Children & Young People Today is World Social Work Day which gives us an opportunity to recognise the vital role social workers and their colleagues in...
View ArticleChildren and Young People’s Regional Summit- #wish4scotland
The first in a series of Children and Young People’s Regional Summit events centred on an education theme will be taking place on March 23rd in Inverness. The event is a collaboration between Scottish...
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Consultation on a cyber resilient Scotland now live
Scottish Government is working with partners to develop a cyber resilience strategy and has launched a consultation to gather views from the public that will inform the strategy’s development. Ideas...
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National Adoption Week 2015
We know that having a secure, stable and supportive home is vital to a child’s well-being. For the small, but important number of children who can no longer live at home, adoptive families across...
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