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Clock is ticking but there’s still time to do the right thing by young people and their assessments

Commissioner Bruce Adamson writes on how time’s still left to create a truly rights respecting appeals system for Scotland’s Alternative Certification Model.

Restraint and seclusion are still real issues in Scotland’s schools― but there’s now a chance that this can change

Head of Advice and Investigations Nick Hobbs writes about what’s changed since 2018 around restraint and seclusion in schools.

In Scotland, Internationally, at home: Jonathan blogs on his experience as a #YoungAdviser

Young Adviser Jonathan blogs on his time working with young people internationally while unable to leave Scotland during the pandemic.

Nearly a quarter of children in Scotland will spend this Christmas in poverty. Putting their rights into Scots law is the way to bring radical change

Winter, especially the Christmas holidays, is always tough for families in poverty, but -as Commissioner Bruce Adamson writes - it’s even worse in 2020.

Coronavirus has sent us into a spiral. Urgent improvements are needed to support children’s mental health

As our UK Commissioners' report shows serious issues for children's mental health, Head of Strategy Gina Wilson blogs on improvements that need to be made.

“Not cut out for prison”: Depriving children of their childhood

Commissioner Bruce Adamson and Director of the Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice Claire Lightowler focus on the children in Scotland deprived of their liberty without ever being found guilty of an offence.

“A new baseline for how all adults in Scotland must respect and promote rights”—a children’s social worker reflects on UNCRC Incorporation

Rebecca Laing, a children’s services social worker in Angus Council advocates for children every day. She knows that incorporation will bring changes for the children she works with— and in this short blog for us, she sets out why these changes matter.

Coronavirus is an education emergency for Scotland. Children and young people must be involved in how we tackle it

The coronavirus pandemic has been a health emergency for Scotland, but since schools first closed in March we've been clear it’s been an education emergency as well.