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Back to school
Find rights resources for primary and secondary teachers as Scotland returns to the classroom.
Resources for teachersStatement: Updated position on vaccination
Commissioner’s office on announcement that more children and young people can choose to receive Covid-19 vaccine or booster.
When did 12 become the age at which we stopped caring about children?
The change to the minimum age of criminal responsibility doesn’t go far enough, writes Children and Young People’s Commissioner Bruce Adamson.
Poster power marks 30 years of the UNCRC!
We’ve marked 30 years of UNCRC ratification by producing posters highlighting why rights need to be in law now.
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