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Check out these news stories to keep up to date and in the know about your rights, what Tam and his team are up to as well as what's happening to young people like you in Scotland today.

Every day newspapers report on changes and events that affect the lives of young people across Scotland so it's important to stay up to date.

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20 February 2012

Creative Scotland Youth Arts Strategy

Creative Scotland is the national body for the arts in Scotland and would like to help even more young people take part in the arts.
06 February 2012

See me ‘what’s on your mind’ campaign stakeholder briefing

This February, ‘see me’ is launching a new campaign specifically designed to address the topic of mental ill-health amongst children and young people across Scotland.
01 February 2012

Improving advocacy support for children and young people: a consultation exercise

The Scottish Government is currently undertaking a national consultation focussing on advocacy support for children and young people. That exercise launched on 14 November 2011 and focuses on the establishment of a set of principles and minimum standards to be applied whenever advocacy support is being given.
31 January 2012

The UK’s four Children’s Commissioners express deep concerns on impact of Welfare Reform Bill on children

The UK’s four Children’s Commissioners express deep concerns on impact of Welfare Reform Bill on children 
30 January 2012

Young People write their own Budget for the Nation

Citizenship Foundation’s ‘Paying For It’ launches an online tool which will enable 14-18 year olds to create and defend their own budget for the nation.  Students from across the UK will be able to take up the challenge via the Chance to be Chancellor website for the next two months.
21 December 2011

Delivering on Early Years conference confirmed

We are delighted that Tam Baillie has been confirmed as the chair for the annual Holyrood Early Years event taking place Wednesday 7 March 2012.
20 December 2011

Keeping a promise: Interview With Tam Baillie, Scotland’s Children’s Commissioner

Child poverty has a “corrosive” impact on a child’s life chances, states Tam Baillie, Scotland’s Commissioner for Children and Young People.
21 November 2011

UK Children's Commissioners join forces to express concern over spending cuts

The four UK Children’s Commissioners have called for an urgent reassessment...
08 November 2011

One Voice at a Time - hold the date!

Join Voice Against Violence at their movie premiere of 'One Voice at a Time'. 
11 September 2011

A RIGHT wee blether launched at children’s centre

Billed as a creative ‘conversation’ with nursery age children across Scotland, today [Monday 12 September 2011] sees the launch of A RIGHT wee blether (ARWB) at Paisley Children’s Centre...

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