Resources

Care-related

In this section there are general resources, including toolkits , about seeking the views of all children and young people. There is also material about children and young people having an individual say in decisions about their lives.

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'Fresh paint in their nostrils': consultations with children and young people on improving inspections. June 2004 to October 2004

BADHAM, B. and others (2004)
London: National Children's Bureau, and National Youth Agency
Report presenting the findings of consultations that took place with children and young people across England on how they felt children's services inspections could be improved in the way they are conducted and in the way they help promote better outcomes for them. Children and young people aged between six and nineteen took part in eight events, some of whom were involved in planning and running the events themselves, developing material, and writing up sections of the report

A Resource Pack for People Working With Young Carers

for Young Carer Workers [and teachers] who work in primary and secondary schools. The aim of the pack is to raise awareness and develop understanding about: how young carers are defined; the particular needs of young carers; increasing acceptance (and, consequently, decreasing the stigma) in schools of the need to care for people with mental health, substance misuse and disability issues.
It includes lesson plans for key stages 2 (aged 7-8), 3 (aged 11-12), 4 (aged 14-15), example of a young carers policy for schools, action checklist for teachers, a young carers charter. (This is a FREE resource). Tacade is a not-for-profit charitable organisation working in the field of personal, social, health and citizenship education (including drug(s), alcohol, tobacco and sexual health issues) for children and young people. Increasingly, Tacade works with the more vulnerable, at risk young people.

www.tacade.com/publications.php

Access and achievement or social exclusion?' - Are the Government's policies working for disabled children and their families?

RUSSELL, P. (2003)
Children & Society, vol.17, no.3 (Jun). pp215-225.
Reviews the extent to which disabled children and families have benefited from Government policies and initiatives towards greater education, health and social inclusion. Argues that services for these children are characterised by innovative and effective models for parent and child participation in decision-making. Concludes that wide regional variations and issues of resources and staffing remain a challenge if disabled children are to remain central to policy and are to benefit from the range of services they require

Additional Support Needs - a guide to the law

Govan Law Centre. In 2005, the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 finally became law. This Act is the most significant and far-reaching change to education law in Scotland in over 20 years. This website is a brief guide to the new law.

www.additionalsupportneeds.org.uk

Advocacy - Big Words and Big Tables

A report produced following a partnership project with Save the Children and the Scottish Childrens Reporter Administration, looking at children and young peoples experiences of advocacy (2006) - DOWNLOADABLE.

www.whocaresscotland.org/publications.htm

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