SCCYP Releases Archive for February 2006
'We can have sex, so why can't we vote?'
28th Feb 2006
Gordon Brown thinks 16-year-olds should be allowed to vote. But surely all young people mistrust politicians and have no interest in politics?...
Read More...Drinking until they lose control
27th Feb 2006
NEARLY two-thirds of young adults have got so drunk that they suffered memory loss during the past fortnight, according to a survey.
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Read More...ID number for every school child
23rd Feb 2006
Every child at a state school in Scotland is to be given an identity number to allow them to be traced if they go missing.
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Read More...Children to help design hospital
22nd Feb 2006
Children will be given a major role in deciding the design of Scotland's newest children's hospital.
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Read More...Schools to use ASBOs on unruly students
21st Feb 2006
TEACHERS are to be given the power to apply for anti-social behaviour orders (ASBOs) in an attempt to crack down on the most disruptive pupils.
Read More...Prince defends 'dismissed' youth
21st Feb 2006
Prince Charles has warned against "dismissing" youngsters as "thugs and hoodies" during an awards ceremony.
Read More...Gangs gather to 'avoid' trouble
20th Feb 2006
Gangs of teenagers often group together for protection and as a way of avoiding trouble, according to a new report.
Read More...Asylum seeker is Young Scot of Year
14th Feb 2006
It has not been easy for Brzoom Kadirglam to forge a new life from the debris of his old one.
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Read More...New call to sack incompetent teachers
10th Feb 2006
EDUCATION officials were last night under pressure to sack incompetent teachers after new figures revealed less than ten had been dismissed in...
Read More...Child protection shake-up planned
9th Feb 2006
New proposals to protect children in Scotland from sex offenders and other unsuitable adults have been announced.
Read More...Families face eviction over unruly children
8th Feb 2006
Parents of teenagers involved in antisocial behaviour have been warned that they could lose their homes if they do not control their children....
Read More...Police take youth strategy online
7th Feb 2006
A Scottish police force has taken its beat online through a website aimed at teenagers and children.
Read More...Scotland?’s drugs shame: young children injected heroin
6th Feb 2006
At least four 11-year-olds in Scotland were found to be injecting heroin last year and many more under-16s across the country received treatment...
Read More...Glasgow pupils 'most likely to play truant'
6th Feb 2006
PUPILS in Glasgow have the worst truancy rate in the UK, a survey showed yesterday.
Read More...Addict parents more likely to have children taken into care
3rd Feb 2006
Parents who use drugs will become more likely to have their children taken into care under tough new rules for social workers being introduced...
Read More...Doctors urge Executive to raise age to buy cigarettes
3rd Feb 2006
THE Scottish Executive has been challenged to match English plans to increase the age at which people can buy cigarettes to 18.
Read More...Too many drugs 'not child tested'
2nd Feb 2006
Too many children's drugs have not been properly tested, a report says. The House of Lords said 90% of medicines for new born babies and 50%...
Read More...Where did it all go right?
2nd Feb 2006
Despite current media hysteria over the bad behaviour of Britain's youth, things are really not that bad, writes Nicola Madge, assistant director...
Read More...Tighter child safety laws need more time
2nd Feb 2006
Holyrood ministers may have to ditch some of their planned legislation to allow parliament time to beef up Scotland's child protection system,...
Read More...Violent pupils allowed back to school
1st Feb 2006
Teachers last night demanded tougher action on school assaults after new figures showed the most violent pupils are being allowed back into the...
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