SCCYP Releases Archive for May 2006
Youth respect uniforms
31st May 2006
The so-called hoodie generation is more respectful towards people wearing uniforms than are baby-boomers, according to a new survey.
Read More...PE 'boosts classroom standards'
30th May 2006
A council project to increase the level of PE lessons for primary pupils may be improving youngsters' performance in the classroom as well as...
Read More...GIVE YOUNGSTERS SOMETHING TO DO!
26th May 2006
A SHERIFF has criticised Cupar for not having enough to do to keep youngsters out of trouble.
Read More...Boys-only classes 'can be a catalyst for bad behaviour'
24th May 2006
THE use of single-sex classes to improve the attainment of boy pupils can lead to rising indiscipline, according to research.
Read More...Headteacher urges schools to stop pupils listening to gangsta rap
23rd May 2006
A headteacher in charge of the government's taskforce on school discipline yesterday urged parents and schools to ban children from listening...
Read More...Liposuction performed on children on the NHS
22nd May 2006
OVERWEIGHT schoolchildren are getting liposuction surgery on the NHS.
Read More...Baby boomers that turned on, tuned in and dropped our kids in a real mess
21st May 2006
ONE barometer of how adult society progresses is the conduct of its youth. Only a fool directly blames young people for their behaviour, aspirations...
Read More...Anger over growth of recruiting visits to schools
18th May 2006
THE army has stepped up recruitment visits to Scottish schools in a drive to encourage pupils to sign up to a career in the armed forces.
Read More...Teen behaviour 'better than 1985'
18th May 2006
Modern teenagers are better behaved than their counterparts of 20 years ago, research suggests.
Read More...Read to children to beat poverty
17th May 2006
PARENTS who not only show an interest in their children's education but also read to them increase the chances of their child being successful...
Read More...Don't blame the children
14th May 2006
I REMEMBER the feel of my mother's shoes on my childish feet; toes buffered at the front, a gaping space behind, the stiletto heels dragging...
Read More...Deprived area pupils still not opting for uni
12th May 2006
The rapid expansion of higher education in Scotland has failed to widen access to pupils from deprived communities, according to research.
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Read More...School bars gates as pupils fight order over study leave
11th May 2006
Sixth-year pupils at a Scottish school were advised to start their study leave a day early after allegedly causing hundreds of pounds worth of...
Read More...No experience necessary?
10th May 2006
Theo Walcott has been picked to play for England at the tender age of 17. In football, a youthful turn of speed can be worth far more than miles...
Read More...Teenagers are being desensitised to images of violence
10th May 2006
Adolescents have become so inured to violent images that they find photographs depicting animal cruelty more distressing than pictures of dead...
Read More...Pupils forced off bus after row over passes
8th May 2006
PUPILS due to sit a Standard Grade exam almost missed it after being barred from using the school bus.
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Read More...Children learn how to show racism the red card
8th May 2006
An anti-racism pilot scheme for children involving football coaching and educational workshops has had dramatic benefits.
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Read More...Police investigation into children on protest
4th May 2006
PARENTS have hit out after council managers reported them to police for allowing their children to take part in a school protest.
Read More...We're in a fix - and only our children can save us
4th May 2006
The first thing they say is: "Let me sit down." So they usurp your seat. Then they grasp the mouse with the ease of a fish entering water and...
Read More...Scots children spend a month a year staring at television
3rd May 2006
YOUNG Scots spend more than one full month a year watching television, according to a report from the media and telecoms watchdog.
Read More...Youth parliament to pilot free travel initiative
3rd May 2006
The Scottish Youth Parliament's transport committee is set to pilot free bus travel for young people under 18.
Read More...Children face sunbed ban over cancer risk from tan salons
2nd May 2006
Children could be banned from using sunbeds and tanning parlours would have to display signs warning of the risks of skin cancer under regulations...
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