SCCYP Releases Archive for October 2007
Police ordered to delete records
31st Oct 2007
Four police forces have been ordered to delete criminal records dating back decades because they are "no longer relevant".
The Information...
Read More...PM gives failing schools five years to improve results
31st Oct 2007
The prime minister yesterday gave failing schools a five-year warning to improve their pupils' GCSE results or face take-overs or closure.
In...
Read More...Children working illegally
31st Oct 2007
Most schoolchildren who have Saturday jobs or deliver newspapers in the morning are working illegally, according to a study.
The research...
Read More...Report critical of Polmont prison
31st Oct 2007
A report into conditions at Polmont Young Offenders Institution has condemned overcrowding and a lack of food for inmates.
Chief Inspector...
Read More...Shake things up - change your world
30th Oct 2007
Are you one of the 17,000 amazing young deaf and hearing impaired people aged 9-18 living in the UK today? Do you want to shape the future?
The...
Read More...Manifesto from Youth Parliament
24th Oct 2007
The UK Youth Parliament has launched a manifesto outlining the most pressing issues for young people in the UK.
Read More...Batons age limit may be lowered
22nd Oct 2007
Staff at young offenders institutions could be allowed to use batons on children as young as 15 after the Ministry of Justice said it would review...
Read More...Parents of obese children to get warning letters
22nd Oct 2007
The controversial proposals follow a national weighing programme, which was introduced in schools two years ago in a bid to tackle the growing...
Read More...Parents get lessons to beat internet paedophiles
22nd Oct 2007
PARENTS are being taught how to prevent their children falling victim to online predators, amid rising fears about the prevalence of paedophiles...
Read More...Adults 'too afraid' of youth work
16th Oct 2007
Adults are often too scared to work with young people for fear of being branded a paedophile, according to a new report.
A survey by Scotland's...
Read More...Crisis in volunteers revealed
16th Oct 2007
Fears of being falsely accused of harming children is the major factor preventing Scots from volunteering, and while 69% of adults consider working...
Read More...NOMINATE YOUNG PEOPLE FOR THE DIANA AWARD
12th Oct 2007
Do you know any inspirational young people? If so, why not nominate them for the Diana Award?
The Diana Award recognises the selfless and...
Read More...Boring breaks 'lead to bullying'
9th Oct 2007
Boring break times and poorly designed playgrounds are partly to blame for school bullying, a charity claims.
Read More...Games violence study is launched
9th Oct 2007
The government is asking for evidence for a new study of the effect of violent computer games on children.
Psychologist Tanya Byron will...
Read More...Bullies target a third of pupils at Scottish primary schools
8th Oct 2007
A THIRD of primary school children are bullied at breaktimes, according to a new survey.
Researchers also discovered the parents worry most...
Read More...girl to have hysterectomy ?‘to give her a better life?’
8th Oct 2007
A severely disabled teenagers womb may be removed to improve her quality of life, and not because it is medically necessary, in what is thought...
Read More...?‘Kiddyprinting?’ takes off in Scots schools
7th Oct 2007
ALMOST HALF of all local authorities in Scotland have schools using fingerprint or palm-print machines to record the identity of pupils.
A Sunday...
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