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Nursery manager jailed for eight years for rape and sexual abuse

By Iain MacDonald27th February 2015News Scotland

A former nursery manager has been sentenced to eight years in jail for the rape of a three-year-old boy in Lochaber and sexually abused a teenage girl in Stirlingshire. Mark

Inspectors have ongoing concerns over Dumfries care home

By Iain MacDonald27th February 2015News Scotland

A care home in Dumfries has been told it must make improvements after the quality of care and support it provided to residents was graded ‘weak’ by inspectors. The Care

Sturgeon pledges to double Early Learning & Childcare funding

By Iain MacDonald26th February 2015News Scotland

Funding for free nursery places delivering early learning and childcare will double over the term of the next Scottish Parliament, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has pledged. In a wide-ranging education

Inspection: South Lanarkshire children’s services

By Iain MacDonald24th February 2015News Scotland

A joint inspection of services in South Lanarkshire has recommended that improvements are made to improve outcomes for vulnerable children and young people. The inspection, carried out in June and

Edinburgh to host summit to tackle child abuse

By Iain MacDonald23rd February 2015News Scotland

The Scottish Government is to host a summit on protecting children and young people later this week. Ministers, local authorities and children’s charities will meet in Edinburgh to discuss how

£1M funding to help reduce reoffending in Scotland

By Iain MacDonald19th February 2015News Scotland

Scotland’s Justice Secretary Michael Matheson has announced a near £1 million funding package for three leading voluntary organisations working to reduce reoffending. The funding will allow Apex Scotland, SACRO and

Social worker ‘fond’ of child who stabbed foster carer

By The Press Association19th February 2015News Scotland

A social worker allocated to a boy in the years before he killed his foster carer has told an inquiry he was fond of the child. Scott McCabe described the

Scottish Gov announce extra support for LAC education

By Iain MacDonald18th February 2015News Scotland

Seven local authorities have been announced by Education Secretary Angela Constance as the first recipients of funding from the £100 million Attainment Scotland Fund. Glasgow, Dundee, Inverclyde, West Dunbartonshire, North

Elderly man dies following fire at Dundee care home

By Iain MacDonald16th February 2015News Scotland

An elderly man has died in hospital following a fire at a Dundee care home over the weekend. Fire crews were called to the blaze at the Balhousie Clement Park