An investigation has been launched after a vulnerable boy escaped the care of social workers while staying at the Craig Tara caravan resort in South Ayrshire. The 11-year-old climbed through
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School pupils with mental health issues are being “left in limbo” by a lack of specialist staff, according to a children’s charity. A Freedom of Information request by Scottish Labour
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The number of childcare providers in Scotland has fallen to a new low, according to Labour. Analysis of official figures by the party found there was a total of 9,282
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Half of children receiving supplies from foodbanks are aged between five and eleven, new research has revealed. The Trussell Trust, which runs more than 420 foodbanks, said its study showed
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The causes of severe anti-social behaviour may differ between teenage boys and girls, a new study suggests. This could pave the way for new sex-specific treatments or prevention programmes as
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A former soldier who spent 26 years in the British Army has swapped the front line for a first-class degree from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). Simon Jones, 46,
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Parents could miss out on the Government’s flagship free childcare policy as plans are “riddled with holes”, Labour has said. Shadow education minister Tracy Brabin pressed the Government on how
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Children going hungry in the school holiday is a “significant human rights issue for Scotland”, the Scottish commissioner for children and young people has said. Bruce Adamson called on the
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Research in Practice has published an open access report in partnership with the National Children’s Bureau, which examines the needs of the children’s workforce in relation to working with children
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Children and teenagers who survived the Grenfell Tower tragedy are being offered art therapy through a Scottish charity. Art psychotherapist, Susan Rudnik, who lives near the London high-rise, established the
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