School award marks Universal Children’s Day Tuesday, 20 November 2012
This prestigious award, from leading children’s organisation UNICEF UK, recognises a school’s achievement in putting the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) at the heart of the school’s planning, policies, practice and ethos. The rights in the UNCRC are based on what a child needs to survive, participate and fulfil their potential and they apply equally to every child, regardless of where they are from. In May this year Wales became the first country in the UK,...
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New United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) E-Learning package Monday, 19 November 2012
This new e-learning package will help you to learn more about children and young people’s rights. It is designed to provide an introduction to the UNCRC and includes examples of case studies, links to additional information and other websites.Children and young people were involved in the development of the package. We have already had some excellent feedback during the pilot stage: "Training would be excellent for use with children and young people as well as professionals"Download the zip...
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Universal Children’s Day Tuesday, 13 November 2012
"We were all children once. And we all share the desire for the well-being of our children, which has always been and will continue to be the most universally cherished aspiration of humankind." Report of the UN Secretary-General (2001) November 20 is recognised globally as Universal Children’s Day It’s a day established by the United Nations in 1954 to celebrate children and their rights. 20 November is a significant date because on this day the UN General Assembly adopted...
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Wales first in the world to legislate for play Tuesday, 13 November 2012
The Welsh Government is taking a global lead on promoting the importance of children’s play for the first time, legislating to place a duty on local authorities to assess the sufficiency of play and recreational opportunities for children in their areas Today regulations and statutory guidance for play “sufficiency assessments” come into effect, setting out criteria for assessing play opportunities in each local authority area: audits of open spaces, play and recreation provision and...
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More money for ‘Meic’ Tuesday, 13 November 2012
An additional £100,000 funding has been announced by Gwenda Thomas, Deputy Minister for Children and Social Services, to meet the growing demand on the children and young people’s advocacy and advice services, ‘meic’. Since the helpline went 24/7 in January 2011, 8,734 children and young people have contacted ‘meic’. The service has faced challenges as the number of calls to the helpline have increased and the issues become more complex. To ensure the demands for the service...
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Just 10 minutes makes a difference – make time to read over the summer holidays Tuesday, 13 November 2012
Reading with a child for as little as 10 minutes a day can make a huge difference and make them a better reader – that’s the message of the latest Welsh Government campaign to hit the airwaves this summer. The ‘Make time to read’ campaign which will air on Real Radio from 6th August for two weeks, encourages parents and carers to spend time reading with their children. The campaign emphasises that reading should be for enjoyment and doesn’t necessarily have to be limited to just...
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