6+ hour, 13+ min ago  (450+ words) School pupils across Lanarkshire are helping protect local wildlife " and learning new skills " by building bird and bat boxes as part of the project to create the new University Hospital Monklands. The initiative is part of the Monklands Replacement Project…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (486+ words) Children have received a 12p-a-week pocket money pay rise in 2026 so far, compared with what they were getting a year earlier, figures from a money app indicate. Youngsters aged seven to 18 received "9. 90 on average per week between January and April…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (300+ words) Children have seen a 12p rise in their average weekly pocket money. According to a study by finance app Go Henry, children aged seven to 18 now receive "9. 90 a week'up from "9. 78 in 2025. This 1. 2 per cent increase lags behind the 2. 8 per cent inflation…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago  (414+ words) A University of Strathclyde student has earned a shot at a BAFTA after creating a powerful video game that puts players in the shoes of a sweatshop worker in India. D'Arcy Dhanda has been shortlisted for a BAFTA Young Game…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (531+ words) The Scottish Government is at risk of breaching its own law on meeting child poverty targets, a charity has warned. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) said the Government's latest tackling child poverty delivery plan is open to legal challenge as…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (197+ words) Young artists are being invited to submit their work for a new exhibition celebrating emerging talent. East Dunbartonshire Leisure and Culture (EDLC) Trust is launching its first-ever Young Artists" Art Exhibition, open to creatives aged 14 to 25 who live, work or…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (483+ words) The latest rise in young people not in education, employment or training " Neets " has been driven by a record number who are classed as being economically inactive. An estimated 1. 01 million 16 to 24-year-olds in the UK were neither working nor learning…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (322+ words) There has been a fourth case of meningitis in Reading, with a junior school pupil in the area "recovering well" from the illness, health officials said. The patient has "links with the same wider social network" as the other cases…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (846+ words) Clinicians at West of Scotland mental health clinic The Dawn Practice share their thoughts on current mental health trends among young people, potential causes of mental health challenges, and, most importantly, what we can do about it The NHS reported…...

1+ mon, 18+ hour ago  (399+ words) South Lanarkshire Council has set out plans to improve support for pupils with additional support needs (ASN), as demand continues to rise. A report presented to councillors on the Education Resources Committee today (May 5) highlights that around 40 per cent of…...