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Letters: The Scottish Government must play their part in keeping children safe online

2+ hour, 29+ min ago  (236+ words) Two recent court cases in the US have marked significant moments in the battle to keep young people safe online. First, Meta was fined hundreds of millions of dollars for misleading users over the safety of its platforms for children....

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Child poverty campaigners respond to new IFS living standards report

4+ hour, 29+ min ago  (225+ words) But the bottom line is one in five of our children still live in poverty, far short of the 2030 target of fewer than one in ten agreed by all the Holyrood parties. As the IFS state clearly the most direct…...

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nen.press > world-autism-acceptance-month-we-need-to-act-now-for-autistic-rights

World Autism Acceptance Month: We Need To Act Now for Autistic Rights

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (456+ words) Thursday 2 April marks the start of World Autism Acceptance Month(WAAM). Every year, we come together to raise awareness of autism and this year will be no different. During April, hundreds of autistic people and families across Scotland will be…...

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nen.press > ideas-of-tomorrow-on-display-at-rare-engineering-show-led-by-students

Ideas of tomorrow on display at rare engineering show led by students

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (571+ words) Engineering students at one of the country's leading STEM'focused universities are offering the public a rare chance to see the ideas shaping the world around us. Hosted at Heriot-Watt University's Edinburgh campus on April 01, the Civil Engineering Degree Show will…...

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nen.press > tag > financial-support-for-care-leavers

financial support for care leavers – The NEN – North Edinburgh News

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (452+ words) A one-off payment of "2,000 will help every young person leaving care or continuing care from next month as they move towards adulthood. The payment will benefit around 1,300 young people who leave care every year in Scotland. It was co-designed with…...

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Financial support for care leavers

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (452+ words) A one-off payment of "2,000 will help every young person leaving care or continuing care from next month as they move towards adulthood. The payment will benefit around 1,300 young people who leave care every year in Scotland. It was co-designed with…...

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Supporting parents and carers to work

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (430+ words) As a result of "21 million of new, targeted investment in colleges and skills, families at risk of poverty will receive additional support to train, to help them enter stable, well-paid work or progress in their career. The Tackling Child Poverty…...

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nen.press > tag > global-paediatric-surgical-care-charity

global paediatric surgical care charity – The NEN – North Edinburgh News

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (292+ words) Foysol Choudhury MSP visited Kids Operating Room in Edinburgh last week to see first-hand the charity's pioneering work improving access to safe surgery for children globally. During the visit, the MSP met with Project Manager Kristyna A. Rycovska and members of…...

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Mission of Innocents opens new Creative Arts Centre to support resettled children and Families

4+ week, 7+ hour ago  (292+ words) Mission of Innocents has opened a new Creative Arts Centre at Ocean Terminal in Leith, offering a safe, welcoming space where resettled children and families can come together, express themselves and begin to thrive through creativity. The centre will be…...

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Edinburgh nursery children reminded to go safe with Ziggy

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (396+ words) Local nursery children in'Edinburgh'were treated to a special visit from Road Safety Scotland character Ziggy this week, to remind them of the importance of staying safe on our roads. Ziggy visited children at three local nurseries; Pentland Nursery, Wester Coates…...