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A framework for parenting orders in Scotland
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 53p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This Framework provides advice for local authorities, Children’s Panel members and Reporters, and partner agencies on working with parents to improve their parenting, and describes where parenting orders fit into a continuum of services which spans voluntary support and compulsory measures.
Growing up in Scotland: pregnancy, birth and early parenting
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Parents’ expectations and experiences of pregnancy, birth and the first few months of parenting are presented as part of the Growing Up in Scotland study (GUS) longitudinal research project aimed at tracking the lives of a cohort of Scottish children from the early years, through childhood and beyond.
Growing up in Scotland: sources of formal and informal support for parents of young children
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 5p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This report is part of the Growing Up in Scotland study (GUS) is longitudinal research project and looks at the potential sources of support that parents of young children might draw on for help with parenting and childcare or for information and advice about child-related issues. Mapping parental perceptions of the range of sources of support available to them contributes to the knowledge base available to those developing and assessing policies and services designed to support parenting. Specific attention is paid to parents’ informal sources of support including, in particular, the child’s grandparents. Data detailing sources of advice on issues of child health and behaviour, and attendance at mother and toddler/baby groups and parenting classes are also presented.
Growing up in Scotland: a study following the lives of Scotland's children: Sweep 1 overview report
- Author:
- ANDERSON Simon
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 201p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The Growing Up in Scotland study (GUS) is a longitudinal research project aimed at tracking the lives of a cohort of Scottish children from the early years, through childhood and beyond. Funded by the Scottish Executive Education Department, its principal aim is to provide information to support policy-making, but it is also intended to be a broader resource that can be drawn on by academics, voluntary sector organisations and other interested parties. This report provides an overview of the results from the first sweep of the survey (carried out between April 2004 and March 2005). The report covers characteristics and circumstances of children and their families, pregnancy and birth, parenting young children, parental support, child health and development, parenting styles and responsibilities, childcare, and parental health.
Helping you meet the costs of learning: students with dependent children 2006-2007
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 29p.
This guide gives an overview of the funding available from August 2006 for leaners or potential learners and is a useful guide to pratitioners giving advice to others. You might also read this leaflet if you are a parent who is about to do a full or part-time course in either further education or higher education, as it provides details of the financial support you may be eligible for and how to apply for any assistance.
Making the difference: getting involved in your child's school
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 6p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This leaflet is the tenth in a series which highlights the real difference parents can, and do, make to their children’s learning. This series is prepared in partnership with the Quality in Education Centre (University of Strathclyde) and Children in Scotland.
Making the difference: personal learning planning
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 6p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This leaflet is the eleventh in a series which highlights the real difference parents can, and do, make to their children’s learning. This series is prepared in partnership with the Quality in Education Centre (University of Strathclyde) and Children in Scotland.
Guidance on parenting orders: Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 31p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Parenting orders recognise the importance of the quality of parenting a child receives in determining his or her future. All parents may need help and support at some point, whether their children are very young or in their teens. The Scottish Executive believes strongly in the importance of providing that support. It recognises that being a parent is often the most challenging and rewarding task which anyone will undertake and while most parents carry out their parenting role effectively, additional support may be required for those parents who have additional needs. Parenting orders are about the behaviour of parents and getting them to change their behaviour in respect of their child, and to take responsibility. They are not about punishing parents, but are about providing the help and support that parents need to change their behaviour. Most parents do want the best for their children, even if they cannot provide it themselves. Parenting orders will introduce compulsory measures designed to support people to improve their parenting where they have been identified as needing help with their parenting skills.
Parenting orders: responses to the consultation on draft guidance: April 2005
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Section 102 of the Antisocial Behaviour (Scotland) Act 2004 provides for the Scottish courts to impose Parenting Orders, these being introduced on a national basis via a three year pilot. As the pilot will focus upon systems and practices for the operation of Parenting Orders, a draft document containing advice and guidance was put to consultation by the Scottish Executive in December 2004, with responses requested by 4 March 2005. The Criminal Justice Social Work Development Centre for Scotland was commissioned to analyse the consultation responses, and this report details the findings of that analyses.
Dealing with child contact issues: a literature review of mechanisms in different jurisdictions
- Author:
- WASOFF Fran
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive Social research
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 36p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This report presents the findings of a small literature review of mechanisms for dealing with child contact issues across jurisdictions in order to inform future discussions. The mechanisms considered in this review encompass advice, information and education mechanisms (including parenting plans, parenting agreements, parenting education), legislative, court-based and civil law mechanisms, and relationship support and social welfare support and service mechanisms, both those linked to or mandated by the courts and those independent of them. These various mechanisms can be applied in the contexts of contact dispute prevention, resolution or enforcement. The review looks at how some jurisdictions address contact issues where there has been a history of intractable conflict, child abuse or neglect or domestic abuse.