The Scottish Parliament's Education Committee has unanimously agreed toamendments to the Scottish Schools (Parental Involvement) Bill supportedby Children in Scotland.
Children in Scotland welcomed the Bill's aim of encouraging parents tobe actively involved in their own child's education as well as thefunctions of the school, but argued that it could be extended to includepre-school nurseries.
Children in Scotland's recommendations have now been partially accepted,and the Bill as amended puts a duty on Scottish ministers to promote theinvolvement of parents of pupils in attendance in publicly-fundednurseries.
- Read more about the Bill in the May issue of Children in Scotlandmagazine. For more information, visit www.childreninscotland.org.uk/cis.Children in Wales holds safeguarding conference
Children in Wales is holding a major conference at the Hilton Hotel,Cardiff, on 23 May, in association with the Law Society. The event willprovide an opportunity to consider issues arising from the independentsafeguarding vulnerable children review conducted in Wales.
Topics to be debated will include combating sexual abuse in thecyber-era. Speakers will include Gwenda Thomas, Assembly member;Christine Walby, independent adviser to the safeguarding review; DafyddIfans, chief executive, Cafcass Cymru; Jo Sibert, retired professor ofchild health, Cardiff University and Dr Rachel O'Connell, director ofthe cyberspace research unit, University of Central Lancashire. Youngpeople's representatives from Voices from Care Cymru and the YoungDisabled People's Network will also be taking part.
- Email louise.harries@childreninwales.org.uk
- NCB (England and Northern Ireland) works in partnership with Childrenin Scotland and Children in Wales. For further information visitwww.childreninscotland.org.uk (0131 228 8484) orwww.childreninwales.org.uk (029 2034 2434).
