Just Ask Guidance for Service Providers
11 Jun 08 - 09:41
The Scottish Borders Domestic Abuse Working Group have produced Just Ask – Guidance for Service Providers to assist services and staff to effectively respond to domestic abuse.
The Guidance gives practical advice and supporting material to enable staff to understand and respond appropriately to anyone who discloses domestic abuse.
The accompanying Useful Contacts list provid...
Scottish Borders Parenting Strategy
12 Mar 08 - 13:25
In 2005/06 Aberlour Child Care Trust undertook an audit of provision within Scottish Borders. It identified a wealth of groups, support and materials available for parents. It also identified inconsistencies of what was available and gaps for some groups, particularly parents of teenagers. The parenting stratgey has been devloped and an action plan followed. This strat...
Scottish Borders Council's new Internet Safety Policy
26 Feb 08 - 11:45
A comprehensive policy entitled New Internet Safety Policy has been launched by Scottish Borders Council. The policy goes much further than the internet and covers all types of modern technological devices including mobile phones.
JOINING GENERATIONS - Funding for inter-generational projects
09 May 07 - 15:42
The Duns and Eyemouth Locality Integration Teams in partnership with the Community Safety Forum have launched the JOINING GENERATIONS project in Berwickshire. If your organisation has any plans for inter-generational projects this year involving children/young people aged between Primary 6 and Sixth Year in Secondary and elder residents in your community then Joining Generations may be able t...
Borders woman is named Scotland’s children’s choice
07 Mar 07 - 14:29
The manager of the Borders Voluntary Youth Work Forum, Tracey Armstrong, has won the first ‘Children’s Choice Award’ run by Scotland’s Commissioner for Children and Young People (SCCYP).
The award, developed in partnership with Children in Scotland, was created to allow children and young people to recognise those adults who play a vital, yet unsung, role in them havin...
