Policy Overview: April 2024 30 April 2024 April started with 'the unhappiest of 7th birthdays' - seven years since the start of the two-child limit to benefit payments and no end in sight, despite calls from End Child Poverty.
The Lassies are No Feart – understanding violence between girls in Scotland 29 April 2024 No Knives, Better Lives' work and research into violence between girls has made it clear that it will be impossible to prevent youth violence without involving families.
Out and about in Maryhill with Beth Fyfe from Enquire 26 April 2024 Arran gets a fascinating insight into the history of East Park School, and discovers how much Enquire offers to parents and families of children who need additional support for learning.
Parenting across Scotland - out and about! 27 March 2024 Arran Goodfellow, PAS Policy and Engagement Officer, starts our 'Out and about' series with a report on her visit to Multi-Cultural Family Base in Edinburgh.
Policy Overview: March 2024 27 March 2024 During March the Scottish budget and child poverty statistics were pored over by End Child Poverty Coalition members, including Parenting across Scotland.
Access to hobbies and leisure activities report published 18 March 2024 Our CEO Amy Woodhouse has published her Churchill Fellowship 2023 Report, 'Increasing Children and Young People's Access to Hobbies and Leisure Activities'.
Discussion event on children's access to hobbies 15 March 2024 Amy Woodhouse will be talking online about her Churchill Fellowship trip to Finland and Iceland and exploring access to hobbies on 20 March 2024.
Parenting Evidence Review - invitation to tender for research 27 November 2023 We are commissioning an experienced researcher or research organisation to undertake a brief and focused evidence review about parenting in Scotland in 2023.
Policy and Engagement Officer - an exciting new opportunity at PAS 16 November 2023 We are seeking to employ a skilled Policy and Engagement Officer to support our work and ensure what we do has an impact.
Welcoming Amy Woodhouse, our new CEO 24 October 2023 This week we welcome our new CEO, Amy Woodhouse, who joins us to focus our collective efforts on improving children’s lives and being a strong advocate for parents and families.
Meet our new trustees! 10 October 2023 PAS is delighted to have Louise Marryat, Fiona McHardy, Katie Metcalfe and Sarah Rogers on board as Parenting across Scotland trustees.
Exceptional opportunity to lead PAS into a new era 22 May 2023 We are recruiting a Chief Executive to lead the organisation and to put our new strategy into action. This an exciting opportunity to lead a small yet powerful charity dedicated to influencing policy and practice for parents, children, and families.
New trustees sought for exciting times at PAS 21 May 2023 We are recruiting new members to our board of trustees to help us achieve our vision and strategy as we start a new era for Parenting across Scotland.
'This is me': how child impact assessments can help children with a parent in prison 26 January 2023 Prison Reform Trust has published 'This is me', a toolkit of resources showing the importance of child impact assessments and how they might be used at every stage as a parent goes through the criminal justice system.
Paying the price: the cost to families of imprisonment and release 26 January 2023 New research from Families Outside highlights the role of prison in creating, sustaining and deepening poverty for children and families.