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Keeping you up to date on the progress of the Named Person scheme and the NO2NP campaign.
Kids told Named Person is ‘Head Gardener’ of their lives
Posted 8 years agoWhen you speak to people about the Named Person scheme, their concerns often boil down to one central point: it…
Continue ReadingNO2NP Roadshow roundup: Melrose, Broughty Ferry and Castle Douglas
Posted 8 years agoThe NO2NP Roadshow team has been really busy over the past week or so, clocking up three events in eight…
Continue ReadingArrogance will not persuade parents to back Named Persons
Posted 8 years agoCivil servants are infamous for trying to spin statistics. But even the most cunning Government official would struggle to ’emphasise the…
Continue ReadingCreepy questioning of kids
Posted 8 years agoDisclaimer: I’m about to ask you some ridiculous and inappropriate questions. Cast your mind back to being nine years old….
Continue ReadingGetting it wrong for Scotland’s children
Posted 8 years agoChildren’s Minister Aileen Campbell is responsible for the Named Person policy. She’s been a bit invisible recently, but she has…
Continue ReadingNO2NP ACTION DAYS: ST ANDREWS AND HADDINGTON
Posted 8 years agoLast week was particularly busy for the NO2NP team. You can read about our two roadshow events here and here….
Continue ReadingNO2NP ROADSHOW: HADDINGTON
Posted 8 years agoNo sooner had the team finished their roadshow event in St Andrews than they were across the Firth of Forth…
Continue ReadingNAMED PERSONS SAY NO TO NAMED PERSONS
Posted 8 years agoThe controversial Named Person scheme has received yet more criticism, and this time it’s from those who will be taking…
Continue ReadingJane Colby: Supreme Court Appeal hearing, Named Person, 2016
Posted 8 years agoThe Chair of Trustees and Executive Director Jane Colby of Tymes Trust attended the Supreme Court Appeal hearing in Westminster,…
Continue ReadingNO2NP ROADSHOW: ST ANDREWS
Posted 8 years agoA really diverse group of students, locals, families and holidaymakers turned out on Monday night for the latest stop of…
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