Together - Scottish Alliance for Children's Rights

20/08/2026

At our anniversary webinar, Ira Custódio Lastensuojelun Keskusliitto - Central Union for Child Welfare wanted to be “louder and noisier” like Scottish civil society and felt Finland could learn a lot from Scotland's work on children’s human rights.

Come along and learn about work to embed children’s rights in Scotland and internationally at Together’s free webinar series to help you learn how to turn children’s human rights from theory into everyday practice.

💬 Our three-part series includes:

🔹 From law to reality: Implementing the UNCRC Act in practice
🔹 Getting children’s rights right: Proactively building rights in from the outset
🔹 Responding to children’s rights issues: What to do when something goes wrong

Find more information about webinars here ➡️ https://www.togetherscotland.org.uk/news-and-events/events/

Watch the full video clip here 📹 https://youtu.be/oBHvNdHqKR0

20/08/2026

New Practical Guidance from Child Rights Connect helps Civil Society advance children's rights through public budgeting

The full blog post introduces the three complementary tools, shares the resources from the global launch webinar and regional peer-to-peer learning exchange, and highlights the collaborative process behind the guidance

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The How to Child Rights Series is pleased to launch How to Analyze, Track and Influence Public Budgets for Children's Rights, a new practical guidance designed to strengthen civil society's capacity to analyze, track, and influence public budgets through a child rights lens. This marks the conclusio...

19/08/2026

Our member Committed to Ending Abuse - CEA Ltd is recruiting for an Independent Domestic Abuse Advocate

The role will be supporting people in their initial crisis for an intensive time limited period & providing safety planning, practical, emotional, & signposting

➡️ https://www.togetherscotland.org.uk/news-and-events/member-job-vacancies/

19/08/2026

Our member Children's Health Scotland recruiting for a Programme & Engagement Co-ordinator to support the delivery of Self-Management Skills Programmes, Health Rights Defenders, SMS:HUB activities, family events & participation opportunities

read here ➡️ https://www.togetherscotland.org.uk/news-and-events/member-job-vacancies/

19/08/2026

Enthusiastic, creative, dynamic individual who loves working with children & is committed to the realisation of children’s human rights?

Children's Parliament is excited to be recruiting for a Project Officer in Child Human Rights Defenders Team

➡️ https://www.togetherscotland.org.uk/news-and-events/member-job-vacancies/

17/08/2026

📣Call for nominations to Together’s Board of Trustees

✨Help turn commitment into action for children’s rights in Scotland

Do you have experience in finance and accountancy, developing and delivering training and consultancy services, business development and income generation, or ethical use and governance of artificial intelligence?

Are you passionate about making children’s rights real in practice?

Join Together’s Board of trustees to help us take forward our mission to make sure that every baby, child and young person in Scotland experiences all of their human rights, all of the time!

‼️ Deadline to submit application is 9 September 2026
🖱️Together is holding its next AGM on 23 September & is seeking to appoint several new Trustees to join our Board

You must:

✅ Complete nomination form endorsed by Together member
✅ Send Expression of Interest (up to 150 words)
✅ Send Biography (up to 300 words)

Apply here: https://www.togetherscotland.org.uk/news-and-events/news/2026/8/join-together-s-board-and-help-make-children-s-rights-real-in-scotland/

14/08/2026

🎉This week, we were delighted to showcase our latest membership spotlight Planning Aid Scotland

Throughout the spotlight, they highlight engagement. Good engagement means giving people clear information & right tools to express what matters to them

Read here ➡️ https://togetherscotland.blog/2026/08/12/membership-spotlight-planning-aid-scotland/

13/08/2026

🎉Yesterday, we shared our latest membership spotlight from one of our newest members Planning Aid Scotland

Planning Aid Scotland is a charity and social enterprise that helps people understand & take part in the planning system

Read more here ➡️ https://togetherscotland.blog/2026/08/12/membership-spotlight-planning-aid-scotland/

12/08/2026

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🧡 We’re delighted to welcome Planning Aid Scotland as one of our newest members

🌎Helping children & young people shape their places

read their membership spotlight here ➡️ https://togetherscotland.blog/2026/08/12/membership-spotlight-planning-aid-scotland/