Thanks to Scotlandโs party leaders and MSPs for donning festive knits to show support for our #ChristmasJumperDay ahead of the day itself next Thursday 11 Dec. Thereโs still time to sign up and make the world better with a sweater!
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๐ด Taking the public with us: why we need to tell a new story about child poverty
๐ด A Better for Babies Guarantee
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"People are dying. The pictures are horrific. This is not a surprise."
Our CEO Moazzam Malik spoke to @yaldahakim.bsky.social at @news.sky.com about the deadly militarised aid distribution system in Gaza and how the UK Government has become an ally to Israel's atrocities.
Watch: bit.ly/4fauZEO
A great new role in the Save the Children Scotland team - if you're passionate about children's rights and having an impact for children and families across Scotland this role could be for you - read more or get in touch โฌ๏ธ
Our Head of Scotland @telfc.bsky.social met with
@neilmackay.bsky.social for big read in todays
@heraldscotland.bsky.social about ending child poverty, the role of public attitudes, the need for a baby guarantee and harnessing the power of children & families www.heraldscotland.com/news/2513666...
๐๐ผ๐ต๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ด๐ป ๐ฏ๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐
The Herald has teamed up with 23 of the country's leading children and anti-poverty charities to call for the Scottish Child Payment to be increased to ยฃ40 per week
heraldscotland.com/news/2512502...
Itโs heartbreaking that more than one in three babies in Scotland arenโt being given an equal chance to thrive because their families are struggling to make ends meet.
We are failing the very youngest members of our society. We must do better for babies.
Great opportunity with our fab partners at
@closethegap.bsky.social - if you're passionate about fighting inequality, tackling poverty and are a brilliant project manager - this could be your next role โฌ๏ธ
The Scottish Parliament is debating the role of education in tackling child poverty this afternoon. No child's educational outcomes should be determined by their family's income. We cannot meaningfully tackle the attainment gap without driving down child poverty rates.
Child poverty rates in Scotland remain too high with 1 in 4 children being held back from reaching their full potential ๐
This is despite welcome progress that has been made through important initiatives like the introduction of the #SCP โ
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Beauitful dark dip this morning ๐
