2012

• State of Childrens Right Report 2012
• National Parenting Strategy, Scottish Government
• A Junk Free Childhood 2012 – International Study of Obesity
• Sedentary Behaviour Briefing, BHF National Centre

The benefits of a physically active lifestyle are well established and reflected in public health guidelines and policy. In recent years there has been growing interest in the role that sedentary behaviour may play in health and wellbeing.

Informed by this emerging body of evidence, public health guidelines now recommend that people of all ages should avoid prolonged periods of sedentary behaviour and break up periods of sitting.

A progress report on implementation of health and safety reforms

June 2012

• Do The Right Thing – Progress Report 2012.  Scottish Government progress report on their response to the 2008 concluding observations from the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
• The Impact Of Screen Media On Children: A Eurovision For Parliament by Dr Aric Sigman
• Scotland: the best place in the world to bring up children.  A collection of essays of parenting in Scotland by Parening in Scotland

2011

• A Right Blether – Evaluation Report 2011, SCCYP
• Artie Beat Likes to Play – British Heart Foundation
• Berlin School Playgrounds – Reflections - Grounds for Learning
• Bullying – What can I do – ChildLine
• Child’s Play – Top ten tips for parents and families
• Children and Young People’s Mental Health Indicators 2011
• Children’s Playground Games in the New Media Age
• Children’s Tree Swings – a guide to good practice by London Play
• Enjoying the outdoors – attitudes and behaviour of young people in Scotland - Scottish Natural Heritage
• Go Outdoors! – Guidance and good practice on encouraging outdoor activities in residential childcare settings
• How happy are our children: measuring children’s well-being and exploring economic factors - The children’s Society
• Infection prevention and control in childcare settings - NHS
• Joining the dots – a better start for Scotland’s children.  An independent report by Professor Susan Deacon
• Lighting the Fire – hands on investigation, play and outdoor learning in primary school education by Community Playthings with Wendy Scott
• Nature Play: A simple guide to play in nature - Forestry Commission
• Outdoor Learning: practical guidelines, ideas and support for teachers and practitioners in Scotland - Learning Teaching Scotland
• Parents Guide to Nature Play - Green Hearts Inc
• Start Active, Stay Active - A report on physical activity for health from the four home countries Chief Medical officers
• The 21st century gingerbread house: How companies are marketing junk food to children online - British Heart Foundation
• Top Ten Tips to Protect your Children - Children 1st
• UK Children’s Commissioners’ Midterm Report to the State Party on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (The Report)

2010

• Children’s Right to Play: an examination of the importance of play in the lives of children worldwide
• Curriculum for Excellence Outdoor Learning
• Developing an adventure playground: the essential elements
• How we Play – cultural determinants of physical acticity in young children
• How happy are out children: measuring children’s well-being and exploring economic factors - The Childrens Society
• Great Outdoors: How our natural health services uses green space to improve wellbeing - A Faculty of Public Health Report in Association with Natural England
• Nothing Ventured – Balancing the Risks Outdoors by Tim Gill
• Open Space Strategies - CABE
• Outdoor Learning and Play; Parental Survey Report - Grounds for Learning
• Play as Culture - CPPF
• Playworks Playbook 
• Playpen to Playground

Pre 2009

• A Children’s Eye View of Social Difference
• Acorns and Conkers - Play Scotland
• Adventure Playgrounds - Updated version of adventure playgrounds- first written by Harry Shier in 1984.
• Active Play and Travel – Sustrans
• Crisis in the Kindergarten – why chldren need to play in schools - Alliance for childhood
• Civilised Streets – CABE
• Cotton Wool Kids? Making sense of ‘Child Safety’
• CWYU ‘The Benefits of Play and Playwork’ Report
• Design for Play: a guide to creating successful play spaces
• Developing Play in Scotland - an evidence report for Play Scotland
• Early Years Framework part 1
• Early years Framework part 2
• Findings of the Scottish Play Commission – Raising the Bar - Play Scotland
• Executive Summary
• Hate Crime – A pocket guide for children and young people from LGBT National Youth Council
• Green Day – a climate change activity kit for schools – CABE
• Its our space – A guide for community groups working to improve public space - CABE
• Managing Risk in Play Provision; Implementation Guide

• Scottish Government Endorsement of the Managing Risk guide 
• Play as Culture – Playlink
• Risk Averse (NOT) Society – Rob Wheway
• Routes to Play – a guide for local authorities.  How to ensure children and young people can get to play spaces actively and independently - Sustrans
• The Importance of Play in Promoting Healthy Child Development and
• Maintaining Strong Parent-Child Bonds by American Academy of Pediatrics
• Trends in fall injuries associated with children’s outdoor climbing frames  by David Ball

UK Physical Activity Guides

• Start Active, Stay Active   
• A report on physical activity from the four home countries’ Chief Medical Officers
• Fact sheet 1: Early years (under 5s)  
• Fact sheet 2: Early years (under 5s capable of walking)  
• Fact sheet 3: Children and young people (5-18 years)
• Making the case for UK Physical Activity Guidelines for Early Years.
• Physical Activity Guidelines in the UK: Review and Recommendations  
• Sedentary Behaviour and Obesity: Review of the Current Scientific Evidence
• UK Physical Activity Guidelines for Early Years (non-walkers)
• UK Physical Guidelines for Early Years (walkers)

Scottish Government Publications

• Good Places, Better Health for Scotland’s Children
• Growing Up In Scotland: Parenting and Children’s Health
• Growing up in Scotland: Changes in child cognitive ability in the pre-school years
• Growing Up in Scotland – 2011: Research Findings No.3/2011: Growing Up in Scotland – Parenting and Children’s Health
• Growing Up in Scotland – 2011: Research Findings No.1/2011: Growing Up in Scotland – Parental Service Use and Informal Networks in the Early Years
• Growing Up in Scotland – 2011 Research Findings No.2/2011: Growing Up in Scotland: Changes in child cognitive ability in the pre-school years
• Joining the dots: A better start for Scotland’s children
• Child Poverty Strategy for Scotland
• Tackling Child Poverty in Scotland: A Discussion – Consultation Responses
• Early Years Framework – progress so far
• Obesity Route Map – Action Plan
• A New Look at Hall 4 – the Early Years – Good Health for Every Child
• Scottish Government A National Approach to Anti-Bullying for Scotland’s Children and Young People
• A Guide to Implementing Getting it right for every child: Messages from pathfinders and learning partners

Adam Ingram MSP, Minister for Children and Early Years, launched the Guide to Implementing GIRFEC at The Children’s Summit on 23rd June 2010.

The Guide draws on examples of best practice and experience to date, and sets out what has worked well in pathfinder and learning partnership areas where the Getting it right approach has already been rolled out. It can be used by stakeholders as part of their own training and implementation plans and help them identify their local priorities for action. It will help them build on existing good practice. People can use it in conjunction with themed evaluations and other reports and material already available on the Scottish Government GIRFEC webpages.

• Implementing Getting it right for every child: Summary for operational managers
• Implementing Getting it right for every child: Summary for strategic managers
• Implementing Getting it right for every child: Summary for practitioners
• Scottish Planning Policy – Full information and website
• Curriculum for Excellence
• Designing Streets: A Policy Statement for Scotland
• Scottish Planning Policy: SPP 11: Open Space and Physical Activity
• Scottish Sustainable Communities Initiative – Report
• UN Convention on the rights of the child: UK Concluding Observations 2008
• Early Years Framework
• Equally Well: Implementation Plan
• Equally Well: Review 2010
• Good Places, Better Health
• Healthy Eating, Active Lives
• Positive Behaviour in the Early Years
• Planning Advice Note PAN 65 – Planning and Open Space
• UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: a guide for children and young people
• Do the Right Thing
• Learning in the pre-school year
• Achieving our Potential