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Wanted: 11,000 childcare workers!
A new campaign to recruit up to 11,000 people into the childcare profession is underway. The campaign – ‘Shape their worlds. Shape your career.’ – aims to encourage more school leavers into the...
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Community Choices Fund success for local Community Council
The Scottish Government has announced the successful applicants for the latest Community Choices Fund. Sixteen community organisations and 17 local councils will share the £1.5 million fund, with more...
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Aileen Campbell: Time for bold action on obesity
Consultation on new strategy for a healthier future The promotion of unhealthy food and drink is to be restricted as part of Scotland’s new diet and obesity strategy, Public Health Minister Aileen...
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Can we tackle poverty? Yes, we CAN!
Aspiring Communities Fund support for local project CAN Community and third sector projects have been allocated a share of £29 million, to find new ways to tackle poverty and improve people’s lives....
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Starting gun sounds for historic Leith Fort site
A partnership between Port of Leith Housing Association,the City of Edinburgh Council and the Scottish Government has delivered a new community of affordable homes in Leith. An opening ceremony will...
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Families in crisis: 265,000 Scottish households cry out for help
More than 265,000 households have received £140 million since the creation of the Scottish Welfare Fund in April 2013. Figures published yesterday show that between April and June of this year...
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Living Wage rate rises to £8.75
Cabinet Secretary for Fair Work Keith Brown welcomed the new Living Wage rate and has urged more Scottish employers to become accredited. The 30 pence uplift to £8.75p will see thousands of people...
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Swinney launches education consultation at Royal High School
New bill will give more power to Head Teachers Consultation on a bill to introduce radical reforms to the education system has opened. Education Secretary John Swinney launched the consultation at the...
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Maree Todd is new Minister for Childcare and Early Years
The First Minister has announced her intention to appoint Maree Todd as Minister for Childcare and Early Years. Subject to approval by the Parliament and Her Majesty the Queen, Ms Todd will begin to...
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Child Poverty (Scotland) Bill passes final stage
Scotland is set to become the only part of the UK with statutory targets to tackle child poverty after the Child Poverty (Scotland) Bill was unanimously passed by the Scottish Parliament today. The...
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CSGN environmental fund open for bids
Communities across the central belt can bring environmental and health benefits to their areas by bidding for a share of a fund worth up to £400,000. The 2018-19 round of the Central Scotland Green...
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Have your say on Fuel Poverty plans
People are being asked to give their views on a new long-term strategy to tackle fuel poverty. The consultation will run until 1 February 2018 and will seek opinions on, among other things, ambitious...
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Migrants make positive contribution, says new Scottish Government study
EU nationals working in Scotland contribute an average of £34,400 each to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) – more than £4.4 billion a year – according to new data analysis. Evidence submitted to the...
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Roads team preparing for all conditions
The Winter fleet for Scotland’s trunk roads has been expanded to help make it more responsive to weather conditions. As well as more than two hundred traditional gritters located at 42 depots across...
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New research unveiled at Scottish SPCA puppy trade conference
Cabinet Secretary Roseanna Cunningham open Scotland’s first K9 Conference to tackle the illegal puppy trade on Thursday. The conference was hosted by the Scottish SPCA and the University of Edinburgh....
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New plans to make Scotland a Living Wage nation
Plans to increase the number of people benefitting from the real Living Wage have been outlined by Cabinet Secretary for Fair Work Keith Brown. Over the next three years the Scottish Government will...
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GPs offered new contract
Plans for investment and reform to give GPs more time with patients most in need of their skills have been published by the Scottish Government. A new GP contract, jointly designed and agreed with the...
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Social Security Experience Panel survey results published
A survey of those with direct experience of the benefit system has shown that three out of five respondents rate the current UK welfare system as ‘poor’ or ‘very poor’. The ‘About Your Benefits and...
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Scots urged: be like St. Andrew
The public are being asked to do a good deed on St Andrew’s Day to celebrate Scotland’s history, culture and the nation’s shared values. The #BeLikeStAndrew campaign marks the start of Scotland’s...
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Encouraging trend in employment figures
Scotland’s employment rate grew over the year to 75.2% (July to September 2017). There are now 2,652,000 people aged 16 years and above in employment. Labour Market Statistics released this week by...
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