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Children's rights events - Autumn 2010
The Children's Rights Alliance for England is holding two events this autumn: a working seminar on the Equality Act 2010 and our annual conference which is this year focused on children and young people's civil rights. Speakers include Sarah Teather MP, Minister of State, Department for Education and Dr Penelope Leach, psychologist and writer. Discounts are available for CRAE members. Visit our events page for more information.
CRAE celebrates positive media coverage of children's rights - free publication to download
29 May 2009
After publishing guidance earlier this year on how journalists can promote children's human rights and equality, CRAE celebrates the positive contribution that journalists can make to help bring about change in the way children's rights are perceived and enforced.
CRAE launches school counselling survey
15 May 2009
As part of the Get ready for Change! national campaign to improve school counselling services, our young campaigners want to hear from children and young people about what’s available in their school or college. We want to hear from children and young people about what can be done to make counselling services in school better. The survey will be online until the end of July 2009 and is aimed at primary and secondary school children.
“Professionals overwhelmingly in favour of children’s rights”
1 May 2009
Delegates, attending a prestigious Westminster Briefing event yesterday on “Developing the Children Plan” organised by the House Magazine, voted in support of children’s rights. The event was represented by professionals from education, healthcare and children’s social care and their responses given in the Interactive Voting Session reveal a very strong sense of commitment to children’s rights.
CRAE calls for Equality Bill to include children in protection from unfair treatment on age
27 April 2009
The Children’s Rights Alliance for England has today called on the Government to extend legal protection from age discrimination to children.
Ministers fail to protect children from unfair treatment
24 April 2009
Children’s charities today accuse the Government of failing to protect children from discrimination. The Equality Bill, due to be published on Monday 27 April, will make it illegal to treat people unfairly in the provision of goods, facilities and services on the basis of age – unless they are under 18. The Young Equals coalition, co-ordinated by CRAE, has today published Making the Case, which strongly refutes this claim and questions why the Government is really failing to extend legal protection from age discrimination to children.
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