The Holyrood Baby

The Holyrood Baby: How the pandemic and poverty are shaping young lives

After Covid and amidst the cost-of-living crisis, we catch up with life for Kirsty and mum Caley

Education committee launch inquiry on attainment gap cash

MSPs are assessing efforts to close the gap between pupils from the most and least deprived backgrounds

'Jack's Law' to give bereaved parents two weeks statutory paid leave

Poor outlook: The Holyrood baby approaches her fourth birthday

Scottish Government prepares for childcare expansion

Home Office fee for British citizenship for children ‘unlawful’, High Court rules

Food for thought: battling the effects of child poverty during a funding crisis

Life expectancy falls across many parts of Scotland

Attainment gap persists in Scottish schools, new figures show

Children’s charities launch manifesto of actions for the next UK Government

Fewer children treated within mental health waiting time target

More counsellors to provide support to Scottish school pupils

Child poverty ‘could rise to record high’ if Tories win general election, Resolution Foundation warns

Systemic change needed to tackle disadvantage in STEM learning, Holyrood committee reports

New Glasgow evidence suite opened for children and vulnerable witnesses

Associate feature: Ensuring the UNCRC benefits all our children 30 years on

Midwives call for more training in perinatal mental health

More than £200m paid to low income households in Scotland

Number of pensioners expected to increase by 240,000 over next 25 years

North Ayrshire Council becomes first local authority to offer free ‘birth to potty’ real nappy packs

Scottish Child Payment ‘will not bring Scotland close’ to child poverty target

MSPs vote overwhelmingly to introduce smacking ban

Associate feature: Bright future for men in early years

End five week wait for Universal Credit, urges Citizens Advice Scotland

Scottish life expectancy stalls due to drug, dementia and heart disease deaths

MSPs call for halt to next phase in the rollout of Universal Credit