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Growing Up in Scotland: changes in language ability over the primary school years
This report investigates the improvement of language ability during the primary school years and identifies factors which appear to help and hinder improvement over this period.
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Exploring the reported worsening of mental wellbeing among adolescent girls in Scotland
Findings from a rapid literature review exploring trends in adolescent wellbeing in Scotland and contributing factors.
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Early learning and childcare: data transformation project
Project to address the shortcommings of the current Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) census.
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Children's social work statistics 2017-2018
The latest data on children and young people looked after, on the child protection register and in secure care.
- Part of:
- Children's social work statistics
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Maternity care survey 2018: national results
National results of the 2018 Maternity Care Survey. Comparisons have been made with the previous iterations of this survey where this is possible.
- Part of:
- Maternity Care Survey
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Maternity care survey 2018: technical report
Information on the technical aspects of the 2018 Maternity Care Survey, including development, implementation, analysis and reporting.
- Part of:
- Maternity Care Survey
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Additional support for learning: experiences of pupils and those that support them
Findings from qualitative research.
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Child poverty update: March 2019
Targets and estimates of child poverty levels in Scotland.
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Child poverty strategy documents
The Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 2017 sets out targets to reduce the proportion of children in poverty by 2030. The following documents provide the analytical background for the Scottish Government's child poverty policies.
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Children in families with limited resources
Estimates of the proportion of children who live in families with limited resources by local authority area, health board and household characteristics.