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Cuts: let’s move beyond them and us

OPINION 20 December 2016 Guest post

Management

Rhoda Reid says we must work together to find constructive solutions to council cuts

https://tfn.scot/opinion/cuts-lets-move-beyond-them-and-us

Are foster carers parents or professionals?

OPINION 10 August 2017 Guest post

Families & Young People

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Daniel Sinclair explores the implications of a recent Scottish court ruling the found a fostering couple should be classed as council employees

https://tfn.scot/opinion/are-foster-carers-parents-or-professionals

Fury as PIP assessors rake in millions of public cash

NEWS 20 April 2017 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

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Private companies undertaking PIP assessments received millions more than originally estimated

https://tfn.scot/news/fury-as-pip-assessors-rake-in-millions-of-public-cash

Religious leader backs calls for LGBT lessons in schools

NEWS 11 July 2016 by Paul Cardwell

Families & Young People

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Rev Kelvin Holdsworth has given his backing to Time for Inclusive Education’s (TIE) campaign for teachers to be trained on how to discuss LGBT+ issues

https://tfn.scot/news/religious-leader-calls-for-an-end-to-homophobia-in-schools

Putting communities at the heart of decision making

NEWS 13 August 2015 by Graham Martin

Social Justice & Poverty

A national third sector organisation is leading calls for the redesign of community planning in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/putting-communities-at-the-heart-of-decision-making

Housing crisis: our elderly are being failed

NEWS 9 February 2018 by Graham Martin

Regeneration & Housing

Scotland’s housing is failing to meet the needs of a rapidly ageing population, according to a new alliance

https://tfn.scot/news/housing-crisis-our-elderly-are-being-failed

Oxfam crisis deepens as chief executive fights to save job

NEWS 12 February 2018 by Rab Armour

Management

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Charity has to prove "moral leadership" in wake of sex scandal

https://tfn.scot/news/oxfam-crisis-deepens-as-chief-executive-fights-to-save-job

People to be offered more help with funeral costs

NEWS 18 November 2016 by Paul Cardwell

Social Justice & Poverty

Citizens Advice Bureaux is to train advisors to help people plan for funerals including supporting them to access funeral payments

https://tfn.scot/news/extra-help-is-to-be-offered-with-arranging-a-funeral-to-tackle-funeral-pove

Teenagers drink a bathtub of sugary drinks every year

NEWS 22 November 2016 by Gavin Stuart

Health & Social Care

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Teenagers drink the equivalent of a bathtub full of sugary drinks every year, according to Cancer Research UK

https://tfn.scot/news/teenagers-drink-a-bathtub-of-sugary-drinks-every-year

Scottish Government considers child abuse inquiry

NEWS 28 October 2014 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

Moves to improve justice for child abuse survivors applauded

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-government-considers-child-abuse-inquiry

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Cuts: let’s move beyond them and us

Are foster carers parents or professionals?

Fury as PIP assessors rake in millions of public cash

Religious leader backs calls for LGBT lessons in schools

Putting communities at the heart of decision making

Housing crisis: our elderly are being failed

Oxfam crisis deepens as chief executive fights to save job

People to be offered more help with funeral costs

Teenagers drink a bathtub of sugary drinks every year

Scottish Government considers child abuse inquiry

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