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The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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Disabled kids career prospects are cut short at school

NEWS 25 September 2017 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
Survey finds more encouragement at a young age would endow young disabled with more confidence

https://tfn.scot/news/vital-career-support-lacking-for-young-disabled

Scotland’s gender pay gap investigated as progress stalls

NEWS 17 February 2017 by Susan Smith
Social Justice & Poverty
MSPs are to explore why it looks set to be more than 50 years before women in Scotland can expect equal pay to men

https://tfn.scot/news/scotlands-gender-pay-gap-investigated-as-progress-stalls

Claims DWP assessors ask: “Why haven’t you killed yourself?”

NEWS 2 March 2017 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
12 comments
Mentally ill claimants complain they are being asked to justify why they are are still alive

https://tfn.scot/news/claims-dwp-assessors-ask-why-havent-you-killed-yourself

Calls for NHS to stop funding homeopathy

NEWS 4 August 2017 by Graham Martin
Health & Social Care
Calls have been made for the NHS to stop spending cash on homeopathy

https://tfn.scot/news/calls-for-nhs-to-stop-funding-homeopathy

Job programme has now helped 7,500 vulnerable young people find employment

NEWS 12 January 2017 by Paul Cardwell
Families & Young People
1 comment
Community Jobs Scotland celebrates landmark moment

https://tfn.scot/news/job-programme-has-now-helped-7500-vulnerable-young-people-find-employment

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

EXCLUSIVE: Outrage as Cameron and Duncan Smith exposed as patrons of disability charity

NEWS 22 March 2016 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
13 comments
​Petition nears 15,000 signatures demanding top Tories resign honoury roles

https://tfn.scot/news/outrage-as-cameron-and-duncan-smith-exposed-as-patrons-of-disability-charit

Tories vow to push through devastating tax credit cuts

NEWS 27 October 2015 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
​Defeat in the Lords but Osborne says cuts will happen albeit with concessions

https://tfn.scot/news/tories-vow-to-plough-through-with-devastating-tax-credit-cuts

Scotland in child obesity emergency slams UK’s top teacher

NEWS 4 November 2015 by Paul Cardwell
Health & Social Care
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The UK's most popular teacher says schools and politicians have to tackle problem of overweight pupils

https://tfn.scot/news/scotland-in-child-obesity-emergency

Harrowing video shows impact of war on children

NEWS 6 November 2015 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Watch Unicef's powerful, heartwrenching new film that shows the reality of life for children fleeing war and disaster zones

https://tfn.scot/news/childrens-lives-wrecked-by-war-and-disasters

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2026. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.