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The voice of Scotland’s vibrant voluntary sector

Published by Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

TFN is published by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Registration number SC003558.

 
Jan Savage welcomes a plan to create new education guidance to ensure pupils with learning disabilities are fully included in Scotland's schools

 
Jackie Brock calls out Theresa May on damaging and contradictory messages that are again excluding the UK’s children and young people from a major issue

 
Fraser Sutherland says taking the government to court is part of Scotland’s democracy growing up

 
John Swinney explains why he believes having a named person for every child will improve family life in Scotland

 
Jan Savage explains why the Scottish Parliament is debating how to improve education for children with learning disabilities this week

 
Active4All's demise is a lesson in how ideologically-driven social enterprises must also be backed up with competent business expertise

 
Lesley Scott says the fight against named person will continue - and the Scottish Government must come to its senses

 
Young Jordan Kyle and his friends transformed their local community for the better

 
Children can be traumatised when parents split. Jason Miralles of the Shared Parenting Network coaches them to put aside their difference

 
Tam Baillie, children and young people's commissioner in Scotland, says getting the balance right between universal and targeted service provision is key