Save The Children Scotland

Nearly one quarter of children are affected by poverty. With our programmes & campaigns, we aim to give every child the help they need to make their mark.

We work with partners to create fairer childhoods - to end poverty among families with children.

Children have a right to a decent standard of living, to play and to learn. But in Scotland today poverty makes it less likely children will achieve their potential.

Poverty makes it much harder for a child to achieve their potential at school, and harder for their parents to support their learning.

By the time they start school, many children in poverty are already falling behind their classmates.

As they grow, the education gap widens and leaves an unfair disadvantage.

It's a huge challenge for children, teachers and parents.

WHAT ARE WE DOING?

- Campaigning to increase family incomes and reduce poverty among families with children.
- Working with families and partners for policy changes that raise family incomes and put more money in families pockets. We want to Scottish Government to at least double the value of the Scottish Child Payment to £20 a week as soon as possible.

Supporting families to play and learn together

Our work aims to help parents, carers and wider families to play and learn with their children. Children learn through play. We work with partners to find ways to empower parents to play with their children at home and raise awnaress of how this helps their children develop

In partnership with Scottish Government, we are delivering our Families Connect programme with professionals in nursery and schools across Scotland.