Do something creative. Do science
Do something creative. Do science Science plays a part in everything around us, from the food that we eat to the technology behind space exploration. It makes incredible things possible. Where would we be without it? Science gives you great opt...
Just Ask for Additional Support for Your Child
School can sometimes be a difficult place for children for a whole variety of reasons. Whether they've found the transition from primary to secondary school hard, their family is going through a big change or they have a medical problem, sometimes...
Just Ask for Additional Support for Your Child
Just Ask for Additional Support for Your Child School can sometimes be a difficult place for children for a whole variety of reasons. Whether they've found the transition from primary to secondary school hard, their family is going through a bi...
World Skills
The WorldSkills Competition is the biggest and best skills competition in the world. Competitors from 50 nations compete over four days of intense competition in over 40 different skills for gold, silver and bronze medals. It sets world class standar...
Early Learning is Child's Play!
It's so easy to let ourselves get caught up in the housework, cleaning and the million and one other things we need to do when looking after our little ones. But the Scottish Government's PLAY, TALK, READ campaign is encouraging parents and carers to...
Help children get their lives back on track
Not everyone thinks they have it in them to change the life of a child, but every day in Scotland, volunteers who sit on Children's Panels do just that. The Children's Panel is a unique approach to helping children and young people who are in tro...
Choose Life
"Suicide. Don't Hide it. Talk about it". That's the message that Choose Life is sending to people in Scotland to mark Suicide Prevention Week (7-13th Sept). Every day around two people in Scotland take their own lives. It is the biggest killer o...
Small Business Bonus Scheme
This life matters topic aims to highlight the benefits of the Small Business Bonus Scheme to the remaining businesses yet to apply. Here are some Q and A's to aid understanding Why has the Scottish Government introduced the Small Busine...
Science Campaign
Do you think that science is geeky and dull? Have you thought about the fact that it's today's young scientists who will be working on, and solving, the critical issues facing us today such as climate change, sustainable energy and life threatening ...
Debt Management
This week on Life Matters we look at Debt management... According to Alison Watson from the charity Shelter...the current financial crisis around the world doesn't help when it comes to options. "This means it's dangerous for people to 'borro...