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脠ist ris a' Chloinn/The Children's Panel

Episode 4 of 18

Documentary looking at the role of the Children's Panel at the core of Scotland's system which deals with over 16,000 children in care.

Gach bliadhna tha na m矛ltean de theaghlaichean a' faighinn taic bho Shiostam 脠isteachd na Cloinne, d貌igh obrach s貌nraichte na h-Alba ann a bhith a' toirt c霉ram agus ceartas seachad do chloinn agus daoine 貌ga a tha ann an trioblaid. Aig a chridhe tha obair riatanach Pannal na Cloinne. Ach d猫 a tha an l霉ib na h-obrach, c貌 iad a tha nam buill, agus d猫 na d霉bhlain a tha fa-near dhaibh ann an Alba san l脿 an diugh ?

Tha c貌rr is 16,000 de cuid chloinne na d霉thcha ann an c霉ram. Tha m貌ran a' faighinn c霉ram tro dhaltachd, a bharrachd air na dachaighean cloinne agus ionadan eile a tha na diofar 霉ghdarrasan ionadail a' ruith.

'S e pr貌iseact Kibble, st猫idhte ann am P脿islig, aon de na h-ionadan c霉raim agus foghlaim as soirbhiche ann an Alba. Am measg na tha iad a' tabhann, tha c霉rsa s貌nraichte dr脿ma. B' e an 貌igridh fh猫in a sgr矛obh an dealbh chluich, 'Please Listen', 's iad a' tarraing air na faireachdainnean aca fh猫in agus an iomadh d霉bhlan a th' air a bhith aca nam beatha.

脠ist ris a' Chloinn - sealladh dl霉th air siostam s貌nraichte ann an Alba a th' air a bhith air thoiseach air c脿ch fad iomadh bliadhna, le bun-st猫idh gun obraicheadh gach neach is buidheann c貌mhla gus guth, cothrom 猫isteachd, sp猫is agus c霉ram a thoirt dha clann na d霉thcha air fad.

Each year thousands of families are helped by the Children's Hearing System, Scotland's unique care and justice system for children and young people who are in trouble or at risk. At its core is the invaluable work of the Children's Panel. But what does the work entail, who are the panel members and what challenges do they face in today's Scotland ?

There are currently over 16,000 children in care in Scotland. Many are looked after through foster care, as well as through children's homes and other units run by the local authorities.

One such successful care project in Scotland is the Kibble Education and Care Centre in Paisley. Please Listen is a play which is the result of the centre's unique drama course, where the children drew on the many challenges they've had in their lives to express their feelings.

The Children's Panel - an in-depth look at a system where Scotland has led the way for a number of years, with a vision of everyone working together to make sure that all children are heard, valued, respected and cared for.

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