The Report by Carla Garlatti, the Italian Ombudsperson for Children (Agia), entitled “Scuola e inclusione: dico la mia” (School and Inclusion: I Have My Say). The document presents the results of the public consultation on the school...

Almost half of the world's children - around one billion - live in countries at high risk of climate and environmental crises; since 2022, 400 million students in the world have experienced school closures due to extreme weather...

The promotion of a scientific culture that is inclusive and free of gender discrimination.

In order to achieve an inclusive scientific culture, it is essential, first and foremost, to focus on education—...

6 February marks the Safer Internet Day (SID), the World Day for Internet Security established by the European Commission. This is an important opportunity to make children and adolescents reflect not only on the conscious use of the...

A minor is an individual whose personal identity is not yet fully formed and may be subject to conditioning. For this reason, safeguarding personal identity in the digital age is governed by multiple layers of protection.

To...

There is a parental control tool available to parents to protect their children from inappropriate online content, according by the new communication and information campaign designed by the Department for Family Policies and carried...

School and social inclusion of children and young people with disabilities

The right to education and the principle of equality are the pillars that guide the whole structure around which the legal framework of...

In the 2021/2022 school year, 13,518 nurseries and supplementary services for early childhood are active and more than 350,000 places are authorized (48.8 per cent of which are under public ownership).

There has...

Called Empowering the Next Generation, the programme promoted by Unicef and the AVSI Foundation to guarantee opportunities for learning, inclusion, psychosocial well-being and protection to 600 Ukrainian children and...

Artificial intelligence (AI) certainly opens up new horizons for education, but urgent action is needed to integrate these new technologies according to a determined and regulated human model, not left to chance and without guidelines...

As always, the youngest are the stars of #Giffoni53, an international film festival for children, the result of an idea by Claudio Gubitosi, which will take place in Giffoni Valle Piana, Salerno province, from 20 to 29 July....

In our country, four out of ten children who take part in sport are victims of violence in the sporting context.

Children and young people suffer psychological violence (30%), physical violence (19%), neglect (15%) and sexual...

Planning, designing and managing for quality in the integrated system

The Handbook of childcare services, promoted by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers - Department for Family Policies...

The Guidelines for facilitating the right to study of pupils who have been adopted 2023 are online on the website of the Italian Ministry of Education and Merit.

The document updates the previous Guidelines on the...

Reading is a very important activity that should be nurtured and supported from an early age, because it stimulates the curiosity and imagination of young children and helps them develop skills and abilities.

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Creativity plays a central role in the development process of children: it helps them acquire many skills, boosts their self-esteem and contributes to strengthening their critical thinking, enabling them to see perspectives other than...

The inclusion of children and young people with autism spectrum disorders: a regulatory framework

Knowledge of autism spectrum disorders has significantly changed over the past two decades, particularly in terms...

Sports and gender discrimination. Beyond the stereotypes: the participation of girls

In Italy, sporting activity is regulated by the state and the regions in a residual manner, so that its management is...

Safer Internet Day (SID), the World Network Safety Day established by the European Commission, turns 20 on 7 February. It is a very important opportunity to lead girls and boys to reflect not only on the conscious use of the web but...

Children from the poorest families benefit less from national public funding for education.

According to the recent UNICEF report Transforming Education with Equitable Financing, on average the poorest 20% of...

24 January is the International Day of Education established by the United Nations. It is an important opportunity to reflect on the central importance of education as a right for all and a public good, which is fundamental not only for...

Children and young people's right to education: a legal framework

The right to education is an undeniable human right to be placed within the framework of...

As of 31 December 2020, 13,542 early childhood services were in operation in the country, almost 300 fewer than the previous year (-2.1%).

The total number of places is 350,670, 49% of which are in public facilities, with a...

A guide to accompany coaches and sports managers in their work to support the growth of children involved in sports activities.

The publication, entitled The Protection of the Rights of Children in Sport, was presented...

The position statement on climate justice adopted at the Network's General Assembly on 21 September is now online on the website of the European Network of Advocates for Children and Adolescents (ENOC). The position statement is a short...

An overview of the draft laws currently being discussed in Parliament on sport in school

The right of children to engage in sporting activities is not specifically referred to in the Convention on the Rights of...

The five guides produced by the ISMU Foundation in collaboration with the State Higher Education Institute Cine-tv Roberto Rossellini in the framework of the project Actions and governance tools for the qualification of the school...

On 6 October, in Rome, the presentation conference of the Eleventh "Indifesa" Dossier on the plight of girls and young women in Italy and in the world, organised by the non-profit organisation Terre des Hommes, will be held. An...

9.7% of students with a high school diploma in 2022 will find themselves in a situation of "implicit" dropping out, i.e. without the minimum skills necessary to enter the world of work or university, while 12.7% of under-18s do not even...

Girls all over the world lag behind boys in mathematical skills, and sexism and gender stereotypes are among the main contributing factors. This is revealed in the recent Unicef report Solving the Equation: Helping Girls and Boys...