Father-Child Relationships & Children’s Wellbeing (GUS)
Commissioned by the Scottish Government in collaboration with Fathers Network Scotland as part of the Year of the Dad 2016, this Growing Up in Scotland (GUS) study looked at father-child relationships.
Read moreEmployee Workshops
In 2015, Fathers Network Scotland commissioned a research project in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh section of Clinical Psychology to develop and deliver a pilot series of evidence-based workshops to support first time father’s in the workplace.
Read moreSPTC Survey - Engaging Male Parents and Carers 2016
Scottish Parent Teacher Council Parents' Voice is the online survey group of the Scottish Parent Teacher Council (SPTC) comprising more than 1000 parents who receive occasional online surveys on topics relating to...
Read moreHere's Dad
DR GARY CLAPTON, FATHERS NETWORK SCOTLANDIn late 2015, Fathers Network Scotland set out to establish and publish the first comprehensive picture of resources for dads in Scotland, with the assistance...
Read moreWhere's Dad Too
DR GARY CLAPTON, FATHERS NETWORK SCOTLANDMore than three years after the publication of the ground-breaking paper Where's Dad?, this new and revised edition includes examples of success in the campaign...
Read moreYear of the Dad Conference
Our sell-out Year of the Dad Conference took place on Friday 12th February 2016 at the University of Edinburgh. You can catch up on sessions you missed, or refresh your memory, by clicking the text and audio links
Read moreFathers In The Early Years
This is the summary of a report of the key findings and recommendations following a research project exploring how working fathers in Scotland balance their work and family life. The full report will be published in May.
Read moreDad Matters
Gary Clapton has a look at the evidence around why dads are important in the lives of their children.
Read moreWhere's Dad?
"Father-Proofing Your Work" - A consensus is emerging that we now need to move from having to prove the value of fathers to designing services that include rather than exclude them, thus the use of the term ‘father-proofing’.
Read moreScottish Fathers and the Labour Market
What evidence exists suggests Scotland has been slow to adopt flexible working.
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