How we dreamed up #DadUp
Fathers Network Scotland's new #DadUp campaign came from an idea by students at Napier University. JAMES YATES & SILVIA CUTRERA explain how their winning slogan was born…
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Year of the Dad wins Award!
Year of the Dad campaign has been named as the winner of the PRCA's 2017 Dare Award for the charity/not-for-profit sector
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Did you apply for Shared Parental Leave?
Research interview request for Lothian-based dads working in the private sector.
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SME Research
Family-friendly working can bring huge benefits to both you and your employees. We are offering Scottish SMEs employing between 50 and 500 people, the opportunity to get involved with pioneering research conducted by The University of Edinburgh Business School. Gain fresh insight into what your dads need at work, and how your business can benefit.
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Join our board!
Do you want to help build a father-friendly Scotland?Fathers Network Scotland (FNS) is seeking to appoint further members to our non-Executive Board as we take this dynamic organisation to the...
Read moreDads Survey - Have your Say
**SURVEY CLOSED - WE WILL SHARE THE RESULTS AROUND FATHERS DAY**Calling All dads! We want to hear about your experiences of fatherhood! So we’re asking dads and father figures to tell us...
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Interviewees needed on fatherhood at work
If you're based in Scotland and would be willing to talk about how family-friendly your workplace is, our research associates would love to hear about your experiences.
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We need more male childminders!
Men are desperately needed in Scotland's childcare workforce. In Childminding Week 2017, TOM MATHIESON shares the joys and frustrations of being a male childminder in a female-dominated sector.
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David Drysdale Memorial Award Announced
The inaugural David Drysdale Memorial award presented by David’s own father, to a company embodying the dad-friendly practice he championed until his death last year.
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Year of the Dad debated at Westminster
Rare cross-party consensus in Westminster over the importance of fathers, as several MPs consider a UK-wide Year of the Dad. Read opening speech by NEIL GRAY, MP for Airdrie and Shotts, and access full transcript and video from Westminster Hall for debate 1 Mar 2017.
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