Children's Rights Team
Written 8 posts
Scottish Government UNCRC Innovation Fund: Hello in There, Wee One
22nd November 2024
In this blog post we learn about Dundee’s “Hello in There, Wee One” project, designed to support bonding between parents-to-be and their babies, with the belief that a child’s sense of security and belonging starts before birth.
Scottish Government UNCRC Innovation Fund: South Lanarkshire pathways project
21st November 2024
In this blog post you can read about the South Lanarkshire Pathways project and how is creating a vital support system for young people.
Developing pathways together
19th November 2024
The Children’s Rights Unit is developing a new resource for children and young people to help them understand how they access, realise, and claim their rights when they feel they are not being respected.
8th annual Cabinet meeting with children and young people 2024
18th November 2024
The Scottish Government’s Children’s Rights Team share some insight into the 8th annual Cabinet takeover with children and young people.
Meet the Scottish Government Children’s Rights Unit
13th June 2024
Hello Nice to meet you. Thanks for clicking the ‘read’ button. Our team We would like to introduce you to the work of the Empowered Team in the Children’s Rights Unit. There are currently 4 members, Paul, Shelly, Caroline, and Eve but there are others like Steph and Ann-Marie who have recently left that…
“Seen, Heard, Included”: Putting the voices of disabled children and young people at the heart of the development of a National Transitions to Adulthood Strategy
24th November 2023
‘Transitions from school can be scary; change is a big thing to navigate, and knowing what it will entail is hard’ (Young Person contributing to the development of the National Transitions Strategy) One policy team in Scottish Government that has demonstrated a strong commitment to listening to young people’s voice is the Supporting Disabled Children…
Involving young people in assessing funding applications
23rd November 2023
The Children’s Rights Unit have recently commissioned 8 new projects through their Innovation Fund and young people have been involved from the start! The fund was established to provide financial support for testing and implementing creative approaches to embedding children’s rights in public bodies. This blog focuses on how children and young people were involved…
Happy World Children’s Day
20th November 2023
To mark World Children’s Day 2023 we invited young people from the Scottish Youth Parliament to ask Ms Don, the Minister for Children and Young People and Keeping the Promise, their questions about the work to embed children’s rights into Scots law.