Participation
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Scottish Government UNCRC Innovation Fund: Hello in There, Wee One
22nd November 2024 by Children's Rights Team
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.
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Scottish Government UNCRC Innovation Fund: South Lanarkshire pathways project
21st November 2024 by Children's Rights Team
In this blog post you can read about the South Lanarkshire Pathways project and how is creating a vital support system for young people.
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Minister for Children, Young People and the Promise: Happy World Children’s Day
20th November 2024 by Minister for Children, Young People and the Promise
A letter from Natalie Don-Innes MSP, Minister for Children, Young People and the Promise to the children and young people of Scotland on World Children’s Day.
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Developing pathways together
19th November 2024 by Children's Rights Team
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.
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8th annual Cabinet meeting with children and young people 2024
18th November 2024 by Children's Rights Team
The Scottish Government’s Children’s Rights Team share some insight into the 8th annual Cabinet takeover with children and young people.
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Listen to me! Babies and infants participation
17th October 2024 by Digital Engagement Team
In this blog post we hear from Hannah Murison, Early Learning and Childcare Policy Adviser from National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) Scotland. Hannah talks about the development of a participatory method of engaging children on the subject of their rights to inform the creation of Children’s Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessments (CRWIA), which is called…
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The importance of planning participation: developing a statutory definition of care experience
31st July 2024 by Digital Engagement Team
The Digital Engagement Team were lucky enough to catch up with Sean from Keeping the Promise on the importance of planning when it comes to public participation. Sean shared how he is planning the upcoming consultation on the term “care experienced” and connecting with other teams to co-ordinate consultations around similar topics. We often showcase…
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Meet the Scottish Government Children’s Rights Unit
13th June 2024 by Children's Rights Team
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…
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Democracy Matters: public participation in 2024 and beyond
13th May 2024 by Digital Engagement Team
It has been an interesting and busy time for the Local Governance Review Team since the summer of 2023. Many events and conversations have taken place across Scotland exploring how decisions could be made by communities themselves. Now that the dust has settled, we wanted to share some highlights of the conversations we observed and…
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“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 by Children's Rights Team
‘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…