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Below is a list of some useful resources and websites.

For more resources see the Participation Portal on the website of Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People.

Website links

Resources

Children in Scotland resources

Resources

Children Now Participation Charter

The Children Now Participation Charter sets out a vision for giving children and young people a say in the decisions that affect them.

http://www.childrennow.co.uk/charter/

Enquire guide to involving children and young people in decisions about their education

The guide has lots of information about planning, with tips for being inclusive. It also has a summary of the law and an extensive resources section.

http://www.enquire.org.uk/pcp/pub/proguides.php

CREATE Scotland

CREATE Scotland is a web resource for anyone who works with young people aged 12-25 and the arts in informal learning in Scotland.  It has a searchable Scottish arts directory, latest news, funding, and advice on: consulting young people, setting up arts projects, child protection, working with arts practitioners, funding and evaluation.

www.create-scotland.co.uk

Pupil Participation ... It's our school

This toolkit provides pracitioners with a range of ideas and tools to develop or enhance pupil participation with SEBD schools.  It is also relevant to organisations, including mainstream schools, struggling to include young people whose behaviour is challenging.  It does this by

Edinburgh Youth Social Inclusion Partnership

Copies available from Lothian Association of Youth Clubs (LAYC)

Tel: 0131 667 1828

Email: enquiries@layc.org.uk

The Recruitment Pack: involving children and young people in the selection of staff

Pack based on practical experience from organisations on how to approach the involvement of children an dyoung people in staff recruitment.

Save the Children 2005

Tel: 0131 527 8200

www.savethechildren.org.uk/scotland

Bored Meetings? Meeting Skills for Young Decision-Makers

Bored Meetings? supports young people involved in group meetings i.e. management committees, youth fora, housing association groups, school councils and boards.

Edinburgh Youth Social Inclusion Partnership & Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations Council

Tel: 0131 555 9124

Email: jennyhaines@evoc.org.uk

Telling It Like It Is: An Introduction to Peer Education and Training

This publication provides guidance on the use of peer education and training.  Starting with an overview of the underpinning principles of peer education, this resource identifies the skills and knowledge needs of peer educators, offers practical learning experiences to address these needs, and outlines a step-by-step introductory guide to establishing and managing a peer education project.

Article 12 in Scotland 2004

Tel: 01674 674 086

Email: lynne@article12.org

Participation – Spice it Up!
A user friendly practical toolkit for engaging children and young people in planning and consultations. Crammed with activities to make participation fun.

Dynamix Ltd 2002
Tel: 01792 466231
Email: dynamix@seriousfun.demon.co.uk
ISBN 1 84187 062 5

DIY guide to improving your community: getting children and young people involved

Tried and tested methods to involve children and young people in their local community and its regeneration.

Save the Children 2005

Tel: 0131 527 8200

Email: j.sperber@savethechildren.org.uk

www.savethechildren.org.uk/scotland

Re:action consultation toolkit

A practical toolkit for consulting with children and young people on policy issues in a systematic and inclusive way.

Save the Children 2001
Save the Children Scotland Programme
Tel: 0131 527 8200
Email: scotland@scfuk.org.uk
ISBN 1 84187 040 4EYSIP

Action Research Toolkit
A practical guide to consultation with children and young people including techniques, preparation and analysing and using the findings to effect change.

Edinburgh Young Social Inclusion Partnership

Copies available from LAYC

Tel: 0131 667 1828

Email: enquiries@layc.org.uk

Having a say!
Disabled children and effective partnership in decision making
Philippa Russel, Council for Disabled Children 1998

Council for Disabled Children
Tel: 020 7843 1900
Children in Scotland publications

The following documents can be downloaded in PDF format or ordered from the publications section of this website:

Consulting with children and young people on accessibility strategies: A good practice guide
A guide for schools and education authorities to assist them in their obligation to consult with children and young people in the development of accessibility strategies (required under The Education (Disability Strategies and Pupil’s Educational Records) (Scotland) Act 2002).

Children in Scotland
Tel: 0131 228 8484
Email: info@childreninscotland.org.uk
ISBN 1 901589 17 X
Good Practice Guide (download PDF)

What Matters to Me
The first report from the Citizenship in Practice project detailing work carried out with children and young people with disabilities to identify what issues were important to them.

What Matters to Me (download PDF)

Something to Say
The final report from the Citizenship in Practice project giving information about the work of the project, the views of the children and young people who were involved, and lessons learned from the project about how to involve children and young people with disabilities in decision-making.

Children in Scotland
Tel: 0131 228 8484
Email: info@childreninscotland.org.uk
ISBN1 901589 24 2

Something to Say (download PDF)

Website links

Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People

www.sccyp.org.uk

Participation Works

www.participationworks.org.uk

Children in Norther Ireland Participation Network

http://www.ci-ni.org/theparticipationnetwork/

Children in Wales Participation Network

http://www.childreninwales.org.uk/areasofwork/participation/index.html

Schools Council UK

http://www.schoolcouncils.org/index_html

Speakout! - European citizenship website

www.citizen.org.uk/speakout

Highland Youth Voice
www.highlandyouthvoice.org

Article 12
www.article12.org

Carnegie Trust

www.carnegieuktrust.org.uk/cypi/home

Save the Children
www.savethechildrenscot.org.uk

Scottish Youth Parliament
www.scottishyouthparliament.org.uk

National Children's Bureau
www.ncb.org.uk

Dynamix
www.seriousfun.demon.co.uk

Scottish Child Law Centre

www.sclc.org.uk

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