Context
How to
Completed projects
Children and young
people's views
Participation Network
Participation map
Resources/links
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.
Children in Scotland 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.
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: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:
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: l.gayle@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
Tel: 0131 527 8200
Email: l.gayle@savethechildren.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
Participation Works
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
Highland Youth Voice
www.highlandyouthvoice.org
Article 12
www.article12.org
Carnegie Trust
Scottish Child Law Centre
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