“All pupils’ wellbeing is important and we should be able to be nurtured no matter what circumstance.” This year, the Scottish Government has invited Chi…
During September 2018, Scotland’s First Minister made a commitment to incorporate the principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) into Scots&#…
If you’ve been following our #CPYearinReview so far, you will have read about the 12 Human Rights Defenders’ involvement in the UN Committee on the Rights of the C…
There are so many ways to measure the impact of Children’s Parliament’s work. We endeavour to measure both qualitatively and quantitatively to capture the outcomes…
“We need to defend children’s rights so that children can look back and remember a happy childhood with happy memories.” MCP, Perth & Kinross Through our r…
Hi, we are Elisha, Ben and Mackenzie! We are MCPs, or Members of Children’s Parliament. At the end of October, we travelled to Opatija, Croatia (it’s her…
For all the talk of growing awareness of adverse childhood experiences, of the need for nurturing educational environments, or the realisation of rights and the voice …
“We have an opportunity now to break the cycle. Working with children and the adults around them in their homes, schools and communities to build trust, mutual r…
In our Seen + Heard Fife programme we work with looked after children, with different care experiences – foster care, kinship care or looked after at home. A common …
To mark Universal Children’s Day and Children’s Parliament’s 21st birthday, 75 children aged 9-13 and 75 adults travelled from across Scotland to meet and discus…
