I feel that we can teach professionals that, like all humans, children come in all forms. They are all unique to themselves and there is no set mould in which they come from. We need to break the norm of treating all children the same. They are unique and no two children are alike.
Children and Families Panel Member
The Children’s Rights Skills and Knowledge Framework is for individual workers who want to build or reflect on their children’s rights knowledge and take a children’s human rights approach to their practice.
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024, effective from 16th July 2024, positions Scotland as the first UK nation to adopt the UNCRC into domestic law. The Scottish Government commissioned Children’s Parliament, Together, JRSKnowhow, JustRight Scotland, and The Observatory on Human Rights of Children in Wales to create a Children’s Rights Skills and Knowledge Framework. The aim was to enhance understanding of the UNCRC and a children’s human rights approach, helping public authorities embed children’s rights in service design and delivery, thus ensuring they meet their duties under the Act.
The Children’s Rights Skills and Knowledge Framework has been designed to support workers across a wide range of sectors and at all levels. Co-produced with a diverse, nationwide Children and Families Panel and a multi-sector Professionals Panel, the Framework ensures that children’s voices are at the heart of the resource and that the training needs of the workforce have been met. The Framework includes a one-point access to new and existing resources on children’s rights and is accompanied by a comprehensive Training Plan to guide organisational and individual learning needs.
During the programme, the Children’s Parliament team produced the following updates to share with families and stakeholders:
Visit the Framework on Together Scotland’s website: