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This is our space to share organisational updates, blogs, and ideas.

Climate Changemakers and the UN 26th General Comment
Recently, we met up with our Climate Changemakers to input into the UN 26th General Comment on Children’s Environmental Rights, which is currently recieving chil…
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Parliament debate an opportunity to put UNCRC Bill back on the agenda while #TeamScotlandUN defend children’s rights in Geneva
The following article has been compiled by Together Scotland, on behalf of #TeamScotlandUN   “All rights are important, all rights should be law.” – Member …
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Reflecting Scotland’s Diverse, Vibrant Communities
Writing on location in Shetland, Cathy McCulloch, Co-Director of Children’s Parliament, reflects on the importance of reflecting Scotland’s diverse, vibra…
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Why Should Adults Play?
As part of our Podcast Series, “Children’s Rights in Action”, we spoke with Gerry Flanagan of Shifting Sands Theatre, and our own Katie Logie to expl…
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Exploring Children’s Rights and AI: The Journey So Far
Children’s Parliament have started working on an exciting new national project: Exploring Children’s Rights and AI. Over a period of two years, our team will be wo…
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But… What is Unfeartiness?
In 2017, to celebrate their 21st Birthday, Children’s Parliament started their Unfearties Movement. It was an opportunity to bring together like-minded adults ac…
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Our Fruit Salad of Big Issues
On the first weekend of November, the Children’s Human Rights Defenders (CHRDs) had a residential weekend, with some children visiting for the day and some staying o…
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Talking About School Milk
We started our workshop exploring the The Universal School Milk Scheme by having breakfast together. It was so fun to catch up on the children’s news and relax into …
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The Journey So Far
At our Residential Weekend at the beginning of November, we had the utmost pleasure of bringing together the Children’s Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) who have be…
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What can the new Learning For Sustainability Action Plan do to support Early Years engagement and children’s human rights? 
We wanted to share examples and experiences from the children and adults we engaged with. We are not Early Years experts but we can gather these views under a children…
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What is a Children’s Human Rights Defenders School? 
Child Rights Connect defines a Children’s Human Rights Defender (CHRD) as “children who take action to promote their human rights, the rights of their peers or the…
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Introducing… Milk and Uniform
Children’s Parliament are working with children at 3 primary schools to gather their views on two separate areas of Scottish Government policy development: The Unive…
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