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…
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…
To accompany our consultation with children on Learning for Sustainability provision across Scotland this year, we were invited to return to our partner settings to sp…
Following the publication of our report on Gender Equality in Schools, we spoke with the Project Workers who led the investigation with our MCPs (Members of Children…
As the new Learning for Sustainability Action Plan is put together it is important to incorporate the views and experiences of children across all ages. The new curric…
In June of this year, four of our more experienced MCPs met with Alison Hardie to discuss current work with children and young people on national education policy. Ali…
As we all prepare for the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) into Scots Law, now is a fantastic time to reflect on how …
“Children’s Parliament is just a group of children. All of us are children and we just want to make a difference and have our voices heard. In Children’s Parliam…
On the 14th of June 2022, seven MCPs – our Children’s Human Rights Defenders (CHRDs) – met with the Scottish Government Executive Team to discuss in detail the cal…
To think more about our experiences at the Cabinet meeting this year, we decided to shake things up a bit and turn it into a game, or rather, a scavenger hunt!
During the run-up to our 25th Birthday celebrations, we have reflected on some of our past projects, and the impact our work has had on other organisations. Alison Dou…
