I think it is important that adults listen to us. I believe they have good intentions to change things for children in care. I know they try but I am not always sure if they succeed.
Member of Children’s Parliament
Children’s Parliament, in partnership with The Promise Scotland, has created a series of three resources for leaders, managers and senior practitioners. The series highlights a children’s human rights approach to involving younger care experienced children, aged 9 to 14, in service design.
These resources will be useful to those with responsibility for designing and implementing service design programmes with and for care experienced children, including senior leadership teams and senior practitioners in government, local authorities, public bodies and third sector organisations.
Why a children’s human rights approach is essential to keeping the promiseand should underpin service design. This resource provides an overview of relevant legislation, policy and essential skills and knowledge.
How to put children’s human rights into practice by involving children in service design. This resource focuses on the principles of rights and planning for involving younger care experienced children.
What younger care experienced children’s participation in service design looks and feels like in practice. This resource provides an overview of Children’s Parliament practice, including examples, tools and tips.
The Promise Scotland is helping Scotland keep its promise to care experienced people across Scotland through leading projects to drive change and supporting organisations to make the changes they need to keep the promise. This is delivered through the Plan 24-30 to set out what must change and associated route maps.
Thanks to Theresa Casey for her work to develop this resource in collaboration with Children’s Parliament.
