Tag Archives: Children and young people’s rights

Young voters in EU Referendum – improve politics education in schools so we can make more informed choices⤴

from @ Enquire - young people's blog

With thousands of young voters in Scotland able to take part in today’s EU Referendum, making sure young people have the political education they need to make informed choices has never been so important. In this blog, MSYP Amy Perry, who sits on the Scottish Youth Parliament’s Education and Lifelong Learning Committee, argues that PSHE lessons – Personal, Social and Health Education – is a perfect opportunity to engage pupils in politics.  SYP_LogoContinue reading →

Your Voice on Education – Scottish Youth Parliament guest blog⤴

from @ Enquire - young people's blog

Another fab blog from MSYP Aqeel, the young Convener of the Education and Lifelong Learning Committee for the Scottish Youth Parliament. Thanks for keeping us in the loop Aqeel! SYP Education Committee Jan 2016 blog AQEEL: “The Education Committee has been busy over the last couple of months. At our last committee meeting, at SYP’s 59th National Sitting, in the Scottish Borders, we discussed our initial Additional Support for Learning research results, our recent Continue reading →

School of thought – 5 ways the new government could make schools better for young people in Scotland⤴

from @ Enquire - young people's blog

The Scottish Elections are coming up next week, and if you’re 16 years old or over then you have the right to vote. This is such an exciting chance for you to use your voice and have a say in how Scotland should be run! There are lots of youth orgs with manifestos that set out goals for the new government that will make life better for young people in Scotland. A lot of the manifestos call for politicians to do more to make sure that all young people in Scotland get Continue reading →

What does the new law called the Education (Scotland) Act mean for young people in Scotland?⤴

from @ Enquire - young people's blog

for education bill blog mar 16 The Scottish Government want to make sure that Scotland is the best place for you to grow up in. They want every single one of you to have the best chance to do well at school and get the most out of your learning. That’s why they have made a new law, called the Education (Scotland) Act. This new law covers lots of different things. For example, Continue reading →

Rights Respecting Stars – campaigning for children’s rights!⤴

from @ Enquire - young people's blog

SP blogIn this blog pupils from Stockbridge Primary look at why children’s rights are important to them. What are children’s rights? “Rights” are things every child should have or be able to do. All children have the same rights. These rights are listed in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.  These cover lots of different parts of children’s lives so include things like the rights to be looked after, to Continue reading →

Bringing rights alive! Calderside Academy Barriers to Learning report⤴

from @ Enquire - young people's blog

Two fourth year students from Calderside Academy have produced a really interesting report called Barriers to Learning which hopes to raise awareness of the difficulties some pupils face learning in class. The report came about after Robbie Clark and Adam Spence took part … Continue reading →