Identifying Issues and Priorities
by: Cath Larkins
Before we start we often have goals that we have to achieve. We share information about these at the start and then we try to expand …
Investigating
by: Cath Larkins
First, we think about what will help people feel comfortable and able to share their ideas. This means making sure that children understand the activities we …
Taking Action
by: Cath Larkins
We look at the ideas we have investigated and try to: Understand and describe what is being communicated Identify similarities and differences between people’s ideas Pick …
Follow Up Action
by: Cath Larkins
After you have shared your evidence with other people, further action is often needed: Move from local action, to national or international action Link up with …
Reviewing and Sharing
by: Cath Larkins
Throughout our activities we reflect on ourselves, inclusiveness and how the other people we work with are responding. Reflecting on ourselves involves: Tuning in to our …
Children’s Parliament
What did we do
Several smaller Children’s Parliaments all around Slovenia and one national meeting of Children’s Parliament
Unfortunately we have one page for Children’s Parliaments only in Slovenian language (which is a tab inside our organization ‘s website): https://www.zpms.si/programi/otroski-parlamenti/
Here is an article in English from our last years experience of running 30th national Children’s Parliament:
https://digy-project.eu/2020/06/11/using-opin-platform-for-30th-childrens-parliament/
Contact: Petra Zega, Slovenian Association of Friends of Youth (petra.zega@zpms.si)
The place is called:
Several cities and Ljubljana, capital of Slovenia
Date
1/9/2019
24/6/2020
Add other important experiences or identities
but mostly none of the above
‘Just putting me on the right track’: Young people’s perspectives on what helps them stop offending
by: Mark Lochrie
We conducted participatory action research with young people in contact with youth offending teams. It was led by young people in custody.
Listening to young people’s views of the coast: Living Coast Youth Voice
by: Mark Lochrie
To help us think about being by the sea we brought sand, seaweed and twigs into youth groups and classrooms. And we made drawings to show …
Review Of Professional Standards For Teaching (Scotland)
by: Cath Larkins
What did we do
In 2017-18 Children in Scotland worked with the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) on The Review Of the Professional Standards for teachers, specifically the section on Values.
The GTCS wanted to put the experiences and views of children and young people at the centre of its review and commissioned us to conduct engagement work with children and young people.
Contact: Elaine Kerridge, Children In Scotland (ekerridge@childreninscotland.org.uk)
The place is called:
Scotland
Date
30/10/2017
31/1/2020
National Children’s Policy workshops
What did we do
In 2017 a National Children’s Policy was launched and the Office of the Commissioner for Children was tasked with monitoring its implementation, The Office, carried out over 20 workshops with children between the ages of 7 and 15 who attend Church, State and Independent Schools all over Malta and Gozo. the workshops aimed at including children ‘s experiences and opinions in the interim report drawn up to monitor the progress of the implementation of the National Children’s Policy.
https://tfal.org.mt/en/publications/PublishingImages/Pages/Recommendations/Children%27s%20Policy%20Report%202020%20-%20online%20copy.pdf
Contact: Suzanne Garcia Imbernon, Office of the Commissioner for Children (suzanne.gili@gov.mt)
The place is called:
Malta and Gozo
Date
11/11/2019
30/1/2020
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Since workshops were held within the community then different groups of children would have been involved
