Enquire
Enquire is the Scottish advice service for additional support for learning. Their mission is to: raise awareness of children’s rights to extra support in school; help families and schools work together to ensure children get the support they need and provide advice to children and young people who might be struggling in school.
Different Types of Election
Because Scotland is part of a Union there are many different types of elections. These can be related to Scotland and the Holyrood Parliament building in Edinburgh, or related to Britain and the Westminster Parliament building, London. There are also elections related to your local authority. This website outlines the different types of election and […]
Register to Vote
It’s important to have a say on how politics affects your life. When you turn a certain age or move house, it’s important to make sure you are on the electoral register so that you get your polling card through the letterbox before any political vote.
Scottish Youth Parliament
The Scottish Youth Parliament is a politically-independent organisation which aims to represent the young people of Scotland. The SYP is made up of around 166 democratically-elected young people aged from 14–25 across Scotland. Representatives are known as Members of the Scottish Youth Parliament.
Sibling Contact
If you are brought into care, social work must look after you. An important part of looking after you is making sure your rights are respected. Wherever possible, social work should try to keep you and your brothers and sisters together. If that’s not possible, they should arrange for you to spend time together, so […]
Holiday Pay
Holiday pay or ‘annual leave’ is the entitlement of paid holidays your work place will give you. Some employers can give more annual leave than others, so it is in an important thing to consider when searching for jobs. This site from UK Gov explains holiday entitlements clearly.
What is a Corporate Parent?
The Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 defines corporate parenting as “the formal and local partnerships between all services responsible for working together to meet the needs of looked after children, young people and care leavers”. A good corporate parent will want the best outcomes for looked after young people, accept responsibility for them, […]
Sick Leave
If you are ill and are unable to go to work you should be entitled to sick leave, with some exceptions. However, if you are off for more than a week then you should give your employer proof of this with a sick note from your GP. If you fail to do so this could […]
The Children & Young People (Scotland) Act
The Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (‘the CYPA’) was passed in the Scottish Parliament on 19 February 2014. The CYPA was designed to bring about changes to promote, support and safeguard the well-being of children and young people in Scotland. The Act provides additional support for care-experienced young people. Among other things, gives […]
Wee Book of Promises
The Children’s Parliament’s Wee Book of Promises communicates the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) using accessible language. As a young person, you have certain rights that can’t be taken away by anyone. This book gives a good overview of what some of those rights are.