My life in scotland
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MY LIFE IN SCOTLAND CHI LDRE N’S VIEW S ON LIFE AND WELLBEIN G
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My life in scotland. Children’s views on life and wellbeing. Children’s Parliament is Scotland‘s Centre for Excellence for children’s rights and participation. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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MY LIFE
IN SCOTLA
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C H I LD R E N ’ S
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Children’s Parliament is Scotland‘s Centre for Excellence for children’s rights and
participation.
We create opportunities for children's voices to be heard and included in the social and political
landscape of Scotland.
Knowledge and understanding of rights
Experience of positive relationships
Environment that is safe + appropriate
Children’s Rights Approach
Children’s human rights
SAFE HEALTHY HAPPY
Through their participation, children learn:
SkillsListening
Working togetherPlanning & organising
Problem solvingCommunication
Speaking to different audiencesArt & technology
ValuesHonestyRespectEqualityEmpathy
Social JusticeParticipation
ActionBehavioursCompassion
RespectFairness
Thinking things throughTaking care of people & places
KnowledgeChildren’s human rights
UNCRCAdults who can help and support them
Active, engaged
citizenship
StreetsAhead - Wellbeing in the community
• An exploration of what children need in their communities to be safe, healthy and happy.
• Partners: Community Initiative to Reduce Violence (CIRV) and the Violence Reduction Unit
• 200 P6 & P7 children from local primary schools took part in initial whole-class workshops exploring children's human rights and views on community life in the East End of Glasgow
• 20 children participated in the mural week.
DVD: StreetsAhead
My Life in ScotlandPurpose of the tool::
• To measure the subjective wellbeing of children and young people from 8 to 18 years old.
• Support Community Planning Partnerships/Local Authorities to include children and young people’s views when they report on wellbeing: Children and Young People (Scotland) Act (2014)
Framework• How children see their world and the experience of Children's Parliament.• The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC)• Getting It Right for Every Child (GIRFEC) wellbeing indicators (safe,
healthy, achieving, nurtured, active, respected, responsible and included).
My Life in Scotland: Development• Desk-based research on wellbeing and current tools.• Reflection on Children’s Parliament’s work to identify what
‘wellbeing’ means to children and young people.• Focus groups with children and young people to ensure items
are relevant and appropriate.• Cognitive testing with 8 year olds to ensure understanding of
all items. Testing with 17/18 year olds to ensure relevance. • Testing and feedback sessions with children and young
people across two local authorities.• Pilot testing with demographically representative sample of
805 children age 8 – 18 across two local authorities.• Reliability (test-retest) and validity (face validity/concurrent
validity).
My Life in Scotland: Domains
About me My life
How I see
myselfMy
familyMy
friendsWhere I
live
My timeSchool
& learning
Freedom to be
meMy
healthHow I feel
Next Steps• My Life in Scotland has been developed as a tool for
measuring children and young people’s views on wellbeing from 8 to 18 years old.
• It provides a tool for reporting on wellbeing and the GIRFEC wellbeing indicators – it recognises the imperative to include children’s voices.
• We recognise the need to do some work on particular elements: ‘about me’/demographics and to confirm relevance of the tool with young people who have left school.
• Finding partners to progress the use of the tool.
Dr Colin Morrison, [email protected]
Chelsea Stinson, Children’s Voices Manager [email protected]
www.childrensparliament.org.uk
