About the project

The Scottish Government funded JRS Knowhow to work with Children's Parliament, Together, JustRight Scotland and the Observatory on Human Rights of Children, to produce a Skills and Knowledge Framework for Scotland. 

JRS KnowHow

JRS Knowhow was a social enterprise based in Scotland, striving to make learning about the law more accessible, inclusive, engaging, and enjoyable. We envisioned a Scotland where people understand their rights and how to protect them, and where organisations understand their legal duties to promote equality to join us on a journey towards a fairer, more equal and inclusive society.

JustRight Scotland

JustRight Scotland, a team of lawyers and non-lawyers, uses the law to help people and work towards a fairer Scotland. We partner with organisations that share our vision of a more equal Scotland and bring expert online learning skills to our collaborations. By building relationships of trust with our clients and partners, we make principled decisions to increase social justice.

Children's Parliament

Established in 1996, Children's Parliament is a national charity that helps make children's rights a reality across Scotland. Through rights-based creative practice, we offer children from diverse backgrounds the chance to share their experiences, thoughts, and feelings, ultimately influencing positive change in their lives.

Children's rights, gathered together in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), aim to ensure that every child is treated with kindness, empathy, trust and dignity. When we talk to children about their rights, we explain how these rights keep them healthy, happy, and safe. We also talk about the importance of relationships. At Children's Parliament, we work with children to build relationships based on mutual respect and understanding that provide opportunities for children to share their experiences, thoughts and feelings.

Together (Scottish Alliance for Children's Rights)

Together, an alliance of Scottish children's charities, aims to improve awareness, understanding, and implementation of the UNCRC. We do this by promoting the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, helping children's organisations to integrate the UNCRC into their work, and monitoring and reporting on the progress made at a Scottish and UK level. Founded in 1996 as the Scottish Alliance for Children's Rights, our growing membership consists of various children's charities, individuals, academics, and professionals interested in advancing children's rights in Scotland.

The Observatory on Human Rights of Children

Based at Swansea University, the Observatory supports implementation of children’s rights through research. It works with civil society and government to develop and put into practice ways of giving effect to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child through law and policy, providing information on children’s rights, and supporting child rights advocacy. It is an interdisciplinary project with partners in academia and practice in the UK, Europe and globally.

This is a Scottish Government-funded project. This webpage, and the linked resources within it have not been produced by the Scottish Government and so the Scottish Government cannot guarantee their quality or accuracy. Nothing on this webpage and in its linked resources is intended to constitute legal advice. Readers should seek their own independent legal advice with respect to any legal matter.