I want to ensure that accountability is built into my children’s human rights approach

Informed

1) Understanding a children’s human rights approach

JustRight Scotland, Children's Parliament, Together, Observatory on Human Rights of Children - Swansea University, JRS Knowhow

A four minute video which explains what a children's human rights approach means in Scotland. It describes the five principles of a children's human rights approach: Embedding, Equality and Non-discrimination, Empowerment, Participation and Accountability.

2) Accountability

Children’s Commissioner for Wales

Explanation of what the accountability principle means when taking a children’s human rights approach, with practical tips to put this into action. Includes a case study of how this has been applied in Wrexham.

Skilled

1) Scotland's 'to do' list How well are we respecting children's rights?

Together (Scottish Alliance for Children's Rights)

A child friendly guide to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child's 2023 Concluding Observations for the UK which explains Scotland's to do list to get children's rights on track. Useful for anyone in the public sector or civil society who wants to make sure children's rights are respected, protected and fulfilled.

Enhanced

1) Child friendly feedback mechanisms - Training manual

Plan International

A 39 page pdf training manual which consists of a facilitator guide for seven training sessions including PowerPoint presentations, exercises and handouts for participants. The training is designed as a two day participatory workshop that introduces key tools to design and implement a child friendly feedback mechanism. Session one covers accountability.

2) Child-responsive Accountability

Lena Thu Phuong Nguyen

Academic article which links the concept and practice of accountability with child rights. It defines child-responsive accountability and includes chapters on adults as intermediates in child participation, assumptions behind social accountability and implications for child-responsive accountability, identifying the informal sources of legitimacy and accountability.

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