I want to support workers with their skills development to take a children’s human rights approach to participation

Informed

1) The Lundy Model of Child Participation

Laura Lundy

Lundy's model of participation is designed around four dimensions and aims to provide a conceptual framework for understanding and bringing to life children's right to participation.

Skilled

1) Let’s decide together! Guide to meaningful and effective engagement of children in decision-making processes

Council of Europe

A 43 page pdf with guidance from Council of Europe on meaningful and effective engagement of children and young people in decision-making processes. It includes further reading and a self-assessment tool. Useful for individuals and organisations who want to engage children and young people in decision making.

2) Learner Participation in Educational Settings (3-18)

Education Scotland

Education Scotland website with guidance and support materials to help schools and early years settings develop an understanding of learner participation and plan for implementation within their setting. The resource also contains five film case studies which exemplify practice and other support documents. Useful for individuals working in education.

3) Scottish Government Blog on Children and Young People’s Participation

Scottish Government

A blog with updates and insights into participation and engagement practices across Scottish Government and guest blogs from participation practitioners across Scotland’s public sector, third sector and civic society.

Enhanced

1) Toolkit for Monitoring and Evaluating Children’s participation

Dorottya Ertsey, Child Protection Hub

A website with an instructional manual for evaluating the engagement of children and young individuals is provided in this guide. It also offers criteria for interpreting participation and outlines methods to attain meaningful involvement. The toolkit consists of six booklets and a guide designed for children and young people. Useful for individuals looking to evaluate children and young people's participation.

2) Not just a phase: A guide to the participation of children and young people in health services

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

A Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health website which provides information through a 56 page pdf that details how to ensure the safe, meaningful and ethical participation of children and young people within the delivery of quality child health services. Useful for individuals working in health or looking to support participation with children and young people.

3) Free to Play: A guide to creating accessible and inclusive public play spaces

Theresa Casey, Harry Harbottle

A guide to creating accessible and inclusive public play spaces showing links to children's rights, and sharing ideas for consultation activities. Useful for any group developing or improving a public play space.

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