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    Young people’s voices to play key role in the Scottish Parliament

    A picture of SYP's Chair, Josh Kennedy, and the Presiding Officer, Alison Johnstone, signing the SYP and Scottish Parliament partnership agreement

    A renewed commitment for young people to play a key role in Scottish politics has been made today by the…

    #Scottish Youth Parliament, #UNCRC
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    Polls close for the 2021 SYP elections

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    The 2021 Scottish Youth Parliament elections polls have now closed. The process started in May this year when over 700…

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    The Scottish Youth Parliament’s 2021 Elections Go Live!

    The Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP) elections are now live! That means from 8th to 21st November, Scotland’s young people have…

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    MSYPs reflect on youth participation at the Globe International Legislators’ Summit

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    Last Friday (29th October) MSYPs took part in The Moment, which saw elected representatives join children and young people from…

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    MSYPs call for action to ensure public safety from “injection spiking”

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    There have been reports across Scotland of young people being ‘spiked’ through injections whilst out at nightclubs or other…

    #Equality, #Health and Wellbeing, #Justice
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    UNCRC Incorporation Bill must be revised as soon as possible

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    The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the UNCRC Scotland Bill is not within the competence of the Scottish Parliament. This news…

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    Have Your Say on the Future of Assessments

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    The Scottish Youth Parliament is gathering the views of young people on the future of assessment for National 4 and…

    #Education, #Meaningful Engagement
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    SYP launches ‘Get a move on’ campaign to encourage young people to choose active travel

    SYP’s new Get a move on joint campaign from the Sport and Leisure (SPL) and Transport,…

    #Environment, #Transport
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    OECD report on assessment calls for meaningful engagement of young people

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    SYP have welcomed the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) latest report on “Upper-secondary education student assessment in…

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    SYP Welcomes Free Music Tuition Announcement

    SYP have today welcomed the news that the Scottish Government has committed to giving Councils an extra £7m to fund…

    #Culture, #Education
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