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…
OECD report on assessment calls for meaningful engagement of young people
SYP have welcomed the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) latest report on “Upper-secondary education student assessment…
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…
Consultation Response Calls for Reunion Rights and Safe Passage Routes
This month the Scottish Youth Parliament responded to UK Government’s consultation on the ‘New Plan for Immigration’. The response…
OECD Report a Chance to Put Rights at the Heart of Scottish Education
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has today published its review into Scottish education. The ‘Scotland’s Curriculum…
Leading children and young people charities and academics call for changes to the SQA appeals process
The Scottish Youth Parliament have joined other charities and academics to write an open letter to the SQA calling…
Appeals Process Fails to Uphold Young People’s Rights
On Wednesday 2 June, the new Cabinet Secretary for Education, Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP, gave a statement to the Scottish…
UNCRC Scotland Bill -Supreme Court Challenge Statement
We are, like most other organisations, not able to comment on the specifics of the live legal challenge to…
Children and young people meet Cabinet on landmark day as UNCRC Bill passes stage 3.
Today saw the fifth Annual meeting between children and young people and the Scottish Cabinet I have had the…
MSYPs Choose to Challenge on International Women’s Day
To mark International Women’s Day (IWD) and to begin sharing our work on Women’s History Month, SYP brought together…