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Young Voices Drive Change at 2025 Cabinet Takeover

Yesterday (Tuesday, 18 November 2025), Scotland’s young people took centre stage at a meeting with the First Minister and his…

#Cabinet, #Education, #Mental Health, #Scottish Youth Parliament, #UNCRC, #Youth Work
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    Reflections on the First Minister’s Anti-Poverty Summit

    SYP Chair Mollie McGoran standing at a lectern speaking at the First Minister's Anti-Poverty Summit in Edinburgh on 3rd May 2023

    Yesterday, I was invited to the First Minister’s Anti-Poverty Summit in Edinburgh. I was so pleased to be invited and…

    #Human Rights, #Mental Health, #Right to Food, #UNCRC, #Youth Work
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    Update from SYP Chair

    Our Chief Executive, Ben McKendrick, has announced his intention to stand down in June 2023, to take up a clerking…

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    Let’s Talk Transitions

    Graphic with orange speech marks in top left. Text below reads: 'I was left to be so much more independent which wasn’t helpful as I was vulnerable and needed care a young person speaking about CAMHS'. Image of Fatima Ishaq MSYP on the right.

    What is a transition? ‘a process of changing from one system, method, etc. to another’ (Transition, 2022) Change is a natural and…

    #Human Rights, #Mental Health
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    Over 75% of young people would be more likely to eat lunch at school if given a free school meal, new report finds

    Today, the Scottish Youth Parliament has published a new report, ‘Young People’s Right to Food’, following a consultation across Scotland…

    #Human Rights, #Right to Food, #UNCRC
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    Letter to SNP Leadership Candidates and Scotland’s next First Minister

    Today, the Scottish Youth Parliament has joined with nearly 75 organisations across the country in writing to candidates standing to…

    #Human Rights, #Scottish Youth Parliament, #UNCRC
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    #RightToRest: ‘If I were to take a break, I’d worry and feel selfish and guilty.’

    White background with navy and teal paint brush strokes. Carers Trust Scotland logo at the top. Text on the left which reads: 'Right to Rest'. On the right is an image from SYP78 of Max Green MSYP and a member of the Carers Trust Scotland YCYAC Advisory Group, Ruth Williams.

    Did you know that 1 in 4 young carers we consulted with felt guilty taking a break from their caring…

    #Young Carers
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    Parliament debate an opportunity to put UNCRC Bill back on the agenda while #TeamScotlandUN defend children’s rights in Geneva

    Light yellow background with lightning bolts, clocks and megaphones. Text in the middle on coloured bubbles reads: 'Parliament Debate! UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill back on the agenda. #TeamScotlandUN defend children's rights in Geneva'

    “All rights are important, all rights should be law.” – Member of the Children’s Parliament Next month will mark two…

    #Human Rights, #UNCRC
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    12 ways out of fast fashion

    Shopping trolley in motion graphic with red t-shirt and flame behind, overlaid a picture of a clothing rail

    It feels like nowadays, no matter what you do you’re always hurting the planet in some way or another. It…

    #Environment
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    School should be about how to live life and how to have a future – a review of SYP’s education event

    MSYPs on Microsoft Teams meeting of Hayward Review session at education event

    On Saturday 26th November, MSYPs came together to explore and discuss the future of Scottish education. During the event, they…

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    Fashion is costing our Earth

    Fast Fashion Panel at SYP78

    What images pop into your head when someone mentions pollution? Perhaps plastic, cars, power stations? But it probably won’t be…

    #Climate Change, #Environment
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    One year on from the Conference of Youth (COY16)

    Ahead of COP26 last year, Mollie McGoran MSYP, SYP’s Vice Chair, attended the Conference of Youth – the young person’s…

    #COP26, #COP27, #Environment
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    SYP’s stance on Gender Recognition Reform

    SYP has engaged with the discussion on changes to Scotland’s Gender Recognition Act over the past several years and we’re…

    #Equality, #Human Rights
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