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SYP unites with youth organisations across the UK for Youth Work Week 2025 

We’re delighted to join forces with youth-led organisations across the UK to celebrate the vital role youth workers play in…

#Cabinet, #Campaigns, #Scottish Youth Parliament, #Youth Work
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    The Separated Children of Afghanistan

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    The rise to power of the Taliban in Afghanistan over recent weeks was a shock and a horror to many…

    #Human Rights, #International
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    It’s Time to Take MLMs Out of Commission

    Image of Jack Bell MSYP with short brown hair and a red t-shirt giving a speech over Zoom. The subtitles read 'Is concerned by the predatory and exploitative nature of multi-level marketing (MLM) schemes

    I’m sure we all know someone in an MLM (multi-level marketing scheme); that’s how widespread and embedded they are in…

    #Jobs
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    Tackling racial inequalities in Scotland – is it worth it?

    At a time when decision makers are pressured to tackle the fall-out from the Covid-19 pandemic on numerous fronts, is…

    #Bounce Back, #Human Rights, #Jobs, #Young People of Colour
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    How emotional literacy can help young people’s mental health

    In SYP’s current national campaign, Bounce Back, mental health and wellbeing was identified by young people…

    #Bounce Back, #Education, #Human Rights, #Mental Health
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    Youth Work – supporting young people through Scotland’s recovery

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    As Scotland recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, youth work will be more important than ever to Scotland’s young people. That’s…

    #Bounce Back, #Human Rights, #Youth Work
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    Standing with the Uyghur Peoples of China

    Trigger Warning: This blog contains themes of murder, rape, and torture that could be triggering or distressing for some people.

    #Human Rights, #International
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    The Barnahus Model — Putting Human Rights at the Heart of our Justice System

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    The Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP), at its heart, has always been an advocate for approaching important policies in a human…

    #Human Rights, #Justice
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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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    Consultation Response Calls for Reunion Rights and Safe Passage Routes

    White image with a quote alongside the SYP logo. The quote reads: Young people in Scotland are demanding fairer and humane changes to immigration, where the UK is upholding Human Rights, assists and protects the most vulnerable people that have found themselves in the worst possible situation where they were forced to flee their own country due to conflicts, repressions and persecution.

    This month the Scottish Youth Parliament responded to UK Government’s consultation on the ‘New Plan for Immigration’. The response is…

    #External Affairs, #Policy
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    OECD Report a Chance to Put Rights at the Heart of Scottish Education

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    The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has today published its review into Scottish education. The ‘Scotland’s Curriculum for…

    #Education, #Human Rights
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    Leading children and young people charities and academics call for changes to the SQA appeals process

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    The Scottish Youth Parliament have joined other charities and academics to write an open letter to the SQA calling for…

    #Education, #Policy
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    Appeals Process Fails to Uphold Young People’s Rights

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    On Wednesday 2 June, the new Cabinet Secretary for Education, Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP, gave a statement to the Scottish Parliament…

    #Education, #Policy
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