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UK Youth Parliament sits in the House of Commons

On Friday 28 February 2025, Members of the Scottish Youth Parliament who also serve as UK Youth Parliament Scotland Representatives,…

#Democracy, #Education, #Minimum wage, #Period Poverty, #Scottish Youth Parliament, #Transport, #UKYP, #Votes at 16
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MSYPs in Westminster Hall
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    SYP Awards 2020

    On Tuesday 14th April, MSYPs, their Support Workers, and partners across Scotland took part in our virtual version of SYP’s…

    #Scottish Youth Parliament
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    Cabinet Speech – The Value of Youth Work

    In early March of 2020, just a few weeks before Scotland was placed into lockdown in response to the Covid-19…

    #Youth Work
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    Pack it up, Pack it in: an April update

    Hi Everyone,  As you will all know, COVID-19 put a stop to SYP71 at the Scottish Parliament. The Board and…

    #Campaigns, #Environment
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    We all have a part to play in this – young people included

    COVID-19 presents a unique challenge to our country and one that we are rising to. But for young people there…

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    Screen Savers to the rescue

    Are you looking to become more screen-time savvy? Having trouble sleeping with the ping-ping-ping of peoples’ messages? Maybe you want…

    #Mental Health
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    Period Poverty is a growing problem in Scotland

    Imagine, for a second, that you’re 13 years old. You’re navigating your first year of high school, trying to remember…

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    To Scotland’s Young People: Learning from ENABLE Scotland

    Recently I attended an engagement session with my local ENABLE Scotland group in Arbroath. ENABLE Scotland is a charity which…

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    How old is too old?

    When it comes to the Children’s Hearing System (CHS), ‘How old is too old’? For many, this question may seem…

    #Justice
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    Pack it Up, Pack it In! Beginning the Action Day Ascent

    On International Mountain Day (11th December 2019) young people all across Scotland journeyed to the highest points near them to have a…

    #Campaigns, #Environment
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    To speak or not to speak?

    To speak or not to speak? Too often, young people find the Children’s Hearing System (CHS) too intimidating to…

    #UNCRC
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    Connecting the dots: what do young people think about R100?

    R100 is the Scottish Government’s project to ensure every household in Scotland has access to superfast broadband by 2021. At…

    #Equality
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    Tom Huang reflects on his time at SYP

    Working and living halfway around the world has been absolutely terrifying, but an experience that I wouldn’t trade for anything.

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