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Getting ready for UNCRC implementation in Shetland

By Joe Smith and Bertie Summers, MSYPs for Shetland Islands We both recently had the enormous pleasure of…

#Human Rights, #Scottish Youth Parliament, #UNCRC
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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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    Participatory budgeting for a rights based approach to recovery

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    Hi everyone, my name is Ellie Craig. I am the MSYP for Glasgow Cathcart and the Deputy Convener of the…

    #Bounce Back, #Education, #Human Rights
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    Periods Don’t Stop for a Pandemic

    SYP’s Bounce Back campaign calls for a human rights based approach to the recovery from the…

    #Bounce Back, #Human Rights, #Period Poverty, #Poverty
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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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    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

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    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…

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