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    #CabinetTakeover 2023: Bereavement Support

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    In June of this year, I gave a speech on bereavement support for young people at the annual joint Cabinet…

    #Cabinet, #Education, #Health and Wellbeing, #Mental Health, #Scottish Youth Parliament
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    Programme for Government – our response

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    Earlier this week, on Tuesday 5th September, First Minister Humza Yousaf published his Programme for Government for 2023/24. The…

    #Campaigns, #Education, #Environment, #Equality, #Human Rights, #Scottish Youth Parliament, #UNCRC
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    #SYPRepresents: An update on our anti-racism work

    Cris on stage at SYP79

    This blog post was adapted from my Opening Speech at SYP’s 79th National Sitting in Orkney in July 2023: As…

    ##SYPRepresents, #Education, #Equality, #Scottish Youth Parliament
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    It’s Our Future: MSYPs play key role in education report 

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    The Independent Review of Qualifications and Assessment report “It’s Our Future” was published today after a year of work…

    #Education, #Scottish Youth Parliament, #UNCRC
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    Governments must step up to protect children’s rights, warns United Nations

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    The United Nations has today warned the UK and Scottish governments that they need to do much more to uphold…

    #Education, #Environment, #Human Rights, #Mental Health, #Scottish Youth Parliament, #UNCRC
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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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    Anti-racist education: breaking the mould

    SYP77 Board Member Crisantos Ike on stage at SYP77

    My name is Crisantos Ike. Before I became a member of the Scottish Youth Parliament, I never would have believed…

    #Education, #Equality, #Human Rights
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    Holocaust Education – Is Scotland falling behind?

    Daisy Stewart Henderson MSYP proposing her motion on stage at SYP77

    Unlike in England and much of Europe, there is no formal requirement for teachers to educate their pupils about the…

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    Another week of let-downs show education review must lead to reform

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    The Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP, today responded to the findings of Professor Ken Muir’s report…

    #Education, #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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