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  • NSPCC Child Safety Online

    Green rectangle on left with NSPCC Scotland logo at the centre at the top. Image of young girl playing a game on the right with a controller in her hands while wearing a headset.

    The Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP) is currently carrying out a youth-led project that will run from December 2024 until…

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    25 years of youth voice and devolution: SYP82 in Parliament 

    MSYPs in The Scottish Parliament chamber at SYP82

    Since 2017, SYP has been working in partnership with the Scottish Parliament to increase young people’s representation and involvement in…

    #Scottish Youth Parliament
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    #CabinetTakeover 2024: Ending gender-based violence

    First Minister, a Member of the Children's Parliament and Martha Dickie MSYP at the Cabinet Takeover in November 2024.

    In November 2024, Martha Dickie MSYP and Esperanza Giesen MSYP gave a speech to the First Minister and…

    #Cabinet, #Campaigns, #Equality, #Gender-based violence, #Scottish Youth Parliament
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  • News

    SYP welcomes Youth Work (Scotland) Bill

    Launch of Youth Work (Scotland) Bill at Citadel Youth Centre in Leith, Edinburgh. SYP CEO Jamie Dunlop at the back, alongside other sector colleagues and young people with Martin Whitfield MSP at the front.

    As details of a new Bill to strengthen the role of youth work in Scotland are revealed today, SYP welcomes…

    #Campaigns, #Education, #UNCRC, #Youth Work
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  • UK Youth Parliament in Scotland

    Logos of UK Youth Parliament, UK Government's Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, National Youth Agency and SYP overlaid on a semi-transparent image of the House of Commons.

    The UK Youth Parliament (UKYP) was established in 1999 to provide opportunities for young people, including those from marginalised communities,…

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    Children and young people prepare for annual Cabinet meeting

    Bird's eye view of St Andrew's House, the Scottish Government HQ, in Edinburgh.

    Members of the Scottish Youth Parliament (MSYPs) and the Children’s Parliament (MCPs) will today take part in the Annual Cabinet…

    #Cabinet, #Campaigns, #Gender-based violence, #Human Rights, #Mental Health, #Scottish Youth Parliament, #UNCRC, #Youth Work
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    Our experience as Anti-Racist Champions

    MSYPs Daniela Onyewuenyi and Adauju Molokwu presenting on behalf of ARC at SYP’s 81st Sitting in June 2024.

    By Daniela Onyewuenyi MSYP and Shafa Waqas MSYP How ARC Began Daniela: In March 2024, SYP’s Anti-Racist Champions…

    #Anti-racism, #Equality, #Equality and diversity, #Scottish Youth Parliament
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    Reflecting on our SQA Advisory Group – young people’s views on qualifications and assessments

    Three images of MSYPs in a school classroom at an SYP event.

    Between 2021 and 2024, the Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP) worked in partnership with the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) on a…

    #Education
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    #ScotClimateWeek: Young people’s climate stories

    A graphic with a green background and comic style animations featuring a hand drawn storyboard showing a young person learning about fast fashion, getting involved in their school's eco committee, learning about local climate issues, going vegetarian and becoming an MSYP to advocate for climate action. Text at the top reads: '#ScotClimateWeek'.

    Over the past few months, myself and other MSYPs have been enjoying regular meetings with the Scottish Government’s Climate Directorate…

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  • News

    Our response to the Scottish Government announcement on qualifications and assessment

    Graphic with green background with text that reads: 'It's Our Future. Our response to the Scottish Government announcement'. Images of MSYPs at right.

    The Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills has this week responded to the 2023 report by Professor Louise Hayward,…

    #Education, #Human Rights, #Scottish Youth Parliament, #UNCRC
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