Toolkits & Guidance
Practical resources to help you to give children and young people a voice on issues that affect their lives, as well as guidance to help you to create youth-friendly versions of your work.
Toolkit
12 Steps to a Youth-friendly Board/Strategic Meeting
This resource should be used alongside the AIM The Right Way resource.
Author: Scottish Youth Parliament
• -1 min read
Guidance
Taking a Children’s Human Rights Approach: Guidance
Providing information and resources to support public authorities and other organisations to implement a children’s human rights approach.
Author: Scottish Government
2024
• 45 min read
Guidelines
Council of Europe Handbook on Children’s Participation
This handbook is for professionals working for and with children.
Author: Dr A. Crowley, Prof. C. Larkins, & L M Pinto
• 15 min read
Toolkit
Consulting our Youngest Children Toolkit
The strategies in this tool can be used by adults working on an individual basis with a young child for a specific purpose.
Author: Highland Child Protection Committee & Care and Learning Alliance
• 15 min read
Guidelines
Learner Participation in Educational Settings (3-18)
This guidance provides a new definition of learner participation for Scottish education (ages 3-18).
Author: Education Scotland
• 10 min read
Guidance
Including Young People on Committees
Providing guidance, practical advice and useful sign-posting to government departments and agencies.
Author: National Participation Office, DCEDIY
2023
• 15 min read