How Babies, Toddlers and Young Children had Voice in Decision- making in the Design and Delivery of a Dance Curriculum
How a dance facilitator created the conditions for babies, toddlers, and young children to have a voice in decision-making.
Writing to Children – A Toolkit for Judges
A helpful reference point for judges when they are trying to decide if and how to write to the child or children involved in their cases.
Author: Family Justice Young People’s Board, Family Division
Guidance on Creating an Inclusive Youth Club
Guidance for Volunteers on Creating an Inclusive Youth Club/Group
Author: NYCI
A National Induction Training Framework for Volunteers Engaged in Youth Work Practice
A resource for youth work organisations to support the induction and training of their volunteers.
Author: NYCI
VUĊI Toolkit – Valuing and Understanding Children’s Impact
A helpful tool designed specifically to measure the impact of child participation on children, adults, and policymaking.
Author: Government of Malta, UCC, Commissioner for Children
Tips for Including Children from Birth to 5 Years in Decision-making
Here are some good practice tips to help you involve children from birth to 5 years in decision-making.
Author: Hub na nÓg, DCEDIY
Toolkit for Including Children in Participation in Decision-making from Birth to 5 Years
How to listen to babies, toddlers and young children and involve them in decision-making on matters that affect them.
Author: Hub na nÓg, DCEDIY
Children’s Realities in Europe: Progress & Gaps
This report compiles information from 57 Eurochild members in 31 countries across Europe and provides an overview of children’s realities in these countries. The report aims to identify good and promising practices, working solutions, and country-specific recommendations for EU decision-makers and national governments to draw from when addressing children’s needs.
Youth Voice in Creative Schools: Reflections on Practice
This publication is an attempt to capture, celebrate and share ways of working, reflections, ideas, and challenges that have been part of the journey of many Creative Schools. The articles provide a snapshot of the hundreds of projects and programmes which have creatively raised children’s voices. Of course, consultation with children and young people has been a feature of arts in schools and arts in other places for a long time but the scale and reach of Creative schools since 2018 has given us this opportunity to bring together some examples of recent practice, which we offer to anyone with an interest in this area.
Building Children’s Futures: Using Children’s Rights to Recover from the Global Pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic was a worldwide crisis, which had a significant impact on children’s lives. The effects were most damaging for children who were already living in disadvantaged circumstances (United Nations, 2020), with children from economically and socially disadvantaged backgrounds suffering the most (European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, 2021). Using Ireland as a case study, the purpose of this research is to work collaboratively with children and young people to understand how a child rights-based approach can be embedded in decision-making in times of emergency.