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
Student Participation in Irish Primary Schools
This research explores the perceptions of 125 primary school students (ages 8–12) in two Educate Together schools in Ireland.
A Literature Review on Methodologies for Consulting with Children Aged Birth to 5 Years
This report considers the participation of our youngest citizens from birth to 5 years and how this can be embedded in early childhood education and care in Ireland. Limitations of existing research have been highlighted by Correia et al. (2019) who state that there was no systematic review mapping international empirical research on young children’s right to participate in ECEC settings. Even that systematic review focuses on 3–6-year-olds and does not include very young children, nor did it include children with special needs. This literature review explores issues relating to what Cassidy et al (2022) describe as a complex, challenging and under researched area. It is understood that there is no such thing as children’s ‘voice’, rather children have a multiplicity of voices and these can be accessed in a variety of ways (O’Toole and Hayes, 2020). Given this understanding, practices need to be developed to support children’s participation from the earliest age. The aim of this literature review, then, is to provide policymakers and early years educators with a synthesis of the existing research in the field, allowing for a deeper understanding of current thinking with a comprehensive evidence-base on participation-related ideas, practices and outcomes in early years, highlighting state of the art and informing possible pathways to move the field forward.
Pieces of Us – What’s Next?
In the years since the last Children’s Report, children’s lives in Ireland have undoubtedly changed significantly. As with the rest of the world, the Covid 19 pandemic hit children in Ireland hard.
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
Taking a Children’s Human Rights Approach: Guidance
The purpose of this guidance is to provide information and resources to support public authorities and other organisations to implement a children’s human rights approach.
Young Children’s Right to be Heard on the Quality of Their Education: Addressing Potential Misunderstandings in the Context of Early Childhood Education
The paper questions whether existing understanding of children’s participation in early childhood education may extend beyond what is required by the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Youth Homelessness Strategy 2023-2025 – Infographic
In the years since the last Children’s Report, children’s lives in Ireland have undoubtedly changed significantly. As with the rest of the world, the Covid 19 pandemic hit children in Ireland hard.
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
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