Creating child-friendly versions of written documents
If it’s friendly for the adults, it should be friendly for the kids. And if it’s friendly for the kids,it will also be more friendly for the adults.
Author: Professor Laura Lundy
How to Write a Child-friendly Document
A guide to advancing children’s rights, and develop or guide the development of child-friendly information.
Author: Save the Children
The Nine Basic Requirements for Meaningful and Ethical Children’s Participation
Serves to ensure quality child participation in ‘all processes in which a child or children are heard and participate’.
Author: Save the Children
The Rights of Child Human Rights Defenders – Implementation Guide
This Implementation Guide aims to complement the existing commentary and advice on HRDs by articulating the rights of CHRDs and identifying what is distinctive about children’s rights.
Author: Professor Laura Lundy
Meaningful Participation and Engagement of Children and Young People
These principles and guidelines have been developed to support Children in Scotland’s organisational practice.
Author: Children in Scotland
Year of Young People 2018: Co-design Blueprint
This blueprint sets out the ethos and environment young people hope organisations will work to create.
Author: Young Scot, Children in Scotland, Scottish Youth Parliament
Children First – National Guidance for the Protection and Welfare of Children
These guidelines are intended to assist with the identification, notification, investigation, and management of child abuse cases.
The 7 Golden Rules for Participation
A set of principles that anyone working with children and young people can use.
Author: CYPCS
Child-Led Participation: A Childminders Guide
This guide is to help improve knowledge about child participation and to provide childminders with guidance for good practice.
Author: Scottish Childminding Association
Taking and Using the Images of Children and Young People in the Arts Sector
Compiled by the Arts Council in collaboration with the arts sector and the Health Service Executive.