A Report on the Views of Young People on Child Poverty and Wellbeing
A Report of a Consultation Process with the CPWPO Youth Advisory Group.
Scoping Document on the Inclusion of Disabled Children and Young People in Participation in Decision-Making
The aim of this scoping document is to provide advice on approaching participative processes and initiatives in the most accessible and inclusive way possible.
Listening and Engaging with Care Experienced Individuals: A Good Practice Guide
The purpose is to support councillors, council officers and those working in other organisations who want to work with those with care experience for the purposes of co-production, consultation, training or other forms of engagement in which a person’s lived experience of children’s social care is a key part of the expertise they bring.
Meaningful Youth Engagement in the Multilateral System – Voices for Impact
The research in this report investigates whether the approaches that have been used to involve young people have been effective in meaningfully engaging them in decision-making processes. It also explores whether involving young people in decision making influences policies, shapes communities and impacts the lives of young participants
Opportunities for Youth – National Strategy for Youth Work and Related Services
Opportunities for Youth: National Strategy for Youth Work and Related Services sets out Ireland’s key policy ambitions for youth work and related services.
The Meaningful Participation of Children in Matters that Affect Them: Child Participation in the Context of Child Protection Across Five European Countries
This paper considers children’s participation in CP legislative and policy frameworks of Bulgaria, Ireland, Malta, Norway and Serbia. It proceeds by detailing the extent to which children are heard and facilitated with access to participate in practice.
Redeveloping the Primary School Curriculum – Wellbeing (PE & SPHE)
This report recounts further consultation with children which took place to help shape NCCA’s development of the new curriculum specification for Wellbeing with children from Stages 3 and 4 (Third to Sixth Classes) in four primary schools between April and June 2023.
Planning For Me? Planning With Me. Placing Lundy’s Model of Child Participation at the Heart of Individual Education Plans
The rights of children and young people have gained prominence over recent years, spanning a range of settings and domains. In particular, the importance of eliciting, listening to and acting on the voices and views of children and young people has featured strongly in a range of legislative and policy documents. Internationally, this rights-based focus is particularly informed by the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Report on the Consultation with Disabled Children and Young People on their inclusion in Decision-Making
The views of children and young people on creating guidance documents for policy makers and those who facilitate the participation of disabled children and young people in decision making, with a particular focus on those who use augmentative or alternative communication.
A Literature Review on the Inclusion of Disabled Children and Young People in Participation in Decision-Making
This literature review examines the available evidence concerning the participation of disabled children and young people in decision-making. This evidence is needed in order to inform the development of a toolkit on how to meaningfully and effectively involve disabled children and young people in the decision-making process and approach participative consultations and initiatives in the most accessible and inclusive way possible.