In October 2017, YouthLink commissioned Blake Stevenson Ltd to conduct research exploring what young people need to keep them in employment, education or training beyond the duration of their Activity Agreement.
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Activity Agreements Sustainability Research
Report Theme: Education & Learning
Author: Blake Stevenson Ltd YouthLink Scotland
Year Evidence Completed: 2018
Size of Study: 101-500
Location: Scotland-wide
School Sexual Health and Relationship Education
The Views of Young People with Additional Support Needs
Report Theme: Health & Wellbeing
Author: Highland Children's Forum
Year Evidence Completed: 2018
Size of Study: 101-500
Location: Highland
This report details the finding of the SHARE for ASN provision consultation. The aim of the consultation was to find out if the current sexual health and relationship education provision meets the needs of young people in Highland through an evaluation of the SHARE programme and SHARE for Additional Support Needs (ASN) provision, including the capacity of teachers to deliver it.
Not in full time education
Highland Children's Forum-Not in full time education briefing 2018
Report Theme: Additional Support for Learning
Author: Highland Children's Forum
Year Evidence Completed: 2018
Size of Study: 11-30
Location: Highland
Highland Children’s Forum undertook a consultation about the issue of children and young people not in full time education in response to anecdotal evidence of an increasing number of young people in Highland with additional support needs who were not accessing their right to a full-time education.
Rights Are Rights
You can't pick and choose them.
Report Theme: Rights
Author: Article 12 in Scotland
Year Evidence Completed: 2018
Size of Study: 51-100
Location: Scotland-wide
Summary report of young people’s recommendations regarding the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child Committee’s Concluding Observations [2016] on the implementation of the convention in the United Kingdom.
I Witness: The Concluding Observations
Young people's views of the UNCRC Committee's Concluding Observations [2016] on the implementation of the UNCRC in the UK
Report Theme: Participation & Engagement
Author: Article 12 in Scotland
Year Evidence Completed: 2018
Size of Study: 51-100
Location: Scotland-wide
This report contains the views, opinions and recommendations of the young people who participated in Article 12 in Scotland’s research processes, with regards to the Concluding Observations published in 2016, and the issues which they feel continue to impact upon their lives, and those of their families, friends and communities.
Not Included, Not Engaged, Not Involved
A report on the experiences of Autistic children missing school
Report Theme: Inclusion
Author: Children in Scotland The National Autistic Society Scotland Scottish autism
Year Evidence Completed: 2018
Size of Study: 1001-5000
Age range: 0-4 5-6 7-10 11-14 15-17 18+
Location: Scotland-wide
The report looks at understanding the amount of time some autistic pupils are missing from school and the reasons why this has happened, whether alternative arrangements for their education have been put in place, what support has been offered to return to school, and importantly, what the impact on the children and young people and theirfamilies has been.
Listen To Us
A report on Brexit by the Children and Young People's Panel on Europe
Report Theme: Rights
Author: Children in Scotland Together
Year Evidence Completed: 2018
Size of Study: 11-30
Age range: 7-10 11-14 15-17 18+
Location: Edinburgh City Glasgow City Highland Orkney Islands West Lothian
This report is based on what the members of the Children and Young People’s Panel on Europe have discussed and the recommendations they have made about what children and young people feel is most important to them as we leave the EU.
Heritage Hunters
Six-Month Project Summary and Review
Report Theme: Culture, Media & The Arts
Author: Children in Scotland
Year Evidence Completed: 2018
Size of Study: 101-500
Location: Dumfries & Galloway Edinburgh City Fife Glasgow City
Taking place in the Year of Young People 2018, this project aimed to broaden the participation of children and young people in heritage settings across Scotland. The report provides a 6 month update on the project and shares key learning and challenges.
Participation in Policy
The Impact of Children and Young People's Participation on Policy Making
Report Theme: Participation & Engagement
Author: Children in Scotland
Year Evidence Completed: 2018
Size of Study: 51-100
Location: Edinburgh City Renfrewshire Perth and Kinross
This report explores the nature and type of impact children and young people’s participation has had on policy making in Scotland.
Review of the Professional Standards
The experiences of children and young people
Report Theme: Rights
Author: Children in Scotland General Teaching Council for Scotland
Year Evidence Completed: 2018
Age range: 5-6 7-10 11-14 15-17 18+
Location: Dumfries & Galloway Edinburgh City Fife Highland Inverclyde Midlothian Perth and Kinross Scottish Borders West Dunbartonshire
This 2018 report gathers the experiences of children and young people, applying a mixed methods approach to answer one research question with one sub component: What makes a good teacher?