Young Scots’ experiences of COVID-19

Today we launch The Children and Young People’s Manifesto Scotland with our Young Consultants from #ScotYouthandCOVID3. Will you help them get the word out and involve as many children and young people across the country as possible?

In January 2022 we embarked on phase 3 of our #ScotYouthandCOVID project. In this blog, we detail the experiences and needs of young people who are refugees or asylum seekers and have been separated from their families. We also note what they need to be incorporated into the Children and Young People’s Manifesto for Rights in Recovery.

In January 2022 we embarked on phase 3 of our #ScotYouthandCOVID project. In this blog, the third in a 4 part series, our Young Consultants outline how they feel extra-curricular opportunities and transitions between schools and into employment should change in Scotland’s education system.

In January 2022 we embarked on phase 3 of our #ScotYouthandCOVID project. In this blog, the third in a 4 part series, our Young Consultants outline how they feel assessments should change in Scotland’s secondary education.

In January 2022 we embarked on phase 3 of our #ScotYouthandCOVID project. In this blog, the second in a 4 part series, our Young Consultants outline how they feel the curriculum and delivery of learning should change in Scotland’s secondary education.

In January 2022 we embarked on phase 3 of our #ScotYouthandCOVID project. In this blog, the first in a 4 part series, our Young Consultants outline the principles they think are central to a fair and motivating Scottish education system.

In January 2022 we embarked on phase 3 of our #ScotYouthandCOVID project. In this blog, the second of two, we detail the experiences and needs of Young Carers. This blog focuses on the experiences of young carers living across Highland, and what both they and young carers from Edinburgh need us to incorporate into our Manifesto for Children and Young People’s Rights in Recovery.

In January 2022 we embarked on phase 3 of our #ScotYouthandCOVID project. In this blog, the first of two, we detail the experiences and needs of Young Carers. This blog focuses on the experiences of Edinburgh’s Young Carers to incorporate into our Manifesto for Children and Young People’s Rights in Recovery.

In January 2022 we embarked on phase 3 of our #ScotYouthandCOVID project. In this blog, we detail the needs to incorporate into our Manifesto for Children and Young People’s Rights in Recovery for children in primary school.

In January 2022 we embarked on phase 3 of our #ScotYouthandCOVID project. In this blog, we detail the Asks to add to our Manifesto for Children and Young People’s Rights in Recovery for children and young people who have family members in prison.

In January 2022 we embarked on phase 3 of our #ScotYouthandCOVID project. In this blog, we detail the needs to incorporate into our Manifesto for Children and Young People’s Rights in Recovery, for children and young living with Long Covid.

In January 2022 we embarked on phase 3 of our #ScotYouthandCOVID project. In this blog, we detail the experiences of children and young people living with Long Covid.

In January 2022 we embarked on phase 3 of our #ScotYouthandCOVID project. In this blog, we detail the experiences of children and young people during the latest wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, and what it’s been like to learn during this disruption.

Today we launch our #ScotYouthandCOVID2 report with the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland. The repot tells the story of our Virtual Participatory Action research project on children and young people’s experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic so far. Read all about it here!

This blog presents the strategy, constructed with our Young Consultants on the #ScotYouthandCOVID2 project, to turn their Asks to the Scottish Government into a manifesto for as many children and young people as possible. Key themes include representation, communication, cooperation & collaboration, being heard, and considering timelines.

In March, we resumed workshops for STAGE 2 of APiC's COVID-19 Project with Children and Young People in Scotland. Supported by the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland (CYPCS). ScotYouthandCOVID2 has recalled the Young Consultants who participated in our...

In March, we resumed workshops for STAGE 2 of APiC's COVID-19 Project with Children and Young People in Scotland. Supported by the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland (CYPCS). ScotYouthandCOVID2 has recalled the Young Consultants who participated in our...

Last month we resumed workshops for STAGE 2 of APiC's COVID-19 Project with Children and Young People in Scotland. Supported by the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland (CYPCS), ScotYouthandCOVID2 has recalled the Young Consultants who participated in our...

In workshop 4 of #ScotYouthandCOVID2 we reflected together with our Young Consultants on how the project had gone so far, anything new that had emerged over the Easter Holidays, and within each taskforce group looked at how we might learn from best practice for developing recommendations to the new Scottish Government administration. The findings relate to wellbeing, remote schooling and the return to school buildings.

Two weeks ago we resumed workshops for STAGE 2 of APiC's COVID-19 Project with Children and Young People in Scotland. Supported by the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland (CYPCS), #ScotYouthandCOVID2 has recalled the Young Consultants who participated in...

Last week, we began workshops for STAGE 2 of APiC's COVID-19 Project with Children and Young People in Scotland. Supported by  the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland (CYPCS), ScotYouthandCOVID2  has recalled the Young Consultants who participated in our...

Two weeks ago we announced the beginning of STAGE 2 of APiC's COVID-19 Project with Children and Young People in Scotland. Supported by  the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland (CYPCS), ScotYouthandCOVID2  has recalled the Young Consultants who...

We're are excited to be announcing today STAGE 2 of APiC's COVID-19 Project with Scottish Children and Young People! The Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland (CYCPS) approached us asking that we recall the Young Consultants who participated in our...

This blog accompanies the publication of #ScotYouthandCOVID, our COVID-19 Research Report on Children and Young People’s participation during lockdown. The report provides the full story of our COVID-19 Project with Scottish Children and Young People. You can download...

This blog, the fourth about our Covid-19 Project with Scottish Children and Young People, details further outcomes from Workshop 3 that relate to remote learning and the growing attainment gap. Taking the 5 big Covid-19 challenges discussed in workshop 2, our young consultants were unanimous that remote schooling is having the greatest impact on their well-being.

Covid-19 Project with Scottish Children and Young People This blog, our third about our Covid-19 Project, details outcomes from Workshop 2. Taking the 5 big changes identified in Workshop 1 as a framework, teams discussed the Covid-19 challenges for Scottish Children...

Covid-19 Project with Scottish Children and Young People In this blog, the second in our series, we outline the big 5 Covid-19 changes for Scottish children and young people. They are the outcomes of a Workshop led by young teams from across Scotland, in a project...

Do Scottish Children and Young People have a right to contribute meaningfully to the Covid-19 Crisis Response? During lockdown, young people's views have largely been missing from the news and the crisis response. Noting this in early April 2020, A Place in Childhood...