Consultation with Children & Young People
We believe that children and young people know what kind of support they need and should be instrumental in the development of an innovative service that reflects their needs and ideas.
The consultation
Our consultation closely aligned with the aims of the Scottish Government, particularly the Getting it Right for Every Child (GIRFEC) policy and the Curriculum for Excellence. It supported young people to become confident individuals, responsible citizens and effective contributors, and has ensured young people are respected and included.
Our consultation workshops were developed to involve young people in decisions that affect their wellbeing, encourage them to take active roles by contributing their opinions, and ensure that People Know How has the capacity to involve them as equally contributing members of their communities.
Our aim
People Know How is devoted to innovating positive change, by valuing people’s potential, investing in creative processes, committing to meaningful action, and striving for innovating solutions.
Through this consultation, we aimed to support young people to discuss and identify existing gaps in youth support so that we could begin working alongside young people to develop new innovative ideas, projects, and services.
Key areas
Access to activities
Ensuring that young people have opportunities to do things they enjoy
Improving schools
Having more chances to learn and improving school facilities
Better lives
Ensuring that young people have respect, responsibility, and support to fulfill their potential
Nurturing environments
Growing up in nurturing homes and neighbourhoods
Health & healthy eating
Staying healthy and keeping fit
Being safe
Having safe places to grow up, learn and play
Stop bullying
Preventing bullying and providing support
Drugs & alcohol
Ensuring young people have support to prevent and address drug abuse, smoking, and underage drinking
Conclusions
The key areas for children and young people are varied, broad, and rich. We are committed to further exploring and addressing the challenges and opportunities they raise through further community research, working in partnership with other organisations, community development, and social innovation. Moving forward, we are confident these findings will shape our development and improve the quality of support that young people receive.
This consultation paved the way to our Positive Transitions service.