New insight into the impact of the cost crisis has revealed people as young as 11-years-old are worried about the effect rising prices are having on their parents.
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Education Scotland (ES) and Young Scot (YS) established a partnership in April 2021 with the purpose of creating the Young People’s Strategic Panel, a co-design group composed of a variety of young volunteers aged between 13-17 from across Scotland. The Panel has been exploring the work of ES and the UNCRC through their own lived experiences, collaborating with ES staff, identifying their priorities from issues they had identified and testing out their solutions before producing their recommendations for ES to take forward.
Read MoreOver the past year, the youth forum has continued working collaboratively with HES to develop and build on the 2021 recommendations. The forum established key priorities before developing these into prototype designs that offer creative solutions and test out how change can be implemented at HES. The HistoricScot Youth Forum was established in 2020 and aimed at increasing youth engagement and connection to heritage as well as actively involving young people in decision-making throughout Historic Environment Scotland (HES).
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Lìbhrig Young Scot, ann an com-pàirteachas le Bòrd na Gàidhlig, suirbhidh gus tuigse a mheudachadh air mar a bhios daoine òga a’ cleachdadh Gàidhlig air-loidhne, agus gus na goireasan agus na meadhanan a tha iad a’ cleachdadh as trice gus susbaint agus fiosrachaidh a lorg a chomharrachadh.
Young Scot, in partnership with Bòrd na Gàidhlig, delivered a survey to increase understanding of how young people engage with Gaelic online, and identify the resources and mediums they use most when looking for content and information.
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Young Scot and YouthLink Scotland delivered the first YouthVIP Summit, an event that was co-designed and co-delivered with young volunteers of the Youth Volunteering Legacy Group. The event brought together young people and organisations across Scotland to discuss the current trends and issues in youth volunteering.
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This report outlines findings from a survey conducted by Fast Forward and Young Scot and commissioned by the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE) to gain top-level insights into young people’s views on gambling and gaming.
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Public Health Scotland’s Young People’s Panel met to produce a set of recommendations that inform Public Health Scotland how their organisation can continue to engage with young people, supporting their health and wellbeing in the process.
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