The What Kind of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½? project has given children and young people across ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ the chance to influence how adults plan and run the city’s services.
on the Children’s Parliament website.
What Kind of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½? follows on from 2017’s ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Children’s Partnership project. Children’s Parliament and Young ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Action delivered the project on behalf of the City of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Council and ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Children’s Partnership.
The project
What Kind of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½? worked with 40 children and young people to find out what matters to them and what they would like to see improve. Twenty decision makers from
- the Council
- NHS Lothian
- the voluntary sector
- Police Scotland
met with the children and young people six times from August 2018. They heard their views on the five priorities of the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Children’s Partnership:
- best start in life
- health and wellbeing
- fairness
- achieving your best in education
- participation and empowerment.
The decision-makers made pledges in response to the suggestions.
What Kind of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½? provides a model of strategic engagement for adult stakeholders, children and young people. It supports the public bodies who form ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Children’s Partnership to meet obligations defined in the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act (2014).