Evaluation of a RIGHT blether - York Consulting

Scotland’s Commissioner for Children and Young PeopleEvaluation of a RIGHT bletherFocus Groups1.13 Six focus groups were conducted with children and young people in primaryand secondary schools and youth organisations, who were known to haveparticipated in several elements of the initiative, as identified by theCommissioner’s team. These incorporated:three groups with primary age children (two primary schools and aYMCA-YWCA) and three with secondary age young people (twoacademies and one with the Scottish Youth Parliament);the groups conducted with schools were face-to-face and the groupswith children and young people from the Youth Parliament and theYMCA-YWCA were conducted successfully online using specialistvirtual focus group technology.Overview of Report1.14 The remainder of the report draws from our primary and secondary researchand is structured as follows:Section 2: Effectiveness of a RIGHT blether:delivery;engagement of children and young people;success factors and challenges;Section 3: Outcomes and Impact;Section 4: Future Development and Recommendations.7