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Scotland’s Commissioner for Children and Young PeopleEvaluation of a RIGHT bletherEXECUTIVE SUMMARY1. This report presents the final findings from the evaluation of the nationalconsultation ‘a RIGHT blether’ undertaken by York Consulting on behalf ofScotland’s Commissioner for Children and Young People.2. The aims of a RIGHT blether were to consult with children and young peoplein order to: raise the profile and work of the Commissioner, Tam Baillie;inform the Commissioner’s strategic workplan 2011-2015; and raiseawareness of children’s rights, specifically the United Nations Convention onthe Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and particularly Article 12.3. The findings from the evaluation suggest that these aims were met andparticipation was impressive, with 74,059 children and young people takingpart in the VOTE element of the consultation alone.4. The evaluation methodology comprised of:I. an online census survey of all adults involved in the delivery of a RIGHTblether;II.III.ten qualitative telephone consultations with adults in local authorities,schools and youth settings;six focus groups with children and young people (three with childrenaged under 12 years old and three with young people over 12 yearsold). The focus groups were either conducted face-to-face or virtually.Key Findings: Effectiveness of a RIGHT blether5. Adult deliverers felt that the initiative was marketed effectively, with themajority hearing about a RIGHT blether via an event run by theCommissioner’s team or via their local authority (LA). The main motivationfor adults taking part in the initiative was to help teach children and youngpeople about their rights under the UNCRC. The concept of a nationalconsultation to help children and young people learn about democracy andvoting was clearly valued and welcomed by adult deliverers.i
Scotland’s Commissioner for Children and Young PeopleEvaluation of a RIGHT blether6. Survey respondents were most likely to have been involved in delivering theVOTE (79%). The element least participated in was CELEBRATE (27%). Twofifths(41%) delivered a workshop and just under a third (30%) were involvedwith the MEET element.7. Just over two-thirds of survey respondents (68%) agreed that a RIGHTblether was well managed and delivered overall. Respondents were lesspositive about the coordination of the consultation in their local area, withonly half rating it 4 or 5 out 5 and over a quarter (26%) rating it very poor orpoor (1 or 2 out of 5). Qualitative comments from adults suggest thatgreater planning was needed at a local level in order to support thosedelivering it and enable a greater number of children and young people toaccess the consultation.8. Views on whether a RIGHT blether was able to reach as many children andyoung people as possible were mixed, with some uncertainty in this area.Many liked the VOTE element as this was perceived as an activity that couldgain views of all children and young people across Scotland. Adultshighlighted that: not all children and young people had access to the MEETelement; the initiative was not as accessible to children with complex oradditional support needs; and not enough community and youth groupswere involved to engage children and young people out of school.9. Children and young people enjoyed participating in a RIGHT blether, with88% of adult deliverers agreeing with this statement. The five elements(where delivered) successfully engaged children and young people. In theview of adults, the VOTE and PARTICIPATE element were the most engaging.Where it took place, children and young people also reported meeting theCommissioner as having a particular impact on them, citing that it madethem feel they were being listened to and having their views taken intoaccount.10. Both adult deliverers and children and young people indicated that the VOTEelement could be improved to help engage them fully. This was particularlytrue for older young people, who felt the questions on the VOTE were tooclosed and simple, not focused enough or not relevant to the issues theyii
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