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Scotland’s Commissioner for Children and Young PeopleEvaluation of a RIGHT bletherwere concerned about. Young people were not aware that young people hadbeen canvassed before voting cards were produced about what should go onthem.11. Findings suggest that the initiative has been more engaging of childrenunder 12 years than those over 12 years old. Reasons for this include:challenges associated with coordinating the initiative at a local level haveperhaps adversely affected secondary schools; secondary schools requiremore time to plan activities into the school curriculum; and schoolsstruggled to see which lesson a RIGHT blether could fit into.12. The research has highlighted a number of success factors at a local levelassociated with effective delivery of a RIGHT blether. These include:providing timely feedback to children and young people on the results of theVOTE e.g. through wall displays or use of PPVote (software that enablesparticipants to interact with Microsoft PowerPoint slides using voting pads);aligning the initiative to existing activity or events to reinforce the messageabout rights e.g. if the school was working towards the Rights RespectingSchool status; having high-quality, adaptable materials and resourcesprovided to them to help integrate into activities and; delivering more thanone element of a RIGHT blether over a period of time to achieve greaterimpact.Key Findings: Outcomes and Impact13. Overwhelmingly the two biggest outcomes for those participating in a RIGHTblether have been on improving understanding and awareness of the workof the Commissioner and of children’s rights under the UNCRC. This hasbeen the case for both adults and young people participating in theconsultation. Wider impacts on children and young people include: thedevelopment of discussions on citizenship; an increased awareness of howthey can exercise their rights on a day-to-day basis; an increase inknowledge of and engagement in decision-making processes; and increaseddialogue about human rights in other countries.iii
Scotland’s Commissioner for Children and Young PeopleEvaluation of a RIGHT blether14. a RIGHT blether has impacted on adult deliverers and participatingorganisations positively but to a lesser extent than for children and youngpeople, largely because areas where a RIGHT blether could be expected toimpact, such as awareness and understanding of children’s rights, werealready well developed amongst a number of adult deliverers andparticipating organisations anyway. However the findings have highlightedseveral examples of impacts which include: schools signing up to UNICEF’sRights Respecting School as a result of their increased awareness ofchildren’s rights; using the VOTE results in a local authority to supportfuture activity; and integrating the materials and resources into otheractivity delivered by the school/youth organisation.Future Development and Recommendations15. Nearly four-fifths of survey respondents (79%) would take part in anotherinitiative run by Scotland’s Commissioner for Children and Young People.Adults feel that the concept behind the initiative was excellent andimportant. There are a number of aspects which adults and children andyoung people feel could be improved if a similar future initiative isdelivered. These focus on:timing and planning;improving the range, focus and scope of the questions used for theVOTE, particularly for older children and young people;improved coordination at a local level between schools, localauthorities, youth groups and community organisations; greater publicity and communication to a wider number oforganisations;greater use of GLOW meetings and social media to increaseinteractivity;timely feedback from the consultation using a range of methods.iv
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