Evaluation of a RIGHT blether - York Consulting

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