Children in Scotland celebrates progress in advocacy, membership and services

Children in Scotland has today released its 2024-25 achievement report, celebrating highlights from across the organisation. The report demonstrates significant progress despite ongoing economic challenges.

The organisation worked directly with over 2,600 children and young people, delivered training to more than 12,000 delegates, and hosted 60 events including a vibrant Annual Conference attended by over 450 professionals. It welcomed 57 new organisations and individuals into membership.

A central focus remained the empowerment of young voices. The Changing our World advisory group helped shape education policy, and the Access All Arts Fund allowed children and young people across Scotland to access arts funding and develop their creative interests – with a panel of children and young people themselves making key decisions on awards.

In the report, CEO Dr Judith Turbyne emphasises the organisation’s values of bravery, kindness, collaboration, and fairness. Speaking on the economic challenges faced across the children’s sector, she said: “Crises can be a lever for change. Our role is to ensure children’s rights and voices remain at the centre of decision-making.”

The charity’s services continued to thrive, with Enquire handling 1,400 enquiries and Resolve marking 20 years of mediation success, while the My Rights, My Say children’s views service had its busiest year ever, receiving 120 referrals.

Meanwhile, policy work gained traction with contributions to Scottish Parliament inquiries and strong advocacy for sustainable third sector funding.

The report contains a range of resources, including reports, free eLearning modules, and consultation responses produced by Children in Scotland during 2024-25.

Read the full report now