Changing our World

Changing our World is the the children and young people’s advisory group for Children in Scotland. Members of the group are aged 8-25, all with different backgrounds, ideas, experiences and views.

We have regular meetings to share our views and experiences with Children in Scotland to make their work more relevant to children’s lives.

What do group members do?

Come to regular meetings (some online and some in person)
have opportunities to talk about their experiences and share your opinions on issues that are really important to young people
Have opportunities to think about what they would like to change and how we can do that together
work on a range of activities and projects in lots of different ways. There is something that will suit and interest everyone!
Have opportunities to meet decision makers and make change!

How have Changing our World... changed our world?

They've thought about key hot topics for children and young people, recently this has included developing a paper on Education and Learning. The group are also planning an event on Equalities and Inclusion.
Worked on vaping to explore the needs of children and young people in this area. The group met with the Minister for Public Health and Women’s Health, delivered a workshop at Children in Scotland’s annual conference with Fast Forward, and even won a Children’s Health Award.
Worked with our Learning and Events and Communications team to plan our annual conference. Members of the group co-chaired the conference in 2024 and will do again in 2025.
Supported interviews for all new staff in our Policy, Projects and Participation department, our Chief Executive Officer and with members of our Board.
Supported the refresh of Children in Scotland’s values.
And loads more!!

Group members say the most important things about the group are:

Meeting new people
Having fun!
Developing skills and confidence
Helping make decisions that will improve the lives of children and young people

Get involved

Information coming soon.

Meet the Children in Scotland team

We have an experienced participation team working with the Changing our World group, helping them have the most rewarding and enjoyable experience with us.

Chris, Policy, Projects and Participation Manager – Chris has been working at Children in Scotland for eight years, he works really closely with the group. Chris plays cricket, has a cat called Ollie and reads loads of crime books.

Parisa, Senior Policy, Projects and Participation Officer, has worked with Children in Scotland for four years and also spends a lot of time with Changing our World. Parisa studied Law at Durham University and in her spare time she is learning Farsi to communicate with her Iranian family, enjoys reading and spends a disproportionate amount of time petting dogs.

Lots of other members of the team work with the group.