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We undertake a wide range of project work to help achieve our vision that all children in Scotland have an equal chance to flourish.

This includes:

  • Participation and direct engagement work with children, young people and families
  • Projects relating to influencing policy and legislation that meets the needs of children and families
  • Research and evaluation projects
  • Commissioned work
Featured project
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Participation through the Pandemic (2021-2022)

The project explored how coronavirus changed the ways in which children and young people can get involved in projects or access services.

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International School Meals Day (2013-2024)

International School Meals Day (ISMD) first came about as a result of an ongoing knowledge exchange connection on school meals between USA and Scotland, which began in 2009.

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Evaluation of Community Mental Health Services (2022)

In partnership with the Scottish Youth Parliament, Children in Scotland supported a group of MSYPs to work as part of a peer investigation team to evaluate mental health and wellbeing community support for 5-24 year-olds, parents and carers.

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Time to Talk Next Steps Scotland (2022-2023)

Time to Talk Next Steps Scotland was a 12-month pilot programme trialling online support for young people aged 16-25 with additional needs in Scotland: hearing their voice, building confidence and supporting transitions.

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Street League Youth Advisory Group

A project supporting Street League to set up a young people’s advisory group. Street League is a charity based on using sport and education to help overcome barriers facing young people gaining employment.

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Scotland’s Children’s Strategic Recovery Framework (2021)

This project informed how the Scottish Government's wider COVID-19 Strategic Framework could best support children, young people and families to navigate and recover from the pandemic.

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Young people and their data (2021-2022)

Alongside the Scottish Centre of Administrative Data Research (SCADR) to ask children and young people how their data should be gathered, stored and communicated with them.

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Participation through the Pandemic (2021-2022)

The project explored how coronavirus changed the ways in which children and young people can get involved in projects or access services.

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Street Sense: Road Safety Resource (2021)

Children in Scotland worked with Transport Scotland and The Gate, along with pupils and staff from Dean Park Primary School to review a new road safety resource created by Transport Scotland.

Children’s wellbeing and the Scottish budget (2020-2021)

In partnership with Dr Katherine Trebeck, the Carnegie Trust UK, and early years funder Cattanach, we raised awareness of what a robust child wellbeing approach to the Scottish budget would involve.