Together's UNCRC Training – Children’s Human Rights Approach Principles

Upcoming training sessions: 

Children's Human Rights Approach: Empowerment – Tuesday 9th December 10am – 12pm 

Children's Human Rights Approach: Participation – Tuesday 20th January 2.30pm – 4.30pm 

Children's Human Rights Approach: Equality and Non-Discrimination – Tuesday 19th May 10am – 12pm 

Read on to find out more information about the content of these training sessions. 

Location: 

Online with Microsoft Teams  

Cost per session: £45 for Together NGO members, £75 for non-members. Click here to register.  

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Join Together to develop your understanding of how to implement the five principles of a Children’s Human Rights Approach in your work and organisation with a detailed focus on each principle. The UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024 brought important children’s rights protections into law in Scotland, and taking a Children’s Human Rights Approach is crucial to ensure that children’s rights are implemented in practice. 

The workshops aim to equip attendees with:  

• How they can consider children’s rights in their work 

• Deeper knowledge of the one of five principles of a Children’s Human Rights Approach 

• An understanding of the links with the other four principles 

• Ideas for how to implement the principle in their working practice 

• Resources for further study 

Whether you’re new to this area or looking to deepen your practice, the session will draw on real-life examples and learning outcomes from the Children’s Rights Skills and Knowledge Framework to support your next steps.  

All attendees will receive a participant pack to get familiar with materials and key concepts in advance.  

Embedding  

This session focuses on putting children’s rights at the core of decision making, working practice, planning, reporting, and the delivery of services. 

Some of the topics explored will be how to:  

• Understand the links between the UNCRC and other polices and frameworks 

• Develop training to support children’s rights skills and knowledge 

• Promote children’s rights 

• Use Child Rights Impact Assessments and Evaluations 

• Collect and monitor information on babies, children and young people to support their rights 

• Use child rights budgeting 

Equality and Non-Discrimination 

This session focuses on ensuring that every baby, child and young person has what they need so that they have equal opportunity to fulfil their potential. 

Some of the topics explored will be how to:  

• Understand rights at risk groups in the context of the UNCRC 

• Support babies, children and young people to have equal access to their rights 

• Recognise potential concerns about children’s rights 

• Gain understanding about babies, children and young people’s lived experience 

Empowerment 

This session focuses on building the agency and capacity of babies, children and young people to claim their rights. 

Some of the topics explored will be how to:  

• Develop an empowering and supportive relationship with babies, children and young people 

• Understand evolving capacity 

• Ensure that babies, children and young people get information in ways they can understand 

• Ensure that babies, children and young people can express their views and have them taken into account  

• Support children and young people as human rights defenders 

Participation 

This session focuses on gathering the views of babies, children and young people and using that information to shape your work.  

Some of the topics explored will be how to:  

• Conduct high quality, child friendly participation work 

• Consider babies, children and young people whose rights are at risk 

• Work collaboratively to design participation activities 

• Ensure feedback is embedded in every stage of participation 

Accountability  

This session focuses on building a culture of everyday responsibility for children’s rights across all services.  

Some of the topics explored will be how to:  

• Be transparent in decision making, and explain decisions to children and young people in ways they can understand  

• Act on feedback and ensure children can challenge decisions that affect them  

• Support access to independent advocacy and complaints processes  

• Ensure public authorities are accountable for upholding rights under the UNCRC