Archives for the 'my life' Category
“Why label me because I’m in care?”
This month Enquire interviewed James, Melissa and Russell, three young people who all have experience of being in care. If you’re in care then sometimes this gets called being ‘looked after’. As Melissa says in the interview, there are more looked after young people than you might think. In fact, over 12,000 young people in Scotland [...]
Need to chill out? Pupils at Niddriemill primary head to The Retreat
Sometimes it may seem hard to control your behaviour. When other people at school call you names, or when you feel angry about stuff at home, it can really wind you up. What may help is having a place to chill out. Somewhere you can take a step back from it all and have a [...]
Enquire interview on Young Scot website
‘Young people can play a really important role in challenging the stigma about getting support at school. The truth is that we all need extra help at some point in our lives’. This was the message Enquire gave in a recent interview for In tune on the Young Scot website. It was an awesome opportunity for [...]
Congratulations to the Youth Commission on Alcohol for their report on alcohol culture in Scotland
Hi blog readers, Just been reading the Youth Commission on Alcohol report. Wow! It’s great! The young people involved have spent a year doing research about Scotland’s relationship to alcohol. They have talked to doctors, politicians from all over Europe, people in the alcohol industry and many children and young people affected by alcohol mis-use. [...]
Missed out on school? Young people in Falkirk tell Enquire what helps
Hello blog readers, How are you? Looking forward to the Easter holiday? Last week I went to Camelon to meet some of the pupils in the Interrupted Learners Group, which is run by Falkirk council. The people in the group have been unable to go to school because of mental health and medical reasons, as [...]
Awesome artwork by young carers about their lives
These totally cool pictures were created by young people supported by the Highland Carers Project. The young people involved all help to care for someone in their family who is unwell or has a disability. As you can see from the messages in the art, young carers have lots of different feelings about how their homelife impacts on school and time with friends.
For info and advice, and to chat online to other young carers, check out this website YC.net
Interview with Keith Gray, winner of Royal Mail Scottish Children’s Book Awards
Last week Enquire hung out with Keith Gray, the author whose book Ostrich Boys recently won the Royal Mail Scottish Children’s Book Awards. The book is about 3 teenage lads whose friend Ross has died in a traffic accident. Ross had told his friends that he always wanted to go to a village by the [...]
The one in which Enquire enjoys festive cheer with the LGBT Youth Council
Dear blog readers Last Friday I made my merry way through snow, ice and Christmas shoppers to visit the LGBT National Youth Council and interview some of its members. The Council is a network of young people aged 13-26 from across Scotland. Its members are elected to represent lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) young people [...]
Being bullied? Check out this You Tube film
Dear blog readers How are you? Starting to get in the festive spirit? This week I watched this awesome film about bullying. It was made by pupils at John Ogilvie High School and it was one of the winners of Scotland’s Anti-Bullying Week competition. The sound track and acting are great. And its got some [...]
Dear blog readers This week I bring you good news. You can now chat to ChildLine counsellors online as well as by telephone if you are feeling worried or upset about something in your life. So if school is getting you down and you need to chat, visit the Childline website. Here’s a cute picture [...]
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