Archives for the 'my rights' Category
The day that aliens from outer space visited our Pupil Council
Looking for examples of democracy in action, aliens from space are visiting pupil councils at schools around the country. Don’t believe me? Check out this comic Councils of the Galaxy, pictured below. Children in Scotland – the organisation that made the comic – has sent a copy of it to every school in Scotland. So [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
If you could visit the Parliament and ask a politician a question, what would you ask?
Got a burning question for a politician about issues that are affecting you and your mates’ lives? Now is your chance to ask it! This Friday, 21 August at 2pm, Young People’s Question Time will be hosted at the Scottish Parliament. You can find out more and book tickets on the Festival of Politics website. [...]
Need something fun to do this weekend? Check out the cool stuff going on for Refugee Week
A refugee is someone who has had to run away from their home country because it’s not safe to be there. It may be that they have had to leave because of war or because armed gangs or corrupt people in power are making it very dangerous for them. There are lots of cool [...]
Enquire talks to Vice Chair of Scottish Youth Parliament
Met up with Kris from the Scottish Youth Parliament this week to find out all the gossip and get info about their latest campaign ‘Being Young is Not a Crime’. The Scottish Youth Parliament are about to celebrate their 10th birthday – lots of cool stuff planned, as Kris explains in this interview. So Enquire [...]
Respect is the word of the week
Met up with some of the lovely folk at RespectMe a few days ago. RespectMe is Scotland’s campaign to stop bullying. I thought this poster below was really cool – it has a very important message. Being bullied hurts and knowing what to do to make it stop and who to turn to for [...]
Enquire talks to Duddingston Primary about street dancing, bullying and gangs
This week I met up for a chat with some pupils at Duddingston Primary on a lovely sunny day. We did a podcast interview about a cool street dance which they won a prize for at a recent talent show organised by the Edinburgh and Lothian Race Equality Council. Lots of Primary schools took part [...]
Exam time coming up – how are you feeling?
Its coming up to exam time. How are you feeling? Nervous? Ready? Stressed? You might feel that you need some extra help to do your best in exams. It’s up to your school to make sure you get this extra help, but you should be able to have a say in deciding what help you need. So if you [...]
Rock on… young people with learning disabilities want to party too
Dear blog readers I heard about a cool punk band today called Heavy Load. They are a bunch of guys, some of whom have learning disabilities. And they like to rock out! The band have a campaign called the Stay up Late Campaign. They think its not fair that people with learning disabilities have to go [...]
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