Archives for the 'my say' 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 [...]
How are you feeling? Have your say in a national survey
Have you been feeling unwell for a long time? Have you got a disability? Then now is your chance to share your views in a national survey. The survey is about how being ill or disabled affects your life. It asks questions like: – Do you have enough time with your friends? – How is [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
A big thank you to Iona for sending us her drawings about school :)
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
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 [...]
Drugs and alcohol – think you know all the risks? Fast Forward can set the record straight
Fast Forward promotes health and well-being by giving young people the info that they need to make wise choices about drugs and alcohol. They believe that young people are often more likely to listen and respond to info that’s given by their peers – people close to them in age – rather than by adults. This [...]
Author Lynne Rickards talks to Enquire about Pink penguins and other wonders
Hello there blog readers, How’s school going? Looking forward to half term break? Last week I met up with Lynne Rickards, her daughter Anna and her son Cameron. Lynne has written some awesome books for children. Her latest book is called Pink. It’s about a Penguin called Patrick who wakes up one morning to find [...]
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