Archives for the 'young people’s views' 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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
Alcohol culture in Scotland… let’s get it sorted
Peer pressure, stress at school, isolation … these were just some of the issues about alcohol that came up in a podcast I did last week with Siobhan, one of the young people on the Youth Commission on Alcohol. The Commission is a group of young people from different parts of Scotland who are looking [...]
What does it mean to you to be young and Scottish?
Dear blog readers How nice is this summer sunshine? Roll on the holidays… The Scottish Youth Parliament are doing a debate at the Edinburgh Book Festival about Scottish Youth Identity. What does it mean to be young and Scottish? Is Scottish youth culture changing? To get people thinking, the Youth Parliament have made a film with different [...]
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