The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child sets out the rights of all children. Two of these rights are:
In Scotland, every child has the right to additional support for learning to help them get the most out of school.
Children aged 12 – 15 with additional support needs have even more rights to ensure they are involved decisions about their support. My Rights, My Say supports children and adults to make these rights a reality.
My Rights, My Say is free, confidential, easy to use, and supports children to speak up about what they need. Find out more about how we can help in our sections on Support for children and Support for practitioners.
Why do children aged 12 – 15 have these specific rights?
Children aged 12 – 15 have these rights so they get the support they need.
Children aged 12 – 15 have these rights to make sure they are genuinely involved decisions about their support.
Children aged 12 – 15 have these rights so those children whose parents are not able to act on their on their behalf can still get the support they need.