Do you work with children and young people aged 12–15?
My Rights, My Say is here to help them have a say in decisions about their education.
It’s free, confidential, and easy to use.
As someone working with children and young people, you have an important role in helping them take part in decisions that affect them.
My Rights, My Say is here to support you in doing this. We can help make sure children have the opportunity to take part in decisions about their education.
How can My Rights, My Say help?
My Rights, My Say can help the children you work with to:
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Want to find out more about how My Rights, My Say works?
Explore the different parts of the service below and see how we can support the children and young people you work with.
Children’s Views
Find out about the My Rights, My Say Children’s Views service and how it can help children aged 12–15 to have their say.
Independent Advocacy
Find out about My Rights, My Say’s Independent Advocacy service and how it can support children aged 12–15 to have their say.
Legal Support
Find out about My Rights, My Say Legal Support and how it can help children aged 12–15 to make sure their rights are being met.
Advice and Information
Find out about our advice and information and how it can help children aged 12–15 and their families to make sure their rights are being met.
Children’s Rights
In Scotland, children aged 12–15 have a number of rights. My Rights, My Say is a service designed to support them in using them.
The Additional Support Needs Tribunal
Find out about the Additional Support Needs Tribunal Scotland, what disagreements it looks at and how My Rights, My Say can help you.
Independent Adjudication
Learn what independent adjudication means and how it helps when there’s a disagreement about support at school.
Co-ordinated Support Plans
Find what a co-ordinated support plan is, how they can help and what how My Rights, My Say can support with them.
Illustration Activity Pack (digital)
Teaching resource (DIGITAL VERSION), exploring the Rights of Children with Additional Support Needs aged 12-15 [please note if you are printing the Activity Pack, please also download the PRINT VERSION]
Teaching Resource: Slides
A PowerPoint presentation which gives pupils an opportunity to look at children’s rights from a Scottish perspective, specifically learning about the extension of rights to 12-15 year olds with additional
Supporting children to share their views
A guide for professionals: best practice for communicating with children and young people about gathering their views.
Involving children in decisions
Reasons why it’s important children are involved in decisions about their additional support for learning.
Training and development
The My Rights, My Say Children’s Views service can also deliver training and development for your school, local authority or organisation.
We offer tailored sessions that help staff understand children’s rights and feel confident in supporting children with additional support needs to share their views and take part in decisions.
eLearning Module
Develop your practice in listening to and involving children with additional support needs in decisions about their support.
This course shares key learning from My Rights, My Say and its partner organisations, bringing together real experience and common themes from our work.