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Supporting children aged 12-15 with additional support needs to exercise their rights to be involved in decisions about their support in school.

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An animated introduction to the rights of the child

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An animated introduction to the rights of the child

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Learn more about the Rights of the Child in Scotland

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Learn more about the Rights of the Child in Scotland

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UNCRC rights with easy to understand descriptors

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UNCRC rights with easy to understand descriptors

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It's every child's right not to be bullied. Children's rights are unique in that many of them, although designed for the safety and protection of children, have to be provided for by adults and the government.

Although children and young people are covered under the Human Rights Act 1998, their rights are more clearly specified under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).

Although neither specifically mentions bullying, bullying behaviour does breach a number of the articles in both. Alongside this, both outline the responsibilities of adults to protect and safeguard children and young people from bullying behaviour.

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It's every child's right not to be bullied. Children's rights are unique in that many of them, although designed for the safety and protection of children, have to be provided for by adults and the government. Although children and young people are covered under the Human Rights Act 1998, their rights are more clearly specified [...]

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Children and young people share their thoughts on children's rights

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Children and young people share their thoughts on children's rights

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Learning about rights and responsibilities

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Learning about rights and responsibilities

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What are rights and responsibilities? Learn more about your rights and responsibilities with this KS1 BBC Bitesize Primary Citizenship guide.

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Children's rights - Children's rights - 4th level Modern Studies Revision - BBC Bitesize

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Learn and revise what your rights are and what responsibilities you have with this BBC Bitesize Scotland Modern Studies guide for Fourth Level CfE.

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What are the universal human rights? - Benedetta Berti

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In Scotland, we all have a right to primary & secondary education, but we should also be able to access college and university education if we want to! Find out how you can get support to study after school.

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The United Nations (UN) is a 192 countries, which holds gatherings they write conventions or agreements to say what the countries that are members need to do in order to make a collectively fairer and more peaceful world.

You can read all the rights in the UNCRC on the Children and Young People's Commissioner website.

What are rights?

'Rights' are things that every child should have or be able to do. There are lots of rights laid out in the UNCRC , which are known as articles. There are 42 articles which talk about children's rights.

From the right to a name, the right to privacy and the right to housing and food, almost every country has agreed to recognise the rights in the UNCRC , one notable exception being the USA. All the rights are connected to each other and are equally important.

The fact that a country has signed the UNCRC does not guarantee that the rights will be respected, protected and fulfilled. Adults are responsible for respecting these rights and countries are responsible for creating laws that will protect these rights.

Article 42 in the UNCRC says that countries have to make sure that children know what their rights under the UNCRC are UNCRC is available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish so that as many people as possible can read and understand it.

What does it mean for young people in Scotland?

d, the rights set out in the UNCRC are often upheld by different laws, and Scottish Parliament is current working to make sure all rights in the UNCRC are covered by Scots Law. This is called the incorporation of the UNCRC

To help keep some of the promises made to young people about their rights, the Scottish Government set up the Children and Young People 's Commissioner Scotland ( - sometimes called the Children's Commissioner) in 2003 and the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child monitors whether the UNCRC is being upheld in the UK.

At the moment, Scottish Government are currently working to incorporate the UNCRC into Scots Law, which you can hear more about from the Children and Young People's Commissioner. Scotland is to introduce new laws that provide legal protections of these rights in Scots Law.

The Children and Young People' s C ommissioner works to protect and promote young people's rights in Scotland. The Scottish Youth Parliament also exists so young people can represent their views to decision-makers and M S P s and ensure their rights are promoted and protected.

If you would like to find out more about your rights, you can look at the UNCRC and more information about it on the Children and Young People's Commissioner website and explore more Young Scot information about rights.

Visit the Activate Your Rights homepage to find out more about your rights.

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Find out what the UNCRC is, what it does and what it means for children and young people all over the world.

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An introduction to Rights from Young Scot

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An introduction to Rights from Young Scot

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Activate Your Rights is information created for young people, by young people in partnership with Children in Scotland, Scottish Government and Young Scot. Find out about your rights, what the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) means to you and what to do if you feel your rights aren't being respected.

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The Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland

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If you are a child or young person looking for advice and information you can contact us on 0800 019 1179 or by email at inbox@cypcs.org.uk. Adults looking for advice and information on behalf of a child or young person can contact us at inbox@cypcs.org.uk.

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Your school has a responsibility to make sure your rights are respected and that you receive an appropriate education. Find out what your rights are while at school.