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14-17-year-olds: Raise your voice
Raise your voice: Apply to be one of our young advisers and make a real difference to the work we do.
Raise your voice: Become one of the Commissioner’s Young AdvisersNews & stories
See all news and storiesTeenagers urged to “raise your voice” to advise Children’s Commissioner
Teenagers are being encouraged to join a group advising the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland.
In Scotland, Internationally, at home: Jonathan blogs on his experience as a #YoungAdviser
Young Adviser Jonathan blogs on his time working with young people internationally while unable to leave Scotland during the pandemic.
Children and families must be urgently supported during any further school closures, says Children’s Commissioner
Commissioner Bruce Adamson is raising his concerns directly with the Scottish Government following announcement of further school closures.
UK’s Children’s Commissioners say systemic disadvantages must be addressed as report shows nearly a quarter of Scotland’s children in poverty
UK Children’s Commissioners are calling on the UK Government and its devolved governments to address systemic disadvantages in a joint report to the UN.
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