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This section of the website will be updated with live opportunities for children and young people to have their voices heard.
This section of the website will be updated with live opportunities for children and young people to have their voices heard.
Surveys, consultations, engagement sessions, events or time limited opportunities will be added as we hear about them.
Become a Young Advisor to the Children's Commissioner
Become a Young Advisor to the Children's Commissioner
The Children and Young People's Commissioner's Young Advisors Group needs new members!
The group – human rights defenders aged between 12 and 17 from all over Scotland – plays a vital part in shaping Children and Young People’s Commissioner Nicola Killean’s work.
You can visit the website to find out more about what the Young Advisors do, Young Advisors meet once a month either online or in person and travel expenses are paid no matter where you live in Scotland.
You must be 12 - 16 and live in Scotland, children from all backgrounds and experiences are welcome.
Applications must be in by Sunday, 1 February 2026, if you need any help, contact Elaine elaine.kerridge@cypcs.org.uk.
Join Artivism!
Join Artivism!
Inspiring Young Voices are inviting children and young people (ages 5–25) to take part in Artivism, a creative project empowering them to express their experiences of mental health and wellbeing through art.
Children and Young People's artwork will be exhibited across the Highlands and online, helping communities and decision-makers understand what young people need to feel mentally well.
What can you do?
• Join a creative workshop in Inverness or Ballachulish
• Submit your own artwork by 28 February 2026
• Visit exhibitions in local libraries or online from March–May 2026
❓ Questions? Contact us at info@inspiringyoungvoices.org
🌐 More info: www.inspiringyoungvoices.org/Artivism
Support in Kinship Care...
Support in Kinship Care...
Highland Council's Child Rights and Participation Service would like to hear from children and young people in kinship care.
They are interested to know what support would be helpful to you.
You can email them at KeepingThePromise@highland.gov.uk or you can scan the QR code in the picture to answer some questions on a Microsoft Form.
The information they gather will be used to inform what support children and young people in kinship care can access.
The Highland Child Protection Committee (HCPC) and the Children and Young People's Centre for Justice (CYCJ) have worked together to create a resource for supporting children and young people from across Highland to have their voice heard.
HCPC want to ensure that children and young people's views and rights are at the centre of youth justice service design and recognise and are committed to #KeepingThePromise where one of the 5 foundations are VOICE. This states that children and young people should be actively and meaningfully included in decisions about their care.
If you would like to get involved and have your say on:
Understanding Rights
Safe spaces to talk to trusted adults
Experiences of the justice system
Then please contact the HCPC Team and they will find the best person to link you up with to have your voice heard.
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