Young people will pay attention and learn more if we make lessons more engaging. Those are the words of the My Rights, My Say Young Advisors in their latest report on inclusive learning. A must-read for anyone working with children and young people with additional support needs in schools.
The Young Advisors identified inclusive and engaging learning as an area they were keen to explore. Articles 28 and 29 of the UNCRC outline that all children are entitled to an education that develops their personality, talents, and abilities to their fullest potential, however, as outlined in Children in Scotland’s most recent policy briefing From Vision to Delivery: Reforming Scotland’s Additional Support for Learning System, children and young people with additional support needs are not always receiving the right support and experiencing additional barriers to accessing their right to education.
The Young Advisors have said that opportunities for engaging learning can impact their participation, independence, and confidence. The new Young Advisors have already been hard at work with the rest of the group, and together they have shared their views on how adults can support inclusive learning that develops individual interests and ambitions, upholds children’s rights, and celebrates young people’s successes.
You can find the resource here: My Rights, My Say Young Advisors’ views on inclusive and engaging learning