Seminar 2: Poverty as a human rights issue: Rights, social participation and ways of increasing children’s voice in the debate

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About this SUII KE 2015 ProgrammeChildren and young people’s experiences and views of poverty: Implications for policy and practice

•Funded by SUII www.scottishinsight.ac.uk

•Theme: Increasing equality and realising human potential in post referendum Scotland

Programme Team

Dr Joan Forbes Paul CosgroveDr Daniela Sime Anne Valyo Dr Madeleine SclaterDr Claire McDiarmid Neil Curtis Rachel MimiecDr Jennifer Lerpiniere Several GSA studentsProf Ninetta SantoroKristina Moodie

Mark Willis Sara Spencer

Dr Michele McClung

Programme activities

Programme Title: Children and young people’s experiences and views of poverty: Implications for policy and practice

Seminar 1: 14th May 2014, GlasgowChildren and young people’s unequal outcomes in Scotland and beyond: research and implications for policy and practice

Art Exhibition: 1-17th May 2014, Scotland St. School Museum‘The art of getting by’ - Young people exploring poverty

Seminar 2: 26th June 2014, AberdeenPoverty as a human rights issue: Rights, social participation and ways of increasing children’s voice in the debate

Programme aims

• Stimulate debate about the current disadvantages young people experience in Scotland and best approaches to increasing equality;

• Generate new knowledge and inform national and international debates on approaches to tackling inequalities;

 • Create opportunities for networking and sustained

collaborations across disciplines and between practitioners from a range of services;

• Raise awareness of the multiple inequalities experienced by children and young people and help tackle social stigmas around poverty and inequality.

Activities and outputs

• Drama and art workshops for children and young people

• Art exhibition open to the public

• Two seminars- 14th May (Glasgow) and 26th June (Aberdeen)

• Four policy briefings- education and achievement; - health and well-being;- access to services and participation; - rights, civic and political engagement.

Today - Seminar 2Key issuesPoverty as a human rights issue- Rights, social participation and ways of increasing children’s voice in the debate

• What do we know about children’s experiences of poverty across Scotland and in other countries?

• How can services in Scotland help mitigate the effects of poverty on children and families?

• How can young people’s experiences and perspectives on poverty and inequality inform and improve policy and practice on access to services and social participation?

• What can we learn from research, practitioners and young people about approaches to tackling the social and structural inequalities, exclusions, and poverty?

Why focus on poverty?• Levels of inequality in the

UK set to increase

• Current plans to welfare reform and cuts to services

• Current rates of child poverty

UK- 3.5 million childrenScotland- 220,000 children

Glasgow – 1 in 3 childrenScotland- 1 in 5 children

Child Poverty in Aberdeen City and Shire (Figures: End Child Poverty, 2014)

Children in povertyFigures – after housing costs

Aberdeen City•18.00%

Aberdeenshire •14.00%

Angus – 20%Dundee City – 28%Edinburgh – 21%Glasgow – 33%Highland – 19%Moray – 18%Orkney – 14%Shetland Isles 10%

Impact of poverty on children• Impact on education- early years gap- risk of underachivement at

school- risk of leaving school early,

with no qualifications and as NEET

• Impact on health and well-being

- higher risk of poor health- increased risk of mental health- Risky behaviours

• Impact on access to opportunities

6-13 months in problem solving

Outline of the day (morning)

10:20-11:00 Child poverty and children’s rights: an uneasy fit?Prof Wouter Vandenhole, UNICEF Chair in Children’s Rights,

University of Antwerp 11:00-11:40 Poverty and young people – foregrounding young people’s perspectives

Goretti Horgan, University of Ulster 11:40-12:00 COFFEE BREAK 12:00-12:15 ‘The art of getting by’ -Using art as a medium to explore issues of poverty with children and young people

Anne Valyo, Lecturer in Drama, University of Aberdeen 12:15-1:00 Morning workshops

How can services in Scotland help mitigate the effects of poverty on children and families?

(Same room as afternoon workshop you signed up for: MR028, MR250, MR251 or MR252)

Outline of the day (afternoon)1:00 Lunch and virtual exhibition viewing

1:50 Launch of policy briefings

2:00-2:40 Poverty and schooling – the relationship Prof. Stephen McKinney, University of Glasgow

2:45- 3.:30 Workshops

W1- Poverty and looked after children (MR028) Dr Jennifer Lerpiniere and Emma Young, CELCIS

W2- Embodiment, student voice and inclusion (MR250) Dr Archie Graham, University of Aberdeen

W3- Education for a fairer world (MR251) Dr Nigel Dower, AfFW/MDEC

W4- Poverty and intersecting inequalities (MR252) Dr Joan Forbes, University of Aberdeen & Prof. Gaby Weiner, University of Sussex

3:30 FINISH

Get involved!

• Tweet #artofgettingby• Interact with the speakers• Contribute in workshop discussions• Access the programme webpages on the SUII site• Spread the word about materials• Disseminate the Policy Briefings links to contacts• Give us your feedback • Get in touch- email SUII or any of the team

members

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Child poverty and children’s rights:an uneasy fit?Prof. Wouter Vandenhole

• Teaches human rights law and holds the UNICEF Chair in Children’s Rights, University of Antwerp.

• His research interests include children’s rights, human rights in particular economic, social and cultural rights and the relationship between human rights law and development.

• Published on human-rights based approaches to development, children’s rights, global justice

Poverty and young people – foregrounding young people’s perspectivesGoretti Horgan

• Lecturer in Social Policy, University of Ulster.

• Deputy Policy Director ARK project (www.ark.ac.uk ) - helps researchers, policy-makers & practitioners understand society & politics.

• Research interests - child rights, women’s rights, especially child poverty, welfare reform and poverty & disabled people.

• Funded projects with Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Leverhulme Trust, Save the Children, NI Commissioner for Children and Young People, and NI Government.

• Board of Directors - NI Anti-Poverty Network.

Poverty and schooling - the relationshipProf. Stephen McKinney

• Professor of Education, University of Glasgow – Research Lead on Creativity, Culture and Faith group

• Research interests in poverty, deprivation & school education, and social justice.

• Schools Improvement Partnership Programme (Scottish Government)

• Co-chair of ‘Poverty and education network’ (SERA)