Young people call for say on school budget decisions
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The Scottish Youth Parliament's Manifesto for the next 5 years calls for young people to be able to contribute to school budgetary decisions.
With more than 6,000 young people voting on the manifesto, more than 75% voted that:
“Young people should be able to contribute to the development of the school curriculum and school budgetary decisions.”
The consultation survey was launched on 15th May 2020 and ran until 16th October 2020. This gave all young people in Scotland aged 12-25 the opportunity to share their views on the proposed calls for our 2021-26 manifesto.
The document is also specifically aimed at decision-makers and notes that:
"By committing to the calls in this manifesto, you will champion Scotland’s young people, and you will be upholding article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). By the time the next Scottish Parliament sits, the UNCRC will have been incorporated into Scots Law. We can't wait for this to happen, and the cultural change it will bring about, in which young people always at the heart of decision-making!"
