Key learnings

• How to deliver peer research projects with children and young people  
• How the pandemic has affected children and young people’s participation and engagement  
• How to develop future projects and services as we continue to move into a new phase of the COVID-19 pandemic 

This free webinar is aimed at those working in participation and/or engagement roles with children and young people.

Background

In May 2021, with funding from the Young Start programme, Children in Scotland created a new peer research project to gain greater understanding of participation and engagement with children and young people through the pandemic. Within it, a group of four young researchers aged 14-18 years worked together to examine how engaging online rather than face-to-face changed the way children and young people share their views. 

Attendees will hear directly from the four young peer researchers about their involvement in the project and the findings of their research. The group will share the learnings from six case studies and their views on how the pandemic affected how children and young people want to engage with organisations, and what we can learn from this. The researchers will also identify what they think has worked well and how organisations can develop projects and service delivery in the future.

Facilitator

This event will be delivered by the Children in Scotland project team including Chris Ross (Senior Policy, Projects and Participation Officer) and Parisa Shirazi (Policy, Projects and Participation Officer) alongside 4 young peer researchers: Ellie, Emma, Katie and Ishan, who designed and delivered the research project.  

The team will discuss and reflect on the different roles they took on the project and the ways it has affected their knowledge, understanding and practice.  

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Local authorities in membership with Children in Scotland

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System requirements for attendees

This webinar will be delivered using Zoom. You can attend from anywhere using a compatible computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone connected to the internet.

Please note, some organisations have additional security settings that may prevent you from accessing Zoom on a work device.

Please check that your organisation permits access to Zoom. If they don’t provide access, we encourage you to use a personal device with Google Chrome instead. Otherwise, please speak to your IT team to gain access or ask them to change the security settings on your work device to access Zoom.

Display name

When you join the webinar, please ensure your Zoom display name is the same as your first name and surname. This is so we can ensure your name matches up to your ticket even if you access the webinar using a different email address than the one you've used to purchase your ticket.

Closed Captioning and Live Transcription

Zoom enables Close Captioning and Live Transcription. Once you have joined the Zoom, you can access this by:

1. Click the "CC Live Transcript" button

2. Click one of the following:

• Show Subtitles – Displays captioning on the bottom of the video. You can also select Hide Subtitle once subtitles are selected to hide them.
• View Full Transcript – Opens a panel/pop-up and displays captions in real-time with both the speaker’s name and time stamp.

Accessibility

The Children in Scotland Learning and Events Team are committed to doing all we can to ensure our learning opportunities are accessible to everyone. If you require any adjustments to assist your learning, whether they be in relation to course materials or delivery format, please do contact us at events@childreninscotland.org.uk to discuss.

Cancellations

If you are unable to attend the webinar for any reason please do let us know so that we can offer your place to someone else.

Copyright and data sharing

Recording and/or distributing the webinar in any form is prohibited. This training may be recorded for internal review and use.

Please note that your personal details may be shared with the trainer for training purposes. These details will be deleted once the webinar has taken place.

If you have any questions or concerns, please email events@childreninscotland.org.uk.