Participation and the involvement of children and young people is a theme which runs through all recent government legislation, including Every Child Matters, as well as through the new inspection framework for children’s services.
'Involving children and young people', a participation pack, was developed by the Yorkshire and Humberside SEN Regional Partnership to support the involvement of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities in reviews, meetings and decision making. The principles on which it is based are equally applicable to education, health, social care and the voluntary sector.
The pack includes six guiding principles for professionals, with a version of these written as promises to children and young people. There is a guidance section for professionals on implementing the principles, with links to practice in the region which supports the principles.
The information in the good practice section is designed to support the implementation of the six guiding principles and includes examples of good practice from around our region. The quotes in this section (and right) are from young people in the region who were asked for their views on the promises.
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