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We recruit, train and support 2,300 volunteers for Scotland’s unique Children’s Hearings System - helping ensure every child and young person is heard.

30/10/2026

This week we've shared just some of the ways our Experts by Experience have helped shape change at CHS. 💭

They've influenced recruitment, helped create child-friendly information and brought their perspectives to conversations about changes to the hearings system.

And we're looking forward.

We want to keep learning from people with lived experience of hearings, exploring new ideas and creating meaningful ways for care experienced children and young people to influence our work.

Imagine what we could shape together next.

29/10/2026

Changes to the law can affect children's experiences of hearings. That's why it's important that their perspectives are part of conversations about what those changes could mean. 🤝

As part of a podcast about new Care and Justice legislation, Experts by Experience were able to explore what those changes could mean for young people and share their own perspectives.

Listening to those perspectives helps us understand what changes could mean for children and young people.

What else could CHS learn from people with lived experience of hearings about children’s hearings?

28/10/2026

When information is for children and young people, their perspectives should help shape it. 💪

Amelia worked with other Experts by Experience to design and voice our new animation about giving feedback.

The group hopes it will make giving feedback feel easier for younger children and help them understand how they can have their say.

And when children and young people tell us what they think, we can use that feedback to keep improving.

Is there anything that you would you like us to explain more clearly about children's hearings?

27/10/2026

Recruitment decisions help shape an organisation's future. 🤝

Oliwia and our other Experts have been involved in interviewing candidates and helping CHS make decisions about who joins the organisation.

Experts by Experience have a meaningful role in decisions like these, so their perspectives can influence CHS beyond a single project.

That is something we want to continue building on.

Where else can people with lived experience of hearings help shape the way CHS recruits people?

26/10/2026

Children and young people should be heard and taken seriously in decisions that affect them. 🙌

Care Experienced Week is a chance to look forward.

To think about what's possible.
To ask what could change.
And to think about how care experienced people can help shape what comes next.

Our Experts by Experience are already influencing different parts of CHS. This week, we'll share some of what they've helped shape so far.

When you think about the future of children's hearings, where would you like to see people with lived experience of hearings have a stronger voice at CHS?

23/10/2026

Participation isn't about asking for views and moving on. 🙌

It's about creating opportunities for children and young people to influence decisions, challenge assumptions and help shape services.

This project shows what that can look like in practice.

From new webpages and feedback opportunities to the Every Voice animation and Voicebank, young people's experiences have shaped every stage of the work.

Thank you to our Experts by Experience and Braw Talent for helping make it happen.

When children and young people are meaningfully involved, the result is real change, not just words.

If you're interested in becoming one of our Experts, keep an eye out for recruitment opening soon. https://bit.ly/experts-by-experience 🙌

22/10/2026

Making sure children's voices are heard shouldn't be a one-off conversation.

The new CHS Voicebank gives young people aged 12 and over with experience of hearings the opportunity to regularly share their views through short surveys and feedback opportunities.

By joining Voicebank, young people can help influence future improvements, shape services and make a difference for others coming through the Children's Hearings System.

Because the children and young people who are experiencing hearings right now are best placed to help improve them. https://www.chscotland.gov.uk/children-and-young-people/getting-more-involved/voicebank 📣

If you know a young person who would like to join the Voicebank encourage them to sign up on our website.

21/10/2026

Our Experts told us that sharing feedback about their children’s hearing should feel simpler, more accessible and more meaningful.

Their ideas helped shape improvements to our feedback processes, including a redesigned feedback form built around three themes: Voice, Choice and Journey.

Children and young people can use emoji sliders, free text or both. They can choose which questions to answer and can provide feedback anonymously.

It's one example of how lived experience is helping us improve the way we work. 🤩 https://www.chscotland.gov.uk/children-and-young-people/your-voice-matters

20/10/2026

How do you show a young person that their experiences matter? 📣

That's the question behind Every Voice, our new animation co-created with Experts by Experience and developed in collaboration with Braw Talent.

Together, they created a resource that explains why feedback matters, how CHS uses young people's views and how experiences can help improve hearings for others.

Because when young people understand the impact of their voice, they're more likely to use it.

Watch Every Voice and discover how feedback can help shape change. https://www.chscotland.gov.uk/children-and-young-people/your-voice-matters

19/10/2026

Children and young people told us they wanted information that was easier to understand, better opportunities to share their experiences and more ways to influence change.

In response, we worked alongside our Experts by Experience to create new resources designed by and with young people.

These resources weren't created for young people. They were created with them.

Throughout this week, we'll share how young people helped shape the project and the changes that followed.

The first is our new home for children and young people on our website. A dedicated online space designed to help children and young people understand hearings, their rights and how CHS works.

Visit our new 'For Children and Young People' section on the CHS website. https://www.chscotland.gov.uk/children-and-young-people 🙌

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Edinburgh
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