Rhona is currently a PhD student at Queen’s University Belfast exploring the realisation of babies’ rights in Scotland having completed a MSc in Children’s Rights at Queen’s University, Belfast (2023) under Professor Laura Lundy where her dissertation focused specifically on the invisibility of babies in children’s rights policy and practice.
She is also a freelance consultant working with a range of arts and voluntary sector organisations. This includes working with Starcatchers, Scotland’s arts and early years organisation, an organisation Rhona was previously Chief Executive of, overseeing its development from a pilot project in 2006 to an organisation that works locally, nationally and internationally pioneering approaches to arts and creativity with babies and young children. Rhona is also currently evaluating the CARAVAN Creative Europe project which is exploring the impact of artist engagement in early learning and childcare settings in The Netherlands, France and Catalonia.
Rhona is a Trustee of Together (Scottish Alliance for Children’s Rights) and chairs the Advisory Board of the Playground initiative in Kent.
Connect with practitioners across Highland, and hear from local and national voices, to explore how we can meaningfully embed the Highland Children & Young People Participation Strategy in everyday practice.
Monthly sessions will include:
- Presentations from local or national speakers
- Q&A to deepen understanding
- Time for conversation, networking and informal sharing to support collaboration across Highland
Together, we’ll look at how others are working with children and young people to bring the Strategy to life and strengthen participation across services.
Our work is underpinned by the Lundy Model of Participation, the UNCRC, GIRFEC, and The Promise.
Supporting rights‑based, inclusive and relational practice.
Open to all practitioners engaging with children and young people across Highland.
This session is suitable for all sectors and any practitioner or manager working or engaging with Children and Families in Highland.
This is an online event. Format will be presentation (presentation recorded only cameras and mics will be switched during this period), followed by question and answer session and group discussion (not recorded).
Booking link will be sent on confirmation of booking.