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Youth Advisors ask ‘What about school?’

cartoon picture of schoolEverybody says ‘if you want to get anywhere, you’ve got to get an education’. And we know that people are telling us we need to go to school.

The Charter of Rights says we have the right to a good education and to get extra support for special education needs and extra support for students with disabilities.

When Sara talked about her own experiences at school at the Opening the Doors to Wellbeing State Conference convened by KidsMatter and MindMatters, it started us talking about what it was really like for children and young people at school.

Read what the Youth Advisors had to say in a PDF file.

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I have the right to be safe and well cared for.

As a child and young person in care, you have special rights. These are rules that should be followed so you can grow up happy, healthy and achieving your dreams.

If you feel that your rights are not being met, and you are not being listened to, we can help.