Making Rights Real discussion guide
A guided discussion tool to help organisations reflect on how children’s rights show up in everyday decisions, services and culture – and where there’s room to grow.
Making Rights Real is a discussion guide designed to help organisations put children’s rights into practice. Rather than focusing on theory, it prompts reflection on what children actually experience in services, systems and decision‑making.
The guide includes simple, open questions that encourage teams to consider how children’s voices are heard, how feedback is acted on, and whether services are accessible, inclusive and fair. It creates space to acknowledge what is working well, alongside areas where change is needed.
This resource is suitable for leadership teams, practitioners and organisations working with or for children and young people. It can be used in team meetings, planning sessions or professional development settings, and supports a shared understanding of what it means to take children seriously and uphold their rights in real, everyday ways.
