Newcomer Children

This page has lots of information and further reading around the theme of Newcomer Children. You can use this page to come up with ways to take action.

Who are Newcomer Children?

You can download the NICCY policy briefing on Newcomer Children here (Page 1, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4, Page 5, Page 6) and can also download this in MS Word format
You can download the NICCY campaign briefing on Newcomer Children here (Page 1, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4, Page 5, Page 6) and can also download this in MS Word format
To download the workshop on Newcomer Children Click here.
To find out how to use the Make It Right Campaign as an action project for the GCSE in Learning for Life and Work click here
For further information on Newcomer Children see further reading section below

Tell us what you think

You can use the online postcard here to tell us what you think Government should to to make it right.

Make it Right !

Once you have learned all about children having a say, we want you to take action. There are a number of ways you can do this:

Inform / educate others:

Raise public awareness of issue (e.g. by making a video or writing to your local paper)
Educate a specific group (e.g. do an awareness raising session in your local youth club or do the NICCY workshop on Newcomer Children )
Try to get others involved in campaigning on the issue

Influence change:

Affect legislation (e.g. send a petition to the government or letter to your local MLA)
Influence public opinion (e.g. publish an article in your local newspaper)

Create something:

Write a story or poem about Newcomer children and young people
Create piece of art or drama about what it's like moving to a different country

Community Involvement:

Help others (e.g. join an organisation who works with newcomer children and young people)
Address a need (e.g. raise money for a charity who work with newcomer children)

You could do something completely different. There are many ways to help make sure young people have a say, and many organisations who can help you.

Tell us about it

It’s really important that whatever you decide to do, tell us so we can use the information to influence government and make change. You can feedback to us in the following ways:

You can use these forms (group feedback, individual feedback) to feedback on any action that you have taken
E-mail us copies of your documents or resources you have created to uncrc@niccy.org.
You can post it to us at:

Make it Right Campaign
Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People
Millennium House
17-25 Great Victoria Street
Belfast
BT2 7BA

Please Note - information we receive may be used on the NICCY website and in NICCY publications. Please ensure you have the appropriate consent from parents/carers and young people to send us the information.

Workshop links

For some suggestions and to do a workshop on Newcomer Children use the links below:

To do the NICCY workshop on Newcomer Children click here
Education Support Northern Ireland Resource page
Multi Cultural Resource Centre

Organisations that can help

If you want to find out more about how NICCY can help click here. There are also many other organisations who can help, you can find out more by following the links below.

Further Reading

NICCY: Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People