The Young Leaders of Learning programme (YLL) was developed with staff and learners in Renfrewshire.

Ensuring children and young people are actively involved in on-going self-evaluation activities leading to improvement by:

• Taking part in reciprocal visits to other schools to identify what is working well, areas for improvement and effective practice. (these can be face to face or virtual).
• Promoting ways that children and young people can be involved in school improvement activities in their own school.

This programme is underpinned by the following articles from the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).

Article 12 (respect for the views of the child): “Every child has the right to express their views, feelings and wishes in all matters affecting them, and to have their views considered and taken seriously. This right applies at all times, for example during immigration proceedings, housing decisions or the child’s day-to-day home life.”

Article 13 (freedom of expression): “Every child must be free to express their thoughts and opinions and to access all kinds of information

Updated September 2026