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Rights for children and young people with SEND video transcript

Video transcript for the rights for young people with SEND video.

[Ambient music starts].

[Title card] “Rights for children and young people with SEND" with a cartoon image of a group of young people smiling below text, including a young man with his arms in the air, a young man in a wheelchair and a lady with a prosthetic leg taking a photo on her mobile phone and  two green ticks, one each side of text.

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[Words appear on screen] "We asked a group of young people with SEND, questions about their rights and if they felt they were treated fairly."

[An image of blue and orange microphone appears and then a yellow question mark in a blue circle below text]

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[Words appear on screen] "Do you know what special educational needs or disabilities are?"

In the background a number of different young people's voices are heard saying at the same time, with their answer written in text shown on the screen:

  • "Hidden disabilities."
  • "Needs extra support in certain areas of education."
  • "Going to a special school."
  • "Some of them can be hidden disabilities."
  • "I need extra support in certain areas of education."
  • "Going to a special school."

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[Words appear on screen] "Do you consider yourself to have special educational needs or disabilities?"

The young people's voices appear answering the question one after another, with their answer written in text shown on the screen:

  • "Yes I do – special taxi to go to school.”
  • “Yes – need extra support with my education and physical activities.”
  • “I know that I have a SEN plan.”
  • “I know that I have needs and I know everything in my plan.”

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[Words appear on screen] “Are you aware that you have rights as a young person?"

The voices appear over the answering the question one after another, with their answer written in text shown on the screen:

  • "We have the right to be heard and listened to."
  • "The right to life which is a good life."
  • "The rights to speak and say if I am not happy about something."
  • " We have the right to be heard and listened to."

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[Words appear on screen] "Are you aware that you have rights as a young person?"

Additional voices are heard, with their answer written in text shown on the screen:

  • "Yeah, I have the right to free healthcare and the right to free education."
  • "Yeah, I have the right to be respected and the right to be properly cared for."

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[Words appear on screen] "Do you have rights at your education setting?"

The voices appear over the answering the question one after another, with their answer written in text shown on the screen:

  • "I have the right to be listened to."
  • "I have the right to have a voice."
  • "Yes, the right to an education and the right to free school meals."

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[Words appear on screen] "Do you feel you are treated fairly?"

A young person's voices appear over the answering the question, with their answer written in text shown on the screen:

"Well, in schools we have some fairness depends on the education setting. But outside of school, life isn't really all that fair. But in all fairness, it does teach us how to grow."

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[Words appear on screen] "Do you feel you are treated fairly?"

One young person's voice appears over the answering the question, with their answer written in text shown on the screen:

"No because sometimes some people don’t treat me fairly about my disability, mainly about using my crutches. My friends treat me fairly and my grandad understands me best about my Autism and ADHD."

Another young person talks over the first and says: "Yes because people are nice."

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[Words appear on screen] "Do you feel you are treated fairly?"

One young person's voice appears over the answering the question, with their answer written in text shown on the screen:

"Yeah, I get a lot of opportunities like wheelchair tennis which I recently won a silver trophy from.  I have nice family and nice friends."

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[Words appear on screen] "Is there anything more you want to find out about rights?"

Two voices appear over the answering the question one after another, with their answer written in text shown on the screen:

  • "The rights to be who I want to be and how to find out more about this."
  • "To know more about where to go to find our rights."

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[Words appear on screen] "Thank you to the young people who took part from the SNAAP Your Voice Matters group!!"

[Image of SNAAP Special Needs Advisory & Activities Project logo with crocodile with its thumb up and image of Your Voice Matters group logo, below text].

[Ambient music stops and video ends].