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Jan132025 by EditorNo Comments

YOUTHVOICE NOW: Bitesize News – 13/1/25

Youth Voice - Bitesize News, opportunities and latest resources weekly📜 ⬇️ ⚡UPDATED 13th January ⚡⚡YOUTH STRATEGY Co-Production Head appointed. DCMS appoints Kayleigh Wainwright as Head of Youth Strategy Engagement, on secondment from charity UK Youth. She will "ensure the the new National Youth Strategy is co-produced with young people and the youth sector" More info on her role/Reaction in our FEATURE Sec of State Lisa Nany announced this cooperative approach in Nov 2024 New National Youth Strategy to break…

Jan62025 by EditorNo Comments

YOUTH VOICE NOW Bitesize News and Opportunities: 1/1/25 – 6/1/25

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Youth Voice - Bitesize News, opportunities and latest resources weekly📜 ⬇️ 6th January 2025 bulletin. If you are looking for the most recent news and opportunities go to website home page Welcome - YOUTH VOICE NEWS or Subscribe to get this free to your inbox (Editor) ⚡NEWS - Kings New Years Honours recognises Youth Social Action champions - Mikayla Beames BEM (18) and Rebecca Clarke BEM (20) See Latest Feature for details and Youth Honours List…

Dec312024 by EditorNo Comments

Kings ‘Youth’ Birthday Honours 2025 – Congratulations!

Editors Pick, News and Blogs Archive, Recognition

The #Campaign4YouthRecognition's YVH Youth Honours 2012-2025 has three new names bringing the running total to 73. This campaign identifies and celebrates young changemakers (aged up to 30 in the UK, 2012-2025 - see below) who exceptional role models in an effort to inspire more nominations for national recognition across five awards. The King's Honours, Diana Awards, Pride of Britain, and the British Youth Citizen Awards. Our resources section includes links and tips. The full Kings Birthday Honours list of all ages will include others excelling in sport, arts and business but this list only includes those whose citation also references some sort of social action/campaigning/community benefit. Nominate now for next year! Congratulations to: Carmela Chillery-Watson MBE (11) , who at just 11 years old has become the youngest ever person to…

Dec272024 by EditorNo Comments

INTERNATIONAL NEWS AND FEATURES

International

New for 2025 - International youth voice stories from around the world. RESOURCE from USA Mentoring Service, Free Guide and Video introduction A GUIDE TO APPLYING YOUTH VOICE - TIPS TO IMPLEMENT YOUTH VOICE THROUGH A YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL (National Mentoring Resource Centre, USA, 2024) "This guide, published by the National Mentoring Resource Centre and written by the NMRC Youth Council, offers tips and recommendations for including youth voices through the creation of a youth advisory council. This guide is designed for organizations that want to involve young voices and input in their practices, activities, and programs. The tips and recommendations are crafted by young people for programs to use to better integrate youth voices and improve youth capacities and may be applicable to general opportunities for youth integration,…

Dec272024 by EditorNo Comments

LOCAL NEWS AND FEATURES – in development for 2025

Local

The aim of the new look for Youth Voice Now is to also feature local news and stories about youth voice influence and impact. In Development. Editor Jan 2025 In the meantime go to the Home Page - YouthVoiceLocal update.

Dec222024 by Editor6 Comments

Dear Prime Minister, Embed #youthvoice & #participation in democracy with these reforms in 2025

2024, Editors Pick, News and Blogs Archive

New Year Call to action....Votes at 16 isn't going to be enough to focus the nation of listening to young people too. We need a wider range of 'YouthVoice' reforms to embed the principles of listening, working with and investing in young leadership, by Government and society. That means between elections and for a broader age range. If the framework of Government/Parliament/Democracy is to meaningfully engage young peoples on their terms, it will need to change how it listens and respond (#YouthListen). In this blog, James Cathcart updates his manifesto calls for reform for the year ahead in an open letter to the PM and Government. (more…)

Dec102024 by EditorNo Comments

Have Your Say by 16/1/25 on ‘Social Media and Violence’ – email the Youth Select Committee

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Have your #youthvoice say to the Youth Select Committee inquiry on "Social Media and Youth Violence" The Youth Select Committee (YSC) is a UK Youth Parliament initiative hosted by the National Youth Agency and supported by the House of Commons, which is taking its evidence in public and has its proceedings televised and recorded in Hansard. The YSC model was originally developed by the British Youth Council in partnership with Parliament as part of its Youth Voice programme when its members were a mixture of representatives from across the UK (See BYC UKYP Archive 5 for details and past reports) The new model is all members of the UK Youth Parliament aged 14-28 whose applicants chose the topic and set the terms of reference below. The group receives induction training…

Dec62024 by EditorNo Comments

The Politics Project/Democracy Classroom

Changemakers and Champions Gallery, Gallery, Organisations, Youth Voice in Democracy, Youth-led Start Ups

Profile Updated 2024 - Mission: 'At The Politics Project we specialise in supporting young people and politicians to have powerful conversations that build understanding, trust and relationships and lead to real change in communities'. The Politics Project is also the home of the 'Democracy Classroom' Network “We want to make sure that every conversation between a young person and a politician is meaningful and designed to succeed. We witness every day the difference that makes". Harriet Andrews Founder/Director Website: The Politics Project (more…)

Dec22024 by EditorNo Comments

Recognition Inspires, Awards Delight at the CYP Now Awards 2024

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The 'Children and Young People Now' annual awards make space and support so that its young judges have an equal say. James Cathcart, who has been recruiting and supporting them for over 15 years reflects on what equal recognition means to them as well as the winners. (more…)

Dec12024 by EditorNo Comments

National Youth Council – Review. Have your say .. youth-led focus groups or online survey

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Have your #youthvoice say using the 0nline "public survey" consultation open til 31/12/24. Following the announcement by the National Youth Agency (see Part 1) of a consultation on the future for a new national youth council and ways to influence government, NYA have now launched an online consultation and call for #youthvoice focus groups to be set up. This process is open until the end of December 2024. YVH James Cathcart is offering to facilitate (free) a co-hosted webinair using the NYA Guide, or young people can complete the online survey before the end of December Details and links scroll below to Esther's Update. [This article was first published 13/11 and updated 01/12] (more…)