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2026: New Year Youth Honours: Congratulations to: Serena Wiebe BEM (21), from Bristol who was awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) for her services to Young People. She is one of the youngest recipients in the "Public Service" category this year. As well as her ongoing work with the charity Empire Fighting Chance, she is an anti-knife crime campaigner, and was also a member of the Government's Youth Advisory Group working on the co-production of #youthvoice consultation for the National Youth Strategy 2025. Ffion Mitchell-Langford, BEM, (29) receives a BEM for services to the Natural Marine Environment and to the communities in North Wales. She is the project lead for the Marine Conservation Society’s Hiraeth Yn Y Môr project. Her work has centred on marine conservation, community engagement, and raising awareness about…

Welcome to #YouthVoice News and Opportunities - a regular roundup from the world of youthvoice, participation, and influence. This BITESIZE edition has shorter headlines with links for further detail, PLUS regular features like - recommended, opportunities and resources. Subscribe for free here , and access back issues. This week: ⭐Erasmus+ YouthVoice funding opportunities ⭐Spotlight on the Youth Strategy's 'YouthVoice' Reports ⭐ScoutsCymru 'from participation to youthled' - good practice / recommendations ⭐Wolverhampton Council 'Youth Voice Question Time' of councillors & MPs! ⭐Children's Commissioner (Eng) launches recruitment for 16/17 year old ambassadors ⭐Youth Parliament's 'Select Committee' on PSHE - NEW Parlt TV and Witness reaction ⭐Youth Council UK membership deadline 31st December ⭐Votes@16Watch - 53,000 poll full results report by Votes for Schools 👀LinkedIn: Recommended Reads - Jade Barnet, Lucy Read, Dan…

Welcome to this special edition on the new 'National Youth Strategy' with a special focus on what young people had to say during the consultation process that informed and influenced the Strategy. It briefly introduces the Young Peoples' Report, the Research Project Report, and Youth Matters - State of the Nation set of reports published at the same time. DCMS  have also published a Toolkit for organisations to share the strategy with young people and invited us all to a DCMS Webinar on Youth Matters on 16th December. (see links below/book asap) ⭐DCMS Youth Matters webinar on 16th December - update and slides ⭐Reactions from two members of the Youth Advisory Board - mobilise your youth voice too ⭐Toolkit to help you share the Strategy with Young People - Great idea ⭐Nat Strategy…

Welcome to #YouthVoice News and Opportunities - a regular roundup from the world of youthvoice, participation, and influence. This BITESIZE edition has shorter headlines with links for further detail, PLUS regular features like - recommended, opportunities and resources. This week: ⭐Govt Youth Strategy & YouthVoice ⭐Children's Commissioner Big Ambition Survey  - #ChildVoice Report ⭐Chair of Education Select Committee backs youth voice to power ⭐Youth Parliament Select Committee takes evidence on PSHE ⭐DCMS commissioned report supports youth workers role in #youthvoice ⭐Youth Council UK membership deadline 31st December ⭐Votes@16Watch - 53,000 poll full results report by Votes for Schools 👀LinkedIn: Recommended Reads - #youthvoice roundup! 👀Opportunities for young people 👀Opportunities for supporters 👀Centre4YouthVoice 🎁Resources #YouthVoiceNews is produced by Young Voices Heard CIC as a non-profit venture, and edited by a volunteer.…

Welcome to #YouthVoice News and Opportunities - a regular roundup from the world of youthvoice, participation, and influence. This BITESIZE edition has shorter headlines with links for further detail, PLUS regular features like - recommended, opportunities and resources. This week: ⭐Welsh Youth Parliament: school safety report, recommendations and reaction ⭐Open Youth Infrastructure: co-produced pathway to collaboration ⭐Govt Youth Strategy report promised before Xmas ⭐Youth Parliament Select Committee takes evidence on PSHE ⭐Youth Council UK membership deadline 31st December ⭐Votes@16Watch - 53,000 polled by Votes for Schools! 👀LinkedIn: Recommended Reads - #youthvoice roundup! 👀Opportunities for young people 👀Opportunities for supporters 👀Centre4YouthVoice 🎁Resources #YouthVoiceNews is produced by Young Voices Heard CIC as a non-profit venture, and edited by a volunteer. (more…)

To mark the 20th anniversary of the awards ceremony, James Cathcart went along to meet the young judges and hear their take on it. "I simply love going to the Children and Young People Awards dinner! Now in its 20th year the annual celebration at the Novotel West Hotel welcomed over 450 guests representing 100 finalists in 24 categories. Something of a marathon evening to ensure every finalist was acknowledged, but winners were sprinting, even dancing their way up to the stage, to the 'finish line' end of the evening. Despite yet another no-show from a minister, in this case the recently appointed Josh McAllister MP, but he did send a video message. “Lots of the work you do will be behind closed doors, won’t be seen by many people,…

Welcome to #YouthVoice News and Opportunities - a regular roundup from the world of youthvoice, participation, and influence. This week: Welsh Youth Parlt: Commissioner calls on Assembly to take it more seriously / Minister predicts joint session with Assembly Members | Teens launch High Court Action to challenge social media ban | The "Youth Participation Worker" professional - Reflections, Recommendations/ Josh Harsant, Youth  &Policy  - YVH Rec Read! | National Standards in health sector | Youth Work and Votesat16 - Presentation & Recommendations | Centre4YouthVoice November "Newsletter" |  Resources: Gamifying Democracy from the Politics Project & New Peer Research Toolkit - Centre4YouthVoice | plus the more Opportunities for young people and supporters | #YouthVoiceNews is produced by Young Voices Heard CIC as a non-profit venture, and edited by a volunteer.…

Welcome to #YouthVoice News and Opportunities - a regular roundup from the world of youthvoice, participation, and influence. This week: Feature length report on Lundy conference from Edinburgh - spotlight on Scottish Youth Parlt | #iwill week - What do You Stand For? |  Curriculum for Life - at last, another former BYC/UKYP campaign success | New Resources & Training  - Gamifying Democracy from the Politics Project & New Peer Research Toolkit - Centre4YouthVoice | plus the usual Opportunities for young people and supporters | Resources| YouthVoice News is produced by Young Voices Heard CIC as a non-profit venture, and edited by a volunteer. (more…)

"Through meaningful debate and campaigning, you champion the causes that matter the most to young people and help drive positive change in our society" The Prime Minister to members of the Youth Parliament, House of Commons, 6th November 2025 | Report and Reaction.. The Prime Minister's message was read out by Esther-Grace McClean (MYP for South Antrim/pictured) to over 240 members of the UK Youth Parliament who had gathered in the House of Commons chamber to debate five key issues chosen from their latest Manifesto, by their Programme Committee: housing, health, employment, crime, and sustainability. They also made speeches of tribute and remembrance marking 80 years since the end of the Second World War, and members representing the overseas territories and crown dependencies spoke to issues voted on by 5000…