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May192025 by EditorNo Comments

Youth Voice News | 19th May | Roundup – Youth Council plans, DCMS youthvoice budget, UKYP updates, Votesat16Watch … plus regular weekly opportunities..

Welcome to #YouthVoice News and Opportunities - a regular roundup from the world of youthvoice, participation and influence This week: | UK Youth Council plans latest - Lloyds back | DCMS confirms Youth Voice budget 25/26 - to fund UKYP | DCMS Youth brief to move to DFE ? | Europe Youth Forum elect UK reps | UKYP reps attend Lords media literacy Committee | Votesat16 Watch | plus lots of opportunities to 'have your say' / join advisory boards .. with thanks to Youth Opportunities Digest co-authored by Molly Taylor | YouthVoice News is produced by Young Voices Heard CIC as a non-profit venture, and edited by a volunteer. (more…)

May82025 by EditorNo Comments

Youth Voice | News 8th May | Roundup

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Welcome to #YouthVoice News and Opportunities - a regular roundup from the world of youthvoice, participation and influence This week: | YVH to design Youth Voice module for Youth Work Degree | Ashoka opportunity worth £2000 | Electoral Commission Democracy Week feedback | British Youth Council revival reaction call / DCMS Youth Strategy Hacks | Research on YouthVoice views on Democracy | plus lots of opportunities to 'have your say' / join advisory boards .. with thanks to Youth Opportunities Digest co-authored by Molly Taylor who has just launched her own consultancy service LivedExperiencedLeadership | YouthVoice News is produced by Young Voices Heard CIC as a non-profit venture, and edited by a volunteer. (more…)

May22025 by EditorNo Comments

Youth Voice News | 2nd May | Roundup

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Welcome to #YouthVoice News and Opportunities - a regular roundup from the world of youthvoice, participation and influence This week: | NYA national Youth Council Plan | DCMS Youth Strategy Hacks | Votes@16 Watch | plus lots of opportunities to 'have your say' / join advisory boards .. with thanks to Youth Opportunities Digest co-authored by Molly Taylor (check it out and subscribe!) YouthVoice News is produced by Young Voices Heard CIC as a non-profit venture, and edited by a volunteer. (more…)

Apr232025 by EditorNo Comments

Youth Voice News | 23nd April | Roundup

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Welcome to #YouthVoice News and Opportunities - a regular roundup from the world of youthvoice, participation and influence This week: | Centre for Youth Voice partnership call | Children in Care Council message to Minister | DCMS Strategy consultation widens | Votes@16 Watch | National Youth Agency on the future of a National Youth Council for the UK | Global Youth Summit opportunity | YVH Recommended Reads plus lots of opportunities to 'have your say' / join advisory boards .. with thanks to Youth Opportunities Digest co-authored by Molly Taylor (check it out and subscribe!) YouthVoice News is produced by Young Voices Heard CIC as a non-profit venture, and edited by a volunteer. (more…)

Apr162025 by EditorNo Comments

YouthVoice News & Opportunities: 16th April Roundup

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Welcome to #YouthVoice News and Opportunities - a regular roundup from the world of youthvoice, participation and influence This week: 12,000 young people complete DeliverYou Govt survey | DCMS Youth Strategy Newsletter issue 2 update | Votes@16 Watch | Invite from the National Youth Agency on the future of a National Youth Council for the UK | Global Youth Summit opportunity | YVH Recommended Reads plus lots of opportunities to 'have your say' , join advisory boards .. with thanks to the brilliant youth-led Youth Opportunities Digest co-authored by Molly Taylor (check it out and subscribe!) YouthVoice News is produced by Young Voices Heard CIC as a non-profit venture, and edited by a volunteer. (more…)

Apr82025 by EditorNo Comments

YouthVoice News & Opportunities – regular roundup 8th April

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Welcome to #YouthVoice News and Opportunities - a regular roundup from the world of youthvoice, participation and influence This week: Consultation report date/invite from the National Youth Agency on the future of a National Youth Council for the UK | Youth Employment UK UK launch their call to have your say in their annual Youth Voice Census | My Life My Say My Say launches National Voter Registration Day for local elections | Department for Culture, Media and Sport Minister promises youthvoice "heard" at Youth Select Committee launch | #IWILL Ambassadors recruiting The #iWill Movement | and James writes a article for Children & Young People Now on 20 years of young judges at their annual awards - now open! | Plus lots of opportunities to 'have your say' ,…

Apr32025 by EditorNo Comments

YOUTH VOICE NEWS & OPPORTUNITIES 3/4 – 10/4/25 | National Youth Council Report launch – invitation

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Apr32025 by EditorNo Comments

Children Young People Now Awards 20th Anniversary year – open for nominations!

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This is the 20th time the Children & Young People Now Awards have been run. James Cathcart reflects on his relationship with the awards as part of his campaign for great recognition for young people and their champions | Scroll down for details on how to apply. This article first appeared in the Children Young People Now magazine "Respect to Children & Young People Now magazine – and their sponsors – for continuing to host such a joyous celebration of best practice. The past two decades have seen thousands of organisations and individuals nominated by their peers and supporters for their “innovative and impactful practice”. The awards have been a showcase that has championed the vital work of the children's services sector to policymakers, funders, commissioners and the public. The…

Mar312025 by Editor1 Comment

DCMS Youth Minister – “putting young people at the ‘heard’ of decision-making”

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(Minister for Sport, Media, Civil Society and Youth - Stephanie Peacock - keynote speech. Was it a typo (I doubt it but I written to DCMS to check) or a signal that we should replace the cliche "young people are at the HEART of ,,", with "at the HEARD of decision-making". Could this mark a significant shift in attitudes towards youth participation, a welcome strapline for the Governments new Youth Strategy? DCMS Youth Team Minister, Stephanie Peacock MP was speaking at the launch of the UK Youth Parliaments Select Committees report into Youth Violence and Social Media. Read the full report, and recommendations here and follow @UKYP social media. She also used her speech to reinforce the role of DCMS in being the lead department for 'out of school provision…

Mar272025 by EditorNo Comments

YOUTH VOICE NEWS & OPPORTUNITIES: 25/3- 2/4/25

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YOUTHVOICE – BITESIZE 26/03 - 2/4/25 ⚡NEWS YOUTHVOICE HEARD 27/3 - Youth Select Committee Social media ban not practical or effective, teens say - BBC News is the key conclusions reported by the BBC in advance of the UK Youth Parliament launch of its report investigating links between social media and youth violence. 27/3 . Download full report and its 33 recommendations from the Parliamentary website: Youth Select Committee publishes report investigating links between social media and youth violence - UK Parliament Wania Eshaal Ahmad, the 15-year-old chair of the committee “The inquiry has made one thing clear, that social media companies should do more to protect young people from violent and harmful content. The Committee believes that a social media ban, like in Australia, is neither practical nor effective.…