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Feb112022 by Editor1 Comment

Resource: Campaign for Youth Recognition – How to nominate young people for King’s Honours

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"The 'Campaign for greater Youth Recognition' is a call to everyone to nominate a deserving young person for a national Honour or local award, either for HM The King New Year or Birthday Honours, or indeed to one of many other awards. (Diana Awards, Points of Light Awards, Pride of Britain ) Young people are all too often overlooked and go unrecognised for their volunteering or community work - yet so many do so much. Lets celebrate the best and hold them up to inspire others to follow by highlighting success stories that represent everyone in our communities. Every year more and more young people (under 30) are being recognised. (see below for previous years) Though most under 30s are still recognised for their sporting - there has been increase in…

Jan72022 by Editor1 Comment

Govt Youth Policy Group is listening..

Democracy, News and Blogs Archive, Young Voices Heard, Youth Policy Development Group News, Youth Voice in Democracy

Young Voices Heard is supporting the work of the new Youth Policy Development Group which is currently 'listening' to the views of other young people - see links below - with a view to informing and influencing government policy from the inside. The group (aged 16-25) is calling on young people (in England) to share their views on policy issues. The current survey includes questions on covid recovery education, child poverty and housing. This is part of an ongoing dialogue with Government being coordinated by ShoutOutUK and the DCMS Civil Society and Youth Directorates Youth Engagement programme. The group will develop a policy presentation and proposals for discussion at their next Ministerial Roundtable scheduled for the end of January. The first meeting took place in December on Covid Vacs and…

Oct282021 by EditorNo Comments

Government Youth Policy Dev Group: is recruiting 16-25 | deadline 8th Nov

News, News and Blogs Archive, Young Voices Heard

“You said - we did” Minister to YP, 2022 | How can young people get their priority issues onto the government policy agenda in ways that inform and influence policy decision-making? How can they be empowered to do so, and get credit for their contribution? One way is to join the new ‘Youth Policy Development Group’ - recruiting 16-25 yr-olds. (deadline of 8th Nov 21 has now passed but subscribe to YVH for updates and new opps). The government have recently renewed their commitment to listen to young people's views in shaping government policy. They are not just consulting on their policy agenda, but will also be listening to young people on the issues they care about. Shout Out UK are the organisation that have been awarded the latest round…

Jul142021 by EditorNo Comments

Invitation: “How to master an Honours Nomination for Young People”

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The Cabinet Office in partnership with DCMS and Young Voices Heard's are hosting a free lunchtime Zoom Webinair on how to master the an honours nomination for young people (aged under 30) You are invited... "You are invited to attend a session on Wednesday 28th July at 12:30pm to 1:45pm hosted by the Cabinet Office in partnership with DCMS and Young Voices Heard on ‘How to master an honours nomination’ for young people under the age of 30. This free webinar is open to people of all ages who champion young people, but is particularly aimed at those under 30 years old, who are interested in nominating their peers. Please share within your organisations, memberships, and networks, particularly those working directly with this age group. Registration is free. During the…

Jun232021 by Editor1 Comment

2021 Queen’s Youth Honours List – Birthday

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This is the Queens Youth Honours List. It's updated every six months by Young Voices Heard. This is a list of young people who were aged under 30 at the time of their award, who were recognised for their exceptional service, leadership or youth social action identified through media reports when the awards are announced. They are listed together to celebrate and equally value young people as leaders, role models and changemakers in our society, and to inspire more nominations, particularly those who would not otherwise be included. Scroll down for additional information on why they were honoured. For information and guidance on how to make a nomination go to Youth Honours Cabinet Office Presentation (slides) and links to Cabinet Office/Application This is part of the campaign for greater youth…

Jun22021 by EditorNo Comments

Top Tips on Starting Up #YouthVoice

2021, Editors Pick, News and Blogs Archive, Young Voices Heard

2nd June 2021 To mark the Power of Youth Day 2nd June 2021, Young Voices Heard put together these #youthvoice tips and advice to young people who want to be heard. It's a collection of quotes from a series of Power of Youth interviews with young leaders when asked was: "What advice would you give to other young people starting their #youthvoice journey?" The full interviews can be found in our archives and include several #iwill ambassadors. You can find more tips, standards and youthled examples in our Resources pages (more…)

Feb22021 by EditorNo Comments

YouthVoice 21: New Year Hope and Resolution

News and Blogs Archive, Young Voices Heard

YouthVoice 21: New Year Hope and Resolution "Don't call initiatives youth-led when they aren't." This was one of the most memorable messages of 2020 that could easily be a New Year resolution for us all in 2021. This statement was made by the young leaders of the suitably named Project Hope* to an online audience attending their 'Power of Youth Festival' workshop in November 2020. They are typical of a new wave of independently minded young people who are challenging assumptions about what constitutes good practice in youth participation. The vast majority of initiatives have been established 'by invitation' or defined within terms of reference set by older people. But this is changing. Whether we are allies or cynics, a new wave of young leaders are making their own…

Jan122021 by EditorNo Comments

“Youth Honours List” Updated 2021 #Nominate Youth

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Its been a New Years Honour for four more amazing young leaders: Carl Konadu BEM (28), Rhammel Afflick BEM (26), Alex Anderson BEM (20) and Samah Khalil BEM (20), who were recognised by HM the Queen for their services to young people and/or their communities. This time last year I wrote about the upward trend in awarding both BEMs and MBEs to some young people who are leading the way. YVH continues to campaign for more to be recognised by awards bodies and the media. The independent youth-led 'Project Hope' has just launched its own Young People's Honour List to ensure even more are recognised. Let's all make the 2020's a decade to #nominateyouth to boost a new wave of youth leadership to inspire us in the coming years of post Covid/Brexit…

Jan32021 by EditorNo Comments

Young Voices Heard: Most Read Blogs of 2020

News and Blogs Archive, Young Voices Heard

Young Voices Heard promotes greater youth participation in public life and organisations. Throughout 2020 its website provided a platform for young voices and their issues through a series of interviews and articles. Here are our top four most read blogs and Editors pick of 2020, and an index of the others with our Editors Recommended Reads (RR). This is one of two January posts. The next will be looking forward to 2021. See you there. James Cathcart (Ed) (more…)