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"Will young people ever have full agency or autonomy if it ultimately depends on the resources of adults...?" Molly Taylor  in Recommended Watch"⬇️.. plus ⭐YouthVoice Census: is back for 2026 - Aged 11-30? Have your say. ⭐Govt/DCMS Youth Team Newsletter: bumper issue!! ⭐Votes at 16 Watch latest: Bill committee evidence from Democracy Classroom ⭐Youth Voice Consultations x 2: on student loans, social media ban ⭐Profile and Platform: Alex Nurton / Youth Parliament Votesat16 speech ! 👀Recommended Podcast/Video - Voices In Action/Molly and Henry 👀Newsletters roundup - Centre4YouthVoice 👀Opportunities for young people/supporters 👀Free Training & Resources Welcome to #YouthVoice News & Opportunities: your regular round-up from the world of youthvoice, participation, and influence. #YouthVoiceNews is produced by Young Voices Heard CIC as a non-profit venture, and edited by a volunteer. Join…

Alex Nurton (17) member of the Youth Parliament and Chair of UKYP’s Votes at 16 campaign committee, makes the case for supporting teachers to be properly resourced in preparing young citizens to vote at the age of 16 and calls on supporters to back and sign UKYP’s e-petition. Profile: Alex, aged 17, is Student Vice President at his school, and a Member of the UK Youth Parliament. Locally he is a member of the Surrey Youth Council and serves on the Surrey Youth Cabinet, where he leads the finance and jobs campaign group. Alex has written about Votes at 16 and appeared on BBC radio and TV, where first came to the attention of #YouthVoiceNews/ Votesat16Watch when he said “We’re not just adults in waiting – we’re active members of society……

" Young people are ready to shape the systems that affect them. They have ideas, solutions and ambition. What they are asking for now is action"  Deborrah Terras on yp reaction to Youth Strategy at Seen&Heard event, in  "Recommended Reads"⬇️.. plus ⭐National Lottery Community Fund - have your say survey on their youthvoice plans.. ⭐Local Youth Voice Spotlight  - 10,000 (71.9% turnout) elect Barnsley Youth Council ⭐Youth Participation: Checklist & Reports from UN Youth Office/St Georges Hse ⭐Two new funding opps: UN and UK ⭐Votes at 16 Watch latest: How are 16 & 17s being prepared to vote in May .. ⭐Youth Voice Consultations x 2 : on student loans and social media ban 👀Recommended Reads/Podcast - Deberah Terra on Seen and Heard, 👀Newsletters roundup 👀Opportunities for young people/supporters 👀Free…

"Thousands of young people in the world have ideas, even good ones, yet ..no one listens to them. That is when some decided to rebel, and youth activism was born.." Gabriella Capaldo (Teen Mag- pupil) in Recommended Reads⬇️.. and ⭐New Funder collaboration will support youthled network for change ⭐NUS lobby parliament on Student loans ⭐Its Your Vote Week 26 - Electoral Commission features/new partners/new tracker poll 2500 cyp ⭐'Pathway to Votes at 16' strategy day: Sixty plus orgs to attend/Minister ⭐Youth Council UK - now on LinkedIn, as well as Facebook/Insta ⭐UN Youth Office - Youth Participation Checklist & Funding 📅Countdown to May elections - new weekly materials for educators 👀Recommended Reads - Youth Participation: Reflection Report 👀Recommended Reads - Youth Activism in the face of Ignorance Gabriella Capaldo 👀Opportunities…

"Engagement without feedback isn’t participation. It’s extraction. And our young people deserve better." [Recommended Reads⬇️] .. and ⭐MPs vote 410/105 Votes at 16: parties support 2nd Reading in Commons debate ⭐'Pathway to Votes at 16' strategy day: Sixty plus orgs to attend/Minister ⭐Social Media Consultation: surveys launched ⭐New May Election Countdown/Resources: Democracy Classroom/Politics Project 📅Coming up: Your Vote Week 26 - Electoral Commission 👀Recommended Reads - Jade Barnett | Hudl 👀Opportunities for young people/supporters 👀Free Training & Resources Welcome to #YouthVoice News & Opportunities: your regular round up from the world of youthvoice, participation, and influence. #YouthVoiceNews is produced by Young Voices Heard CIC as a non-profit venture, and edited by a volunteer. Join 600 practitioners and young leaders - subscribe to get this free Newsletter via LinkedIn here. (&…

Votes@16Watch: "I used to say Votes at 16 would herald a new age for democracy. Well its nearly Springtime and the new age is nearly here! I've been collecting a virtual 'scrapbook' of news, posts, polls and briefings since when I took up the role of CEO at the British Youth Council in 2008, and inherited their V16 campaign and became part of the Votesat16 Coalition movement.  This edition of #Votes@16Watch is my selection of those from July 25 (when the Govt confirmed its intention to introduce legislation) to Feb 26 (when the Representation of the Peoples Bill was introduced). I'm sharing these posts and sources here to help inform the debate on the next steps to introducing the reforms of across the UK. (A timeline of the V16 campaign…

"My biggest takeaway: Young people are not disengaged. They are over consulted and under believed. If participation only exists after decisions are drafted, it is not participation. It is endorsement seeking". Roismi Rajakumar [Recommended Reads⬇️] .. and ⭐Scottish Youth Parliament annual meeting with First Minister/Cabinet ⭐Newsletters from Govt DCMS Youth Team, Centre for Youth Voice & Scottish Youth Parliament ⭐New Research from Germany - youth democratic engagement ⭐Centre4YV - Recorded talks on peer research published ⭐Votes at 16 Watch - events, new research, momentum.. 👀Recommended Reads - Roismi Rajakumar, Jade Barnett. 👀Opportunities for young people/supporters 👀Free Training & Resources Welcome to #YouthVoice News & Opportunities: your regular round up from the world of youthvoice, participation, and influence. #YouthVoiceNews is produced by Young Voices Heard CIC as a non-profit venture, and…

"Votes at 16: the UK government has a fight on its hands – but are politicians all missing the point?" ...plus ⭐Votes at 16 - Govt Policy Paper & reactions ⭐Signup & get your youthvoice recognised with the #iwill Ambassadors ⭐Pupil Voice engagement survey launched by DfEducation ⭐Youth Council UK - Transition Board/Committee/Nominations still open 👀Recommended Reads - Antonia Dixey 👀Opportunities for young people - Seen & Heard roadshow.. 👀Opportunities for supporters - Exploring Elections, Politics Project 👀Centre4YouthVoice - free Training & Resources 🎁Resources Welcome to #YouthVoice News & Opportunities: your regular round up from the world of youthvoice, participation, and influence. #YouthVoiceNews is produced by Young Voices Heard CIC as a non-profit venture, and edited by a volunteer. Join 600 practitioners and young leaders - subscribe to get this…

Welcome to #YouthVoice News & Opportunities - your regular roundup from the world of youthvoice, participation, and influence ⭐Quote of the week   "Meaningful youth participation has never been just about how many voices speak, it’s about which voices are heard, how they are listened to, and what happens as a result" Esther Horner ⭐Read more in Recommended Reads.   PLUS.... ⭐YouthVoice in Local Authorities - New data YMCA ⭐Youth Council UK: Why it matters 'so much' Rec Read ⭐National Lottery Youth Voice journey - Podcast/'Be the Change' ⭐Votesat16 Watch - APPG call for evidence on prep / MP warns Social Media ban consultation must factor in Votes at 16 / Why voting is not like drinking or smoking 👀Recommended Reads - Esther Horner 👀Opportunities for young people - Seen & Heard…

Welcome to #YouthVoice News & Opps - a regular roundup from the world of youthvoice, participation, and influence. This week's  edition includes: ⭐Updated Govt Guidance to Depts: on youth voice policy making ⭐Spotlight - The National Lottery Community Fund: developing youth voice ⭐Votesat16Watch: Elections Bill next week? ⭐Youth Council UK: elections underway ⭐DCMS Newsletter: youthvoice opportunities ⭐State of Child Health: Call for evidence of youthvoice influence 👀Recommended Reads: YP open letter call2action to HM Govt 👀Recommended Reads: Samuel Remi-Akinwale spotlight 👀Opportunities for young people - Mobilise your youth voice/HaveYourSay surveys. 👀Opportunities for supporters - Exploring Elections, Politics Project 👀Centre4YouthVoice - free Training & Resources 🎁Resources #YouthVoiceNews is produced by Young Voices Heard CIC as a non-profit venture, and edited by a volunteer. Join 600 who subscribe to get this Newsletter…