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YouthVoice Heard – Profile and Platform Maurizio Cuttin, UK Young Ambassador to Europe (British Youth Council/NYA) reflects on the role of #youthvoice, #equalvoice, and #collaboration in achieving this win. PROFILE Maurizio (24), from Reading, is a Warwick graduate and currently works as a governance consultant. A passionate advocate for international youth affairs and a youth voice champion, he was first elected in late 2021 as one of two UK Young Ambassadors to the European Youth Forum - a role that will continue under the British Youth Council’s successor organisation, Youth Council UK (YCUK) which is being installed by the National Youth Agency and which is currently open for new member nominations. In this role, Maurizio has dedicated considerable time as a volunteer to rebuilding the UK youth sector’s international reputation,…

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 ..recommended reads, opportunities and resources. Subscribe for free here, and access back issues. This week: ⭐'Young Voices Heard' New Year 2026 resolutions ⭐Youth Council UK - 150 youth organisations sign up to revived British Youth Council. Youth 'Board' nominations open to mobilise your youthvoice. ⭐Youth Strategy Watch - Recommended read Gemma Juma 👀LinkedIn: Recommended Reads - James Sloam, Matt Henn & ParticipationPeople 👀Opportunities for young people 👀Opportunities for supporters 👀Centre4YouthVoice - NEW free peer research resource & Dec Newsletter 🎁Resources #YouthVoiceNews is produced by Young Voices Heard CIC as a non-profit venture, and edited by a volunteer. NEWS…

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: ⭐New Year's Honours recognises youth voice. ⭐Youth Strategy Watch - Youth Voice Promises in action/Kayleigh secondment extended ⭐Youth Council UK - 150 youth organisations sign up to revived British Youth Council. Youth 'Board' nominations open. ⭐Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) / Mayor back holistic approach to embedding youthvoice and influence Youth Leads UK 2026, 💡What's a YAG? Spotlight on impact: a year in the life of a Youth Advisory Group 👀LinkedIn: Recommended Reads - Millicent Wenlock, Jade Barnet. 👀Opportunities for young people…

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.…