Jan202025 by EditorNo Comments
YOUTH VOICE – BITESIZE NEWS: 20/01/25 – 3/2/25

YOUTH VOICE – BITESIZE NEWS: 20/01/25 – 3/2/25

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⚡UPDATED 31st January ⚡30/1/25 Votes at 16 Article supporting lowering the age to vote following Channel4 poll of youth disenchantment with democracy. Young people say they’d elect a ‘strong leader’. I say give more of them the vote | Polly Toynbee | The Guardian ⚡28/1/25 POLL: Channel 4 commissioned poll of 13-27 yr olds highlights disenchantment with democracy & underlines case for political education. Gen Z: Trends, Truth and Trust: Most Gen Z wants UK to become a dictatorship, survey finds | The Independent ⚡28/1/25 Votes at 16 voters poll Lord Ashcroft's latest opinion poll of 5000 voters reveal 54% oppose the idea of Govt introducing votes at 16. Extract ⚡NEWS: Youth Strategy MINISTER Updates House of Commons: DCMS Sec State Lisa Nandy MP confirms youth advisory committee and expert…
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Jan152025 by EditorNo Comments
DCMS appoint Head of Youth Strategy Engagement – Role details and Reaction

DCMS appoint Head of Youth Strategy Engagement – Role details and Reaction

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Kayleigh Wainwright of national charity UK Youth, revealed in LinkedIn  this week that she has just taken up a secondment to DCMS as their new Head of Youth Strategy Engagement. This follows an announcement by Sec of State Lisa Nandy in November 2024, of the Government's commitment to produce a New National Youth Strategy to break down barriers to opportunity for young people – GOV.UK , which stated that "Young people will be invited to be part of a national conversation to help co-produce the Strategy to unlock opportunities in every community ... Young people from across the country will be given the opportunity to co-produce a new approach with the government towards the support services, facilities and opportunities they need outside the school gates to benefit their lives and…
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Jan132025 by EditorNo Comments
YOUTHVOICE NOW: Bitesize News – 13/1/25

YOUTHVOICE NOW: Bitesize News – 13/1/25

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Youth Voice - Bitesize                                                                                                           News, opportunities and latest resources weekly📜 ⬇️ ⚡UPDATED 13th January ⚡⚡YOUTH STRATEGY Co-Production Head appointed. DCMS appoints Kayleigh Wainwright as Head of Youth Strategy Engagement, on secondment from charity UK Youth. She will "ensure the the new National Youth Strategy is co-produced with young people and the youth sector"  More info on her role/Reaction in our  FEATURE  Sec of State Lisa Nany announced this cooperative approach in Nov 2024 New National Youth Strategy to break…
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Jan62025 by EditorNo Comments
YOUTH VOICE NOW Bitesize News and Opportunities: 1/1/25 – 6/1/25

YOUTH VOICE NOW Bitesize News and Opportunities: 1/1/25 – 6/1/25

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Youth Voice - Bitesize                                                                                                           News, opportunities and latest resources weekly📜 ⬇️ 6th January 2025 bulletin. If you are looking for the most recent news and opportunities go to website home page Welcome - YOUTH VOICE NEWS or Subscribe to get this free to your inbox (Editor)     ⚡NEWS - Kings New Years Honours recognises Youth Social Action champions - Mikayla Beames BEM (18) and Rebecca Clarke BEM (20) See Latest Feature for details and Youth Honours List…
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Dec312024 by EditorNo Comments
Kings ‘Youth’ Birthday Honours 2025 – Congratulations!

Kings ‘Youth’ Birthday Honours 2025 – Congratulations!

Editors Pick, News and Blogs Archive, Recognition
The #Campaign4YouthRecognition's YVH Youth Honours 2012-2025 has three new names bringing the running total to 73. This campaign identifies and celebrates young changemakers  (aged up to 30 in the UK, 2012-2025 - see below) who exceptional role models in an effort to inspire more nominations for national recognition across five awards. The King's Honours, Diana Awards, Pride of Britain, and the British Youth Citizen Awards. Our resources section includes links and tips.  The full Kings Birthday Honours list of all ages will include others excelling in sport, arts and business but this list only includes those whose citation also references some sort of social action/campaigning/community benefit. Nominate now for next year! Congratulations to: Carmela Chillery-Watson MBE (11) , who at just 11 years old has become the youngest ever person to…
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Dec222024 by Editor6 Comments
Dear Prime Minister, Embed #youthvoice & #participation in democracy with these reforms in 2025

Dear Prime Minister, Embed #youthvoice & #participation in democracy with these reforms in 2025

2024, Editors Pick, News and Blogs Archive
New Year Call to action....Votes at 16 isn't going to be enough to focus the nation of listening to young people too. We need a wider range of 'YouthVoice' reforms to embed the principles of listening, working with and investing in young leadership, by Government and society. That means between elections and for a broader age range. If the framework of  Government/Parliament/Democracy is to meaningfully engage young peoples on their terms, it will need to change how it listens and respond (#YouthListen).  In this blog, James Cathcart updates his manifesto calls for reform for the year ahead in an open letter to the PM and Government. (more…)
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Dec102024 by EditorNo Comments
Have Your Say by 16/1/25 on ‘Social Media and Violence’ – email the Youth Select Committee

Have Your Say by 16/1/25 on ‘Social Media and Violence’ – email the Youth Select Committee

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Have your #youthvoice say to the Youth Select Committee inquiry on "Social Media and Youth Violence" The Youth Select Committee (YSC) is a UK Youth Parliament initiative hosted by the National Youth Agency and supported by the House of Commons, which is taking its evidence in public and has its proceedings televised and recorded in Hansard. The YSC model was originally developed by the British Youth Council in partnership with Parliament as part of its Youth Voice programme when its members were a mixture of representatives from across the UK (See BYC UKYP Archive 5  for details and past reports) The new model is all members of the UK Youth Parliament aged 14-28 whose applicants chose the topic and set the terms of reference below. The group receives induction training…
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Dec12024 by EditorNo Comments
National Youth Council – Review. Have your say .. youth-led focus groups or online survey

National Youth Council – Review. Have your say .. youth-led focus groups or online survey

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Have your #youthvoice say using the 0nline "public survey" consultation open til 31/12/24. Following the announcement by the National Youth Agency (see Part 1) of a consultation on the future for a new national youth council and ways to influence government, NYA have now launched an online consultation and call for #youthvoice focus groups to be set up. This process is open until the end of December 2024. YVH James Cathcart is offering to facilitate (free) a co-hosted webinair using the NYA Guide, or young people can complete the online survey before the end of December  Details and links scroll below to Esther's Update. [This article was first published 13/11 and updated 01/12] (more…)
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