Youth Social Action Archives - Young Voices Heard

Nov212023 by James CathcartNo Comments

Youth Voice and Influence in YVH Heritage Projects 2020-2023

Young Voices Heard were partners on two initiatives funded by Historic England on valuing, celebrating and protecting our heritage. The first was a social action pilot with the Volunteer Police Cadets 2019-2022, followed by a feasibility study building on this in partnership with Youth United Foundation (network of uniformed organisations) Youth voice, participation and influence were key elements of both the national development and local delivery of these initiatives and are part of an ongoing process of partnership development between the youth and heritage sectors. Contact James Cathcart using the form below for more information or if you would like to work with YVH on mobilising your youth voice to explore heritage, identity and partnership project funding. A more detailed summary of the projects, and more recommended reading and advice…

Nov132023 by James CathcartNo Comments

Recognition inspires – so dont just notice, nominate!

News and Blogs, Recognition, Youth Social Action

The #Campaign4YouthRecognition calls on people and organisations to make more nominations of exceptional young citizens for national recognition. The latest addition to YVH recommended list* are The British Citizen Youth Awards (BCyA). Managed by the charity 'The British Citizen Awards', it only awards 24 medals a year to those helping others through fund-raising, awareness-raising or social action. At this year’s Westminster celebration in October, YVH founder and BCyA Ambassador James Cathcart joined Sec of Sate for Education Gillian Keegan MP and singer/dancer/judge and Patron of BCyA Kimberley Wyatt, in presenting some of the awards. In this blog he talks about the event, his #Campaign4Youth Recognition and calls on us all to 'not just notice young peoples success, but nominate them for recognition'. (more…)

Jun72022 by James CathcartNo Comments

#YouthVoiceNews, 07June22: Power of Youth Day, Mental Health Govt Roundtable, Campaign4YouthRecognition

News and Blogs, Recognition, Youth Policy Development Group News, Youth Social Action, Youth Voice in Democracy

The Power of Youth Day - Youth Policy Dev Group - Mental Health Roundtable - Campaign4YouthRecognition The 6th of June was #PowerofYouth Day! So 'Young Voices Heard' is celebrating the voluntary work of young people involved in #youthvoice and #youthsocialaction, and asking you to support the Campaign4YouthRecognition by nominating someone amazing for recognition, locally or nationally. Whether its a nomination for a Queens Honour, to a Gold Star in school for being a changemaker - lets all recognise and encourage young people and each other, recognising good work. But we would also like to spotlight the volunteering of the Youth Policy Development Group who are working 'for free' to inform and influence government policies on behalf of their peers. Power of Youth Spotlight: The "Youth Policy Development Group" Thankyou and…

Jun22021 by James CathcartNo Comments

Top Tips on Starting Up #YouthVoice

News, News and Blogs, Young Voices Heard, Youth Social Action

To mark the Power of Youth Day 2nd June 2021, Young Voices Heard is using this article to a platform #youthvoice tips and advice to other young people starting out. It's a collection of quotes from a series of Power of Youth interviews over the last year - when one of the questions young leaders were asked was: "What advice would you give to other young people starting their #youthvoice journey?" The full interviews can be found in our blog section and include several #iwill ambassadors. You can find more tips, standards and youthled examples in our Resources pages (more…)

Apr182021 by James CathcartNo Comments

Power of Youth Challenge: One Year On

News, News and Blogs, Quality Youth Voice, Young Voices Heard, Youth Social Action

Power of Youth Challenge: News, Report and Recommendations from 'Young Voices Heard'. Over a year ago the young ambassadors of the #iwill ‘campaign for youth social action’ challenged stakeholders and society to: “Listen to Us, Work with Us and Invest in Us”. Young Voices Heard responded with a range of opportunities for young people to have their say, and to work together on an agenda to further embed the power of youth and amplify youth voice in public life. Young people were also saying "Dont just make a pledge and act on it, but also give us feedback and credit for our ideas". This 'post' is YVH's feedback and acknowledgement of young peoples inspiration and leadership in exploring a range of proposals for investment, some of which YVH has been…

Nov42020 by James CathcartNo Comments

National Youth Social Action Survey 2019: Review

News, News and Blogs, Youth Social Action

Findings from the latest Youth Social Action Survey (2019) show that whilst 88% young people still care about making the world a better place, and 86% agreed that is was important to try and make a difference, there has been a downward trend in youth social action since the annual survey started in 2014. Why? The report and analysis were commissioned from Ipsos MORI by the Dept for Culture Media and Sport to inform and influence the Step Up to Service iwill campaign. It aims to make meaningful social action part of everyday life for 10 to 20 year olds across the UK and has invested £70m through the #iwill fund. (more…)

Oct62020 by James CathcartNo Comments

Power of Youth Charter – Plugged In & Charging

News and Blogs, Quality Youth Voice, Young Voices Heard, Youth Social Action

Young Voices Heard has signed up to the Power of Youth Charter : Five 'we will' commitments to - #prioritise opportunities for, #open up decision-making with , #work collaboratively on, #evidence impact from, and #recognise - the power of youth . The Charter is one of the legacies of the Step Up To Serve #iwill campaign for youth social action, which draws to a close this December 2020. In particular we have championed the quality of youth participation "in decision-making, leading and shaping both the activities they are involved in and wider organisational decisions". We will go further than holding ourselves to account by those young people we work with but will offer an independent youth scrutiny and support service to others signing up and plugging in to the power…

Sep232020 by James CathcartNo Comments

The Youth Participation Charter 2006 – Not just heard.

News and Blogs, Quality Youth Voice, Young Voices Heard, Youth Social Action

“While consultation is important, participation in its truest sense gives children and young people an active involvement in planning, decision-making and subsequent evaluation” The Participation Charter, 2006 Is it time to revisit and revive this Charter? Has it stood the test of time? 'The Participation Charter 2006' set out a vision of #youthvoice empowered to have say in decision-making. Many of its principles still apply today but is it enough in 2020 and beyond? How can we collaborate with young leaders, listening to, working with and investing in participation and leadership to refreshed a vision and charter? Whilst not the earliest youth voice charter we've come across, this 'Participation Charter' was published by Children Young People Now magazine on 6th June 2006*, in association with the Participation Works Consortium**. James…

Sep92020 by James CathcartNo Comments

#PupilVoice and Covid19

News and Blogs, Youth Social Action

During a summer of covid-related challenges for the education sector students views were increasingly reported by the media to a wider audience than is usual. The exam results announcements are traditionally a time when cameras and microphones are poised to capture the reaction of pupils. This year the 'algorithm' produced such a range of results and young people were on hand - shocked and disbelieving. This turned to questioning and challenging politicians to respond, and in some places backed with street protests. When the politicians announced a change of policy, at least one education minister acknowledged the influential role of students who had contacted him. What can we learn from this experience about how youthvoice can be better empowered and amplified in a way that has agency and impact? It…

Feb142020 by James Cathcart1 Comment

The Challenge of Youth Power: From silent-service to youth-voice leading

News and Blogs, Young Voices Heard, Youth Social Action

At the start of its seventh and final year the Step Up To Serve's (SUTS) #iwill campaign has launched a "Power of Youth Challenge 2020" to organisations, decision makers and young people to come together and get involved in a year-long set of activities that will champion youth voice, action and leadership in the #iwill network across the UK. Everyone, including young people, are invited to not only see, hear and value youth voice and leadership, but to signup to promote and grow it. The 'Challenge' also represents a strategic call to the youth sector organisations, decision makers and young people to continue to work together into the future to ensure our collective advances are not lost' as the SUTS charity prepares to close at the end of 2020. (more…)

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