Apr182021 by James CathcartNo Comments
Power of Youth Challenge: One Year On

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…
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Oct62020 by James CathcartNo Comments
Power of Youth Charter – Plugged In & Charging

Power of Youth Charter – Plugged In & Charging

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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…
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Sep232020 by James CathcartNo Comments
The Youth Participation Charter 2006 – Not just heard.

The Youth Participation Charter 2006 – Not just heard.

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“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…
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Aug192020 by James CathcartNo Comments
#YouthVoice in organisations: 10 steps to good practice

#YouthVoice in organisations: 10 steps to good practice

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Meaningful Youth Participation - updated 2022 Ten minimum standards for organisations looking to promote youth voice, participation and leadership. As part of our 'Power of Youth' research between 2018-2021 at Young Voices Heard we have been making space for young people to inform and influence good practice with their advice on planning or improving the way in which organisations embrace youth voice and participation. In this article, we have collected the views and priorities of young people into this list, and ordered them into a series of steps.  What would you add? What other resources would you recommend? Please send us your suggestions through the link at the end of the article. Where to start Chair/CEO/Head:  Why do you want to listen to young people? How can they help you…
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