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Youth Matters evidence

Youth Matters evidence. Some key phrases. integrated services the five Every Child Matters outcomes It is about empowering young people and shaping services around their needs. Young people said…. Voice and influence – yes please! Make available to wide range of young people

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Youth Matters evidence

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  1. Youth Matters evidence

  2. Some key phrases • integrated services • the five Every Child Matters outcomes • It is about empowering young people and shaping services around their needs

  3. Young people said… • Voice and influence – yes please! • Make available to wide range of young people • Young people have expert local knowledge • Want to influence council in its provision • Youth Opportunities Fund a good thing • Want recommendations acted upon

  4. Organisations and professionals • 83% fully supported proposals to empower young people to shape local services • 86% know of successful projects and initiatives successful in tackling the challenges covered by Youth Matters • Where’s the evidence?

  5. Standards • Standards are public and measurable promises to reach a level of activity or service. • They provide the impetus for developing and evaluating an action plan for change. • They are crucial for achieving improvement in an organisation and its services. • They provide evidence

  6. Standards: based on shared values • visible • resourced • valued • accessible • safe and sound Children and young people’s participation works best when it is:

  7. Who benefits? • Children and young people • The organisation and its partners • The wider community

  8. Standards Framework

  9. Reliable • Tried and tested • Robust framework • Evidence-based

  10. Flexible • Adaptable • 7 standards • 7 indicators for each standard • 3 levels • Self-assessment

  11. Mapping

  12. Planning

  13. Impact of participation “If people who are supposed to be the beneficiaries of change do not know it is happening – then it probably is not happening.” – Lord Herman Ouseley

  14. What’s changed because of children and young people’s participation? • Better outcomes • Children and young people are: • healthy • safe • enjoying and achieving • making a positive contribution and • having economic wellbeing

  15. Evidence of Evidence from Listening Planning Change Organisations Specific children and young people Other children and young people & wider community What’s changed? tool

  16. Where to find out more • Hear by Right, with CD-Rom and briefings£10 from The National Youth Agency. Tel: 0116 242 7427. E-mail: sales@nya.org.uk • Contact the active involvement team at The NYA for information, ideas, resources, training and consultancy. Tel: 0116 242 7406. E-mail: activeinvolvement@nya.org.uk • Further information and resources from www.nya.org.uk/hearbyright

  17. Shared ValuesThe active involvement of children and young people works best when: • Commitment at the top • Built in • Backed by the right attitudes and skills Children and young people’s involvement is a visible commitment that is properly resourced:

  18. Shared ValuesThe active involvement of children and young people works best when: Children and young people have equal opportunity to get involved: • A right to participate • Respect diversity • Go the extra mile to include • Training and support • Clear and timely information

  19. Shared ValuesThe active involvement of children and young people works best when: Children and young people’s involvement is valued: • Honesty and respect • Clear and prompt feedback • Rewarded and celebrated

  20. Shared ValuesThe active involvement of children and young people works best when: • Policies and standards for the participation of children and young people are provided, evaluated and improved: • Aims and benefits are clear from the start • Children and young people evaluate the difference • Standards for safe and sound participation

  21. Why bother? Five reasons • Children and young people’s rights (Article 12 of the UNCRC) • Better services • Stronger democracy and local communities • Benefits to children and young people • We have to! Of course, children and young people also have the right not to get involved!

  22. Benefits of involving children and young people For children and young people: • Improved outcomes for children and young people • Skills, confidence and self-esteem • Influence organisations • Better services

  23. Benefits of involving children and young people For the organisation and its partners: • Valuable information • Fresh perspectives and new ideas • Better services and saves money

  24. Benefits of involving children and young people For the wider community: • More vibrant local democracy • Community cohesion • Empowering environment

  25. Involved in what? • Planning and organising • Doing and delivering • Checking, reviewing and learning

  26. To what degree? Increased participation Ladder of Participation (Roger Hart, 1992)

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