Voice of the CYP

1. Voice of the CYP Penny McDonald

2. Specialist Teaching TeamVoice of CYP • Work with individuals • Mentoring Scheme • Listen to me resources • My Support Plan/Education Health Care Plan • The Children’s Society - Future Links Project

3. YorOK • YorOK Voice and Involvement Strategy • Safeguarding Children Involvement Group Action Plan

4. Action Plan • Develop work on engaging pre and non verbal children and young people. • Explore different models for engagement • Draw out the voice in case files, EYFS observations etc. • Case studies highlighting the impact of CYP’s voice • Use of new media

5. My life plan Where will I be in five years time?

7. How will I get there? • What do I do now? What will I have to do in the future? • Invite friends to my house • Invite someone special to my house • Clean my house • Cook my dinner • Tell the time and be on time • Catch a bus • Meet friends in town • Pay bills • Go shopping for food • Go shopping for clothes • Keep a diary • Go to work • Have a bank account and manage my money • Find my way to somewhere by my self

8. What I want in the future: Money-having enough money is important Working- I would like to work in a ‘hands on’ job, like a mechanic but I’m not sure what yet. My family- I’d like to see a lot of my family but maybe live in my own place. Seeing friendsand going out with my friends by myself is important. Driving- Being able to go where I want to is important to me. Sport –is important to me life would be boring without sport.

9. What would be helpful or needs to change over the next year? • I would like to visit high school and find out about lessons. Art and Science are my favourites and I would like to look at these, I would also like to find out about I.T ideally with my friend A • I would like Miss H to come with me on this visit • I would also like to have lunch at the school to see what it is like

10. Other examples?