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5.7
Children and young people take an active part in the induction of elected members or trustees

Mapping

Organisation: VOXX Magazine
4

Evidence of meeting this indicator:

Never occurred – can this be put in place?

What do children and young people say?:

Last Updated: 2010-01-07 14:34

Evidence of meeting this indicator:

Connexion, Youth Link Workers and Members of Youth Parliament people attended the new council inductions (Cheshire East at Crewe Hall)

What do children and young people say?:

Last Updated: 2009-12-17 13:23

Evidence of meeting this indicator:

Children and young people were involved in the recruitment of the Chair, Paul Ennals

What do children and young people say?:

Last Updated: 2009-12-01 12:30

Evidence of meeting this indicator:

What do children and young people say?:

Last Updated: 2009-11-03 13:59

Evidence of meeting this indicator:

Not sure?
• Young people meet trustees and can ask them questions
• Young Trainer positive about their experience of meeting Trustee

What do children and young people say?:

Last Updated: 2009-10-13 11:26

Evidence of meeting this indicator:

- C/YP in the West took part in the development of what makes a good corporate parent DVD.
- C/YP also took part in the development of a foster carer’s recruitment DVD.

What do children and young people say?:

Last Updated: 2009-05-13 14:44

Organisation: Somerset County Council
2

Evidence of meeting this indicator:

This took place in 2005 and an annual event held with members in October each year. With the elections in June a fully integrated training programme is being developed for the new Council

What do children and young people say?:

Young people as designers and trainers. We were told of joint training to take place over the next 4 years of the council and want to be involved in this.

Last Updated: 2009-05-07 11:48

Organisation: YouthBank UK
1

Evidence of meeting this indicator:

• Don’t have elected members and YP are the Trustees
• Buddying system for TB
• Local YouthBank’s vote for young people to represent them on the AF.
• TB elect young people

What do children and young people say?:

Suggestions:
New Trustees (not from AF) should go to an AF meeting to see what they do

Last Updated: 2009-05-06 16:06

Evidence of meeting this indicator:

Not applicable.

What do children and young people say?:

Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58

Evidence of meeting this indicator:

Some councillors have attended Total Respect training in the past.

What do children and young people say?:

Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58

Evidence of meeting this indicator:

There is a good relationship between the Youth Service and elected members. The elected members have a good relationship with the County Youth Forum.

When the need arises the Youth Service is confident this will happen, and will support its effectiveness.

What do children and young people say?:

Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58

Organisation: Gateshead Council
3

Evidence of meeting this indicator:

Annually there is a seminar for new councillors but nothing else currently.

What do children and young people say?:

I don’t think this happens although we’ve done lots with the Mayor.

Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58

Evidence of meeting this indicator:

Members have attended young people led training through the Regeneration Exchange Training has been delivered for young people to enable them to have the skills to develop a video to assist induction and training.

What do children and young people say?:

Video project would assist in the process of disseminating information and training in youth involvement.

Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58

Evidence of meeting this indicator:

No corporate responsibility - portfolio needs improving

What do children and young people say?:

Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58

Planning

Organisation: VOXX Magazine

Areas for improvement:

Not sure!!

Resources needed:

Potential barriers
Potential sollutions

How we are planning to involve young people:

Last Updated: 2010-01-07 14:38

Areas for improvement:

Develop links with members support services

Resources needed:

Through connexions updates

Potential barriers
Potential sollutions

How we are planning to involve young people:
Young people to submit articles/ information to create briefing for councillors.

Last Updated: 2009-12-17 13:27

Areas for improvement:

• Involve CYP in election of Trustees? (If not already?)

Resources needed:

Potential barriers
Potential sollutions

How we are planning to involve young people:

Last Updated: 2009-10-13 11:29

Areas for improvement:

- Explore the possibility of developing an induction programme/in put for Members and Senior Managers.
- C/YP voice to be recognised in “Good Corporate Parent Training”

Resources needed:

Rewards and Incentive policy for C/YP to make it clear what are expectations are.

Potential barriers

C/YP involvement would need to be updated so it does not become dated.

Potential sollutions

How we are planning to involve young people:
Develop induction programme: activities/ design information

Last Updated: 2009-05-13 14:47

Organisation: Envision
7

Areas for improvement:

All new trustees to go through youth induction process

Resources needed:

Potential barriers
Potential sollutions

How we are planning to involve young people:
Trustee to visit teams and receive youth culture training in summer

Last Updated: 2009-05-07 16:12

Organisation: Somerset County Council
1

Areas for improvement:

Induction of Elected members to include H by R, article 12 and participation standards as part of the formal induction not an addition as was the case 4 years ago

Resources needed:

Time and small budget to finance the development of the training pack

Potential barriers

none

Potential sollutions

How we are planning to involve young people:
As part of the design and delivery

Last Updated: 2009-05-07 11:51

3

Areas for improvement:

Review processes for induction on the Board

Resources needed:

Young trustees involved here

Potential barriers
Potential sollutions

How we are planning to involve young people:
Young trustees involved here

Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:32

Areas for improvement:

Members to commit to attending total respect training supported by young trainers.

Resources needed:

Additional funding for trainers.

Potential barriers
Potential sollutions

How we are planning to involve young people:

Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:31

Areas for improvement:

Better links with newly elected members to County Forum.

Resources needed:

Potential barriers
Potential sollutions

How we are planning to involve young people:

Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:29

Organisation: Gateshead Council
3

Areas for improvement:

Develop an induction programme for Councillors and Senior Officers

Resources needed:

Production costs

Time

Potential barriers

Only the interested attend

Potential sollutions

How we are planning to involve young people:
Young people will deliver

Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:23

Areas for improvement:

Est of induction session & guide (with additional training if req’d) for Board Member on involving young people

Resources needed:

Est of induction program based on 2.2, 5.4, 5.7 &4.6. Part of overall Board Member package

Potential barriers

Board Member may require specific induction contents/format. Req’s rest of package to inform content

Potential sollutions

How we are planning to involve young people:

Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:23

Areas for improvement:

Need to identify local champions

Resources needed:

Potential barriers

Would members be keen to be voted on? Or should it be self election?

Potential sollutions

How we are planning to involve young people:

Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:20

Areas for improvement:

Identify elected member with responsibility for children and young peoples services

Resources needed:

Potential barriers
Potential sollutions

How we are planning to involve young people:

Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:18

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