Organisations
MappingEvidence of meeting this indicator: • This is implicit in relevant job descriptions for staff in Learning and Programmes departments What do children and young people say?: • No current consultation process with young people in place so not possible to say at this stage. Last Updated: 2010-03-16 13:07
Evidence of meeting this indicator: - Relevant job descriptions in Learning, Visitor Services specify a related, but broader set of skills and commitments. What do children and young people say?: Tbc with SOTW group Last Updated: 2010-03-16 12:03
Evidence of meeting this indicator: The recent review of all job descriptions at the Trust means this area is better represented than ever in Scarborough What do children and young people say?: Not yet recorded Last Updated: 2010-03-04 14:10
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Learning officers and curators both want youth to be more involved and can prioritise this What do children and young people say?: No specific comments from young people yet Last Updated: 2010-02-24 14:47
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Outreach What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2010-02-23 12:22
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Staff job descriptions What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2010-01-07 14:32
Evidence of meeting this indicator: All operational job descriptions include commitment to active involvement. What do children and young people say?: Question: Have you been involved in job description development? Last Updated: 2009-12-17 13:13
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Induction includes input on the central importance of the participation of children and young people What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-12-01 12:29
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Some job descriptions have participation as desirable criteria What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-12-01 12:28
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Agreement from Mark Roberts to add something general to SN job description within core qualities What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-11-03 13:56
Organisation: The Children's Society - London Hub - Greenwich Children and Young People's Participation Service
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Evidence of meeting this indicator: • Current job descriptions What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-10-13 11:18
Evidence of meeting this indicator: * Posts: ADM (Youth Engagement) What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-07-28 11:50
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Facilitating participation is central to all Creative Learning roles What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-06-24 11:12
Evidence of meeting this indicator: The Children Looked After Nurse has a job description which states that she must “ Facilitate empowerment where possible to enable young people and children to take part in decision making about their own health” Ensure the views of young people and children inform the future design and delivery of future health services. What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-06-17 11:53
Evidence of meeting this indicator: • The Children Looked After Nurse has a job description which states that she must “ Facilitate empowerment where possible to enable young people and children to take part in decision making about their own health” Ensure the views of young people and children inform the future design and delivery of future health services. What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-06-17 11:25
Evidence of meeting this indicator: - V Project promotional brochure – describing roles and opportunities. What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-19 11:45
Evidence of meeting this indicator: A specific commitment to children and young people is outlined in the job descriptions of the Audience Development Officer, Education and Outreach Co-ordinator, Mobile Museum Drivers, Gallery Front of House Team, Freelancers and Project staff (where appropriate). Commitments to active involvement across the board are also included in the job descriptions of the Head of Service, Arts Development Team and Museum Officers. What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-14 16:26
Evidence of meeting this indicator: The Children Looked After Nurse has a job description which sates that she must “Facilitate empowerment where possible to enable young people and children to take part in decision making about their own health” Ensure the views of young people and children inform the future design and delivery of future health services. What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-13 15:46
Evidence of meeting this indicator: - Job descriptions have an expectation to deliver Service Standards What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-13 14:43
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Participation is ad hoc Staff work with children and young people in individual ways to encourage participation, there is no set design as every child and young person has different needs and ways that they can participate. There is no defined age for when it is considered appropriate for children and young people to attend conferences/meetings where they are likely to hear negative comments about their parents. If children and young people do not attend a meeting there needs to be a valid method of recording why they didn’t attend and how they participated in another way. What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-13 12:10
Evidence of meeting this indicator: - The Children Looked After Nurse has a job description which states that she must “ Facilitate empowerment where possible to enable young people and children to take part in decision making about their own health” Ensure the views of young people and children inform the future design and delivery of future health services. What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-13 11:49
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Yes all the participation team have that included but need to work on this with workforce development directorate for across the trust. Newer job descriptions include listening to the voice of c &yp What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-08 14:11
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Yes – job description specifies skills What do children and young people say?: Denise encourages open ended questions for young people to take part and one to one and group work Last Updated: 2009-05-07 16:24
Evidence of meeting this indicator: All JDs refer to commitment to active youth involvement (all staff are expected to have these relevant skills). What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-07 16:11
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Job descriptions include consulting and involving young people in the service and staff acting as voice for service users What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-07 15:47
Evidence of meeting this indicator: In place. Also recruitment applications receive information on C&YP priorities What do children and young people say?: Our assessment team were shown examples, had experience of this and discussed it with officers. We agree that this is in place. Last Updated: 2009-05-07 11:45
Evidence of meeting this indicator: All job descriptions state skills etc – do we have NYA job descriptions? What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-06 16:05
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Music Therapist, Complementary Therapist, Spiritual Support Worker, Youth Worker, Activity Team and Family Support team job descriptions will have statement regarding active involvement included. What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Explicit in some; assumed in others All recruitment processes include candidates receiving info about core values and strategic aims of The NYA; see 5.4 What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Job descriptions for youth workers at all levels specify this. What do children and young people say?: Evidence locally needed Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: · Statements in Team Manager and PA job descriptions What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Not specified in job descriptions of any key workers but through Partners for Change we have a commitment to review this. What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: An increasing number of Job profiles include young people’s engagement What do children and young people say?: Trained experienced staff to support young people is really important. Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Included in all relevant Job Descriptions and Person Specifications. Young People play an active role in recruitment of staff Borough-wide by sitting on interview panels. This provides them with the opportunity to ask agreed question of concern for young people that arise within the role. This started as early as November 2002 when young people received training in recruitment and selection for Youth Workers and Personal Advisors and continued into June 2004 when young people interviewed and appointed a part-time Youth Participation Worker. This way young people ensure that staff are committed to active involvement, and in February 2005 they were even involved in the selection and interview process for the Head of Services to Young People. The Social Services Youth Forum has also been involved in the selection and recruitment of social workers, family support workers and children home managers. A young person from the Looked After Young People’s Project will participate in the recruitment and selection for the Director of Children’s Services What do children and young people say?: Ongoing action - This commitment to active involvement is to be included in all relevant Education, Libraries and Arts, and Social Services appointments. Commitment to be included in all general recruitment and induction materials. Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: · Trevor Carthy EYP Co-ordinator Bccx. · VeronaBarnes EYP Co-ordinator Prospects. · LMC Champion job description · Board Champion job description · What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Job description has been agreed by EMT & Unison and is currently being inserted into relevant job descriptions & will be included in all new relevant job descriptions What do children and young people say?: YP’S NOT YET CONSULTED Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Currently falls under ‘ any other duties’ GH Job Description What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Job descriptions for the YPO and Youth Engagement Workers and Youth Workers include a commitment to the active involvement of young people. What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
| Planning
Areas for improvement: • Rather than re-write job descriptions, create detailed role descriptions for roles on projects. • Include responsibilities for youth engagement in all role descriptions on SOTW, not just a small section of project team
Resources needed: None
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2010-03-16 13:44
Areas for improvement: We need to see the full benefit of the new learning posts which have been in place less than a year
Resources needed: Time
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2010-03-04 14:29
Areas for improvement: Job descriptions need to be checked.
Resources needed: Job Descriptions
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2010-01-07 14:35
Areas for improvement: Need to agree whose job descriptions need specific mention
Resources needed:
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2009-11-03 13:59
Organisation: The Children's Society - London Hub - Greenwich Children and Young People's Participation Service
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Areas for improvement: CYP could be more involved in JD – would need training?
Resources needed:
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2009-10-13 11:27
Areas for improvement: Check what are the other relevant person specs – café / front of house / freelance artists and incorporate as appropriate
Resources needed:
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2009-07-28 11:50
Areas for improvement: -Responsibility for enabling participation to be included in all Creative Learning job descriptions.
Resources needed:
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2009-06-24 11:13
Areas for improvement: Staff to take part in Participation training Staff to engage in the NYA and participation works training offered to enable further thinking around young peoples involvement and create valuable links with other agencies and workers nationally. Job descriptions tend to focus on the statutory requirements of the roles (if there are them), need to look at job description setting out clearly the skills and values needed to ensure the involvement of children and young people.
Resources needed: Time and Budget
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2009-06-17 11:54
Areas for improvement: Job descriptions tend to focus on the statutory requirements of the roles (if there are them), need to look at job description setting out clearly the skills and values needed to ensure the involvement of children and young people. Staff to engage in the NYA and participation works training offered to enable further thinking around young peoples involvement and create valuable links with other agencies and workers nationally.
Resources needed: New descriptions
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2009-06-17 11:26
Areas for improvement: Staff to take part in Participation training Staff to engage in the NYA and participation works training offered to enable further thinking around young people’s involvement and create valuable links with other agencies and workers nationally. Job descriptions tend to focus on the statutory requirements of the roles (if there are them), need to look at job description setting out clearly the skills and values needed to ensure the involvement of children and young people. Job descriptions and personal specifications
Resources needed: Time and Budget High level teaching assistant job descriptions. Specialist teachers VI and HI have a direct teaching role where appropriate. EAL secondary (time limited)
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2009-05-13 15:47
Areas for improvement: - Job descriptions need to set out clearly the skills and values needed to ensure the involvement of children and young people.
Resources needed: Changes to job specifications
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2009-05-13 14:44
Areas for improvement: Job descriptions tend to focus on the statutory requirements of the roles (if there are them), need to look at job description setting out clearly the skills and values needed to ensure the involvement of children and young people. Staff to engage in the NYA and participation works training offered to enable further thinking around young peoples involvement and create valuable links with other agencies and workers nationally.
Resources needed: New descriptions Time and budget
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2009-05-13 10:43
Areas for improvement: Ensure family support team workers, youth worker, spiritual support worker, music therapist and complementary therapist have statement in job description regarding involvement of children and young people.
Resources needed: Time
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:33
Areas for improvement: Review range of Job Descriptions, including for young trustees, to identify more systematic reference to active involvement
Resources needed:
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:31
Areas for improvement: Need to appraise job descriptions for front line staff.
Resources needed:
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:29
Areas for improvement: Review of job descriptions through children’s services developments to include commitment to active involvement of yp
Resources needed:
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:27
Areas for improvement: Rewrite job descriptions as appropriate
Resources needed: Time and clerical assistance
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:25
Areas for improvement: Job descriptions due to be changed as part of single status review early 2007 - incorporate change as part of this process
Resources needed: Council commitment
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:24
Areas for improvement:
Resources needed: Use of resources
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:24
Areas for improvement: No specific target
Resources needed:
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:23
Areas for improvement: Job descriptions need to be updated to ensure all employees contribute to the active involvement of YP in Connexions
Resources needed:
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:22
Areas for improvement: Insertion of commitment to active involvement into all new & existing job descriptions
Resources needed: Review of passage by EMT & Unison. Amendments by Personnel team
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:23
Areas for improvement: Identify which areas/jobs would involve working with young people Identify where staff will work with young people and where staff will use their expertise but work through another person
Resources needed: Administrative
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:22
| Resources |
MappingEvidence of meeting this indicator: Staff interviews What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2010-01-07 14:32
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Young people involved in the recruitment to all posts including senior managers What do children and young people say?: Young people are involved in interviewing new staff Are you involved in deciding who works with you e.g. Interviewing No – Don’t want to be involved Some of us are involved in interviewing Yes we have a yp panel for recruiting staff Yes our opinion matters Last Updated: 2009-12-17 13:20
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Children and young people are involved in staff recruitment, including drawing up job specifications What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2010-03-23 12:50
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Commitment to pilot yp involved in recruitment What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-11-03 13:57
Organisation: The Children's Society - London Hub - Greenwich Children and Young People's Participation Service
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Evidence of meeting this indicator: • CYP on interview panel What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-10-13 11:24
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Not yet What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-07-28 11:50
Evidence of meeting this indicator: What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-06-24 11:12
Evidence of meeting this indicator: • Children and Young people were involved with the recruitment of current Director of Children’s Services and Head of Children and Families Social Care What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-06-17 11:25
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Youth representative on Board of Directors. What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-19 11:45
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Young people take part in a section of the interview process of any staff that applies for employment within the Barrow children’s home. What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-13 15:46
Evidence of meeting this indicator: - Children and Young people were involved with the recruitment of current Director of Children’s Services and Head of Children and Families Social Care What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-13 14:43
Evidence of meeting this indicator: - Children and Young people were involved with the recruitment of current Director of Children’s Services and Head of Children and Families Social Care What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-13 11:49
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Participation team will get involved in providing induction training for new starters across the services. What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-08 14:11
Evidence of meeting this indicator: YP are always involved in recruitment and selection process What do children and young people say?: “I have been on the interview panel for volunteers and full-time staff at Envision and my opinions were taken seriously” (Kylie). Last Updated: 2009-05-07 16:11
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Involvement at all levels of appointment within the C&YP Directorate and with partner organisations including schools Induction programme in place for staff and members What do children and young people say?: Our assessment team were shown examples, had experience of this and discussed it with officers. We agree that this is in place. Last Updated: 2009-05-07 11:45
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Young people involved in interviews, workshops, recruitment and selection, short listing of all staff What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-06 16:05
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Not applicable or appropriate for life-limited children and young people. What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Currently in place for a number of posts within the Council. i.e Positive Futures Sports Development Children’s Services What do children and young people say?: We would like to be involved in this more in the future as it will help improve chances of getting a job etc E.g. Training for councillors and staff on how to work with young people Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Participation trainers, project officer; YouthBank Director Youth Officer secondment to ODPM What do children and young people say?: Feedback needed from Leicester, Peterborough, ODPM young people who were involved Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Limited not recognised part of the recruitment process. What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Young people involved in interview panels, at all levels throughout the service. Task group preparing a Guidance package for youth workers What do children and young people say?: Young people request certificates for their engagement in the process. Local evidence needed Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: · Young people recruitment and selection training in place · Young people have been involved in recruitment of all operational staff · Induction - YP not currently involved in induction process · Recruitment - see advanced What do children and young people say?: Recruitment - see advanced Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Young people involved in interviewing staff from June 2005, training has been undertaken What do children and young people say?: They enjoy and value their involvement Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Not in respect of library services but through Partners for Change we have a commitment to review this What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: q This was due to happen in the recruitment process for a Children’s Librarian post. It did not happen as SMT took the decision to freeze the post pending further budgetary information What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Children’s Trust manager is the most senior post to involve young people, however, most face to face, youth and children’s services and play workers involve children and young people What do children and young people say?: Feedback after interviews has been that staff are more supported because of young people’s involvement in the panels Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Young people have sat on recruitment panels for face-to-face staff and managers with responsibility for young people’s services. Agreements to involve young people are included in all relevant ELA and Social Services appointments. The Social Services Youth Forum have also been on recruitment panels for social workers, family support workers and children’s homes managers. Young people will be involved in the recruitment and selection of the new post of Director For Children’s Services What do children and young people say?: To survey the involvement of young people in funded voluntary youth organisations. Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Needs to be part of overall strategy involving children and young people at the front end of recruitment. What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
| Planning
Areas for improvement: FT volunteers should be involved with recruitment of staff.
Resources needed: Time to arrange interviews/review sessions
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2010-01-07 14:36
Areas for improvement: Involve young people in shortlisting of candidates staff, and in their initial induction
Resources needed: PWNE – recruitment guidelines
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2009-12-17 13:24
Areas for improvement: Need to pilot YP’s involvement in recruitment
Resources needed:
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2009-11-03 13:59
Organisation: The Children's Society - London Hub - Greenwich Children and Young People's Participation Service
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Areas for improvement: • CYP could be involved in shortlisting
Resources needed:
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2009-10-13 11:27
Areas for improvement: Investigate further
Resources needed:
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2009-07-28 11:50
Areas for improvement: -To consult HR staff around the feasibility of involving children and young people in the recruitment of new Creative Learning staff.
Resources needed:
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2009-06-24 11:13
Areas for improvement: Policy to be written regarding children and young people’s role in recruitment and selection, ensuring those involved receive appropriate training, reward and that they are recognised as a valuable member of the recruitment selection process and a respected as such.
Resources needed: Training to be available for young people to be involved. Rewards policy to be finalised.
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2009-06-17 11:55
Areas for improvement: Policy to be written regarding children and young people’s role in recruitment and selection, ensuring those involved receive appropriate training, reward and that they are recognised as a valuable member of the recruitment selection process and a respected as such.
Resources needed: Training to be available for young people to be involved. Rewards policy to be finalised.
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2009-06-17 11:26
Areas for improvement: Recruitment work and good practice to be shared to contribute to a County wide Recruitment policy involving young people and children Policy to be written regarding children and young people’s role in recruitment and selection, ensuring those involved receive appropriate training, reward and that they are recognised as a valuable member of the recruitment selection process and a respected as such. Involving young people in foster carer training. Including information for foster carers in interview such as Carers recognising their own health needs and the importance of prioritising/ promoting them.
Resources needed: Time and approval of staff and manager as well as young people at the home. The development of a Parliamentary group on timescale The County Plans Support from schools Don’t Listen to children Time, Budget, Consent. Current media research.
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2009-05-13 15:48
Areas for improvement: - Development of an overall strategy to involve C/YP in recruitment, ensuring those involved receive appropriate training, reward and that they are recognised as a valuable member of the recruitment selection process.
Resources needed: Appropriate and recognised training for C/YP.
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2009-05-13 14:45
Areas for improvement: Policy to be written regarding children and young people’s role in recruitment and selection, ensuring those involved receive appropriate training, reward and that they are recognised as a valuable member of the recruitment selection process and a respected as such.
Resources needed: Training to be available for young people to be involved. Rewards policy to be finalised.
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2009-05-13 10:43
Areas for improvement: Looking at another member of STAFF
Resources needed:
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2009-05-07 16:24
Areas for improvement: - Training sought for young people to enable them to participate in recruitment and selection process
Resources needed:
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2009-05-07 15:48
Areas for improvement: Review of posts where recruitment has involved young people and agreement where to develop this in the future
Resources needed: Ellie’s involvement in recruitment recently is relevant here. AT for wider staff dev
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:31
Areas for improvement: Current practise is weak at including young people in the recruitment process. YP’s involvement should be an integral part of recruiting frontline staff.
Resources needed: Time & funding
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:31
Areas for improvement: Rolling programme of training, including peer training for pool of yp to access
Resources needed: Funding, yp skills
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:27
Areas for improvement: Implement for appropriate posts when possible
Resources needed: Time
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:25
Areas for improvement:
Resources needed: Staff time
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:24
Areas for improvement: Put forward case for young people’s involvement in recruitment and induction
Resources needed: Council/Senior Managers commitment
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:24
Areas for improvement: Children and Young people more consistently involved in recruitment and selection outside Learning and Children Group
Resources needed: Time Training
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:23
Areas for improvement: Est of young people’s defined role in recruiting key staff and trustees
Resources needed: Est of defined level & format of involvement & influence in recruitment process. Est of training for yp’s to facilitate this
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:23
| Resources |
MappingEvidence of meeting this indicator: Staff interviews What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2010-01-07 14:33
Evidence of meeting this indicator: PDR – Championing children’s framework. All staff in organisation What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-12-17 13:20
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Competencies include participation as criteria for supervision and appraisal What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-12-01 12:30
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Contribution of staff will be addressed through quarterly development reviews- CQUIN as a quality indicator What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-11-03 13:57
Evidence of meeting this indicator: * Not yet at organisational level * Yes at project level What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-07-28 11:50
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Staff are required to report on how they are enabling the effective influence of children and young people as part of their appraisals. What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-06-24 11:12
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Nothing specific What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-06-17 11:25
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Staff supervision – annual (carried out by Managing Director). What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-19 11:46
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Furness Teams use reflective practice to look at how they influence young people and children. They do this in the following ways: What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-13 15:46
Evidence of meeting this indicator: - Feedback question sires are used for some staff’s appraisal. What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-13 14:43
Evidence of meeting this indicator: There are no consistent evaluation forms that are age/circumstance specific to allow staff to record feedback What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-13 12:10
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Nothing specific What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-13 11:49
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Annual performance appraisal – overall outcomes for Calderdale and the participation strategy – meet corporate and specific outcomes relating to participation strategy. What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-08 14:11
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Written supervision – but not standard agenda item What do children and young people say?: Ann Marie makes lots of checks – on what’s going on Last Updated: 2009-05-07 16:25
Evidence of meeting this indicator: 360 Appraisal includes review of their contribution to youth participation, especially with reference to how will they are supporting their teams What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-07 16:11
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Yes. Could improve this, making it a stand alone item in supervision, wider staff meetings What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-07 15:48
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Implicit rather than explicit. Concern that participation within a job title meant staff passed it over What do children and young people say?: Our assessment team identified this as an issue within County Hall Last Updated: 2009-05-07 11:46
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Children and young people are asked for feedback about the services they use as part of service evaluations e.g. music therapy evaluation. What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Included in some supervision and appraisal processes Some gaining direct feedback from young people on performance What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Total Respect Training/Young Peoples presentations to staff management and councillors. CPO attends locality team meetings. Staff PDR’s What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Through PDR process. What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator:
What do children and young people say?: 16.5% of Derbyshire teenagers participate in Youth Service provision. More actual evidence needed Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator:
What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Ongoing review and inclusion in next appraisal for SLS staff who have been involved in the travellers’ projects What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Appraisal and 1 to 1 meetingsWhat do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Key staff in Community Based Services and Learning and Culture have young people’s engagement guidance through the induction process. A young people’s engagement course written between young people, the Council and the NYA is now being delivered. Many schools in the borough have achieved Charter Point 2 Award which is linked to ‘Giving young people a voice’ within the Healthy Schools Award. Teachers are trained in using circle time to gain young people’s views on issues affecting them. Teachers support young people on school councils. Appraisal is currently under review and will be addressed when the new system is in place. Some supervision sessions address engagement activity. What do children and young people say?: Four young people are part of the delivery team for the young people’s engagement training. Two courses delivered in 2003/04. Young people have concerns about the role of school councils and are interested in developing a guidance document. Good idea, would like more information Supervision is now in place in Children and Families and Children and Young People’s Service Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Included in appraisal of face-to-face staff within Education and Social Services. Moreover, in October 2004 young people delivered training to full and part-time YSDS staff on the theme of youth participation and youth involvement, and how to encourage this in their own work. What do children and young people say?: Ongoing action - The reviewing of contribution to active involvement must continue to be included in appraisal for all Education Libraries and Arts and Social Services staff under the new arrangements for Children and Young People’s Services Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: · Bccx newsletter.21 What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: NOT IN PLACE What do children and young people say?: YP’S NOT YET CONSULTED Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: This is included in the IPDR process but is not an assessed point at present What do children and young people say?: YP’S NOT YET CONSULTED Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator:
What do children and young people say?: X Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: · Systematic Framework Training · Ongoing review and developments made as part of EYP Groups. · EYP considered in terms of Professional Practice. What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: PDP reviews for relevant staff include reviewing the nature of their work and how they have performed against targets. Staff supervision in Social Care and Health and Youth Service includes how they are involved in supporting the involvement of children and young people. What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Discussions are taking place with Heads of Service and Directorates to ensure that this is included as priority in Directorate plans. The development of the Children and Young People’s Allianceincludes a workforce development plan, which will include good practice around the involvement of children and young people in the organisation. The induction and development of the Director of Children’s Services will include involvement from Children and Young People. What do children and young people say?: Children took part in a discussion around the role of the Children’s Allianceduring Local Democracy Week with the members of the Commissioning group and the Interim Director of the Children and Young People’s Alliance. The feedback from the workshops will help to shape how the Children and young People’s Alliancewill be developed locally. A Scrutiny Commission of Members has visited various key locations and talked to young people and children about the services they would like to see developed within Children’s Services. Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
| Planning
Areas for improvement: Staff interview/review questions – young people need to be given the opportunity to review staff.
Resources needed: Time to arrange interviews/review sessions
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2010-01-07 14:37
Areas for improvement: There is some worry over performance management of individuals/teams to actually do the work
Resources needed:
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2009-11-03 14:00
Organisation: The Children's Society - London Hub - Greenwich Children and Young People's Participation Service
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Areas for improvement: • CYP to feed in more to supervision and appraisals – get specific info from CYP involved in projects about their workers
Resources needed:
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2009-10-13 11:28
Areas for improvement: Incorporate into / at organisational level
Resources needed:
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2009-07-28 11:50
Areas for improvement: Staff to report on participation at regular project and department meetings.
Resources needed:
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2009-06-24 11:13
Areas for improvement: Supervision of staff to include how each staff member is involving young people in participation and to include reflective practise. Young people may want to contribute to a monthly update of staff at the home to support them
Resources needed: Time and Budget
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2009-06-17 11:55
Areas for improvement: One to one policy to include Hear by Right Targets Appraisal process to be explored
Resources needed:
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2009-06-17 11:26
Areas for improvement: Supervision of staff to include how each staff member is involving young people in participation and to include reflective practise. Young people may want to contribute to a monthly update of staff at the home to support them
Resources needed:
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2009-05-13 15:48
Areas for improvement: - Allow staff to build on skills to use across agencies to help promote integrated services and more effective joint working.
Resources needed: Promotion of training opportunities.
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2009-05-13 14:45
Areas for improvement: One to one policy to include Hear by Right Targets Appraisal process to be explored
Resources needed:
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2009-05-13 10:44
Areas for improvement: Develop an appropriate way of young people to feed into staff appraisals. Supervision to include a section a section on young people’s active involvement
Resources needed:
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2009-05-06 16:06
Areas for improvement: Review consistency of supervision and appraisal processes
Resources needed:
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:31
Areas for improvement: On going TR training. YP involved in staff PDR process, giving feedback. YP involved in team planning.
Resources needed: Additional funding.
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:29
Areas for improvement: Assessing active participation of children & young people should be a built in part of the PDR process for social work staff.
Resources needed:
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:29
Areas for improvement: To be included in workforce development policy
Resources needed: £2.5k
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:27
Areas for improvement: Establish as part of current appraisal for appropriate staff
Resources needed: Time
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:25
Areas for improvement: Include measuring staff contribution as regular part of appraisal process
Resources needed: Senior Managers commitment
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:24
Areas for improvement: No specific target
Resources needed:
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:23
Areas for improvement: Appraisal of relevant staff includes reviewing contribution to active involvement work
Resources needed: Amendment of supervision forms and training to include review of level of achievement. Need to define & produce framework to support this
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:23
Areas for improvement: Supervision proforma needs to be updated to ensure supervision sessions discuss the active involvement of YP. Evaluation of managers re their ongoing active involvement of YP.
Resources needed:
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:22
Areas for improvement: Development of Supervision programme to measure active involvement and to include discussion on why and how to actively involve young people
Resources needed: Agreement by EMT to include, est of agreed indicators for apraisal
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:22
Areas for improvement: Inclusion on appraisal form?
Resources needed:
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:22
Areas for improvement: Need to identify posts that need training etc and what is needed in terms of content
Resources needed: Ongoing funding implications
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:22
Areas for improvement: Communication and links between all relevant groups concerning professional development.
Resources needed:
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:22
Areas for improvement: Need to ensure that all key staff receive some training around children and young people’s participation
Resources needed: HBR standards, NCH standards, Dynamix, Participatory appraisal training,
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:21
| Resources |
MappingEvidence of meeting this indicator: all staff are inducted into CWDC's children and young people-centric culture What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2010-03-23 12:51
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Staff interviews What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2010-01-07 14:33
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Introduction to working with young people What do children and young people say?: When a new member of staff starts are you encouraged to help them settle in? Yes – introduced to them and encouraged to involve them Last Updated: 2009-12-17 13:21
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Induction leaflet for school nurses includes commitment to participation What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-11-03 13:57
Organisation: The Children's Society - London Hub - Greenwich Children and Young People's Participation Service
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Evidence of meeting this indicator: • Recruitment – advert describes ‘child centred’ approach. Mentions participation. What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-10-13 11:25
Evidence of meeting this indicator: The importance of children and young people forms part of the formal induction process. Aims and objectives are outlined, along with an explanation of the services on offer. This is particularly reinforced during the induction of new members of the Front of House team. What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-14 16:26
Evidence of meeting this indicator: It does but needs strengthening – the beginning of the process in some services. Horton Housing has developed a group of young people who are young tenants – Anne will do work with yp to recruit a tenant support worker for them. What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-08 14:12
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Brand Bible sent to all new staff. Induction includes training in youth participation What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-07 16:11
Evidence of meeting this indicator: As 5.1 and 5.2 What do children and young people say?: Our assessment team were shown examples, had experience of this and discussed it with officers. We agree that this is in place. Last Updated: 2009-05-07 11:46
Evidence of meeting this indicator: What do children and young people say?: The importance of young people’s voice is in our inductions for all staff Last Updated: 2009-05-06 16:06
Evidence of meeting this indicator: What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: All recruitment processes include candidates receiving info about core values and strategic aims of The NYA Not systematic re induction What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator:
What do children and young people say?: To be further evidenced when the Whats Changed Tool develops. Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator:
What do children and young people say?: Recruitment - see advanced Induction - see Emerging Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: As awareness/training audit is underway with all Councillors, to date it has identified both awareness and training needs around young people’s engagement. A Councillors Seminar was held on the 7th January 2004 with the support of the National Youth Agency, which included presentations and a panel discussion. What do children and young people say?: Young People were involved in the delivery of the seminar both in the presentation and question and answer session. Feedback has been generally favourable. Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Young people are involved in staff training and have also trained members and voluntary representatives on HBR as part of the Regeneration Exchange programme. In 2005 councillors are also taking part in I’m a councillor Get Me Out of Here, which will enable more councillors to converse directly with young people. A youth led video project is to be the basis for Member training, for which young people have been trained and aim to complete in the Summer of 2006. What do children and young people say?: Ongoing action - Youth involvement to be included in training and induction programme for newly elected members and key staff, which will be delivered by young people via the video project or young people led training events. Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: NOT IN PLACE What do children and young people say?: YP’S NOT YET CONSULTED Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: None What do children and young people say?: X Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: · Board minutes of YP involvement in Board meeting on July 1st ..34, · Draft YP recommendations.32 · Youth Forum minutes · Board Report.31 · Training ongoing now. · IYP Reference Group developments. · Complaints and Feedback Group work and action plans. · EYP included in new induction training programme booklet. What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Training has taken place with key personnel including Officers, Managers, Heads Of Service and Executive Team which is based around best practice and how, why and when to involve children and young people in decision making. 47 staff working for the Council in participatory roles with children and young people has undergone training in youth participation techniques and form a network of expertise and skills which can be used across the organisation. A smaller number of key staff including Officers and Engagement Workers has taken part in a day’s training on the HBR and NCH standards. They will map and plan involvement of children and young people within their own work from their own, colleagues and young people’s perspectives and a follow up day will enable them to share this practice and develop future training needs within their own service teams. Discussion on the how, where and why to involve children and young people will take place with members as part of a review of the Community Area Forums and Neighbourhood Action Plans. What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator:
What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
| Planning
Areas for improvement: Staff interview/review questions
Resources needed:
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2010-01-07 14:38
Areas for improvement: Ensure that active involvement is included in induction pack
Resources needed: PWNE – recruitment guidelines
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2009-12-17 13:25
Areas for improvement: Commitment to youth involvement needs to be in induction information for all staff
Resources needed:
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2009-11-03 14:00
Organisation: The Children's Society - London Hub - Greenwich Children and Young People's Participation Service
Areas for improvement: • YP could write JD? This could be stated in them?
Resources needed:
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2009-10-13 11:28
Areas for improvement: - Encourage the involvement of children and young people in the development of key staff.
Resources needed:
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2009-05-13 14:46
Areas for improvement: Review induction material and processes.
Resources needed:
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:32
Areas for improvement: Staff need to attend Total Respect training. Staff induction should include meeting with CPO. Elected members and members of the panel’s should attend TR training or ‘taster’training sessions.
Resources needed: Staff time Additional funding to increase training opportunities. Clear induction programmes.
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:29
Areas for improvement: Review of job descriptions through children’s services developments to include commitment to active involvement of yp
Resources needed:
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:27
Areas for improvement: No specific target
Resources needed:
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:23
Areas for improvement: Development of induction programme to include discussion on why and how to actively involve young people
Resources needed: Inv of L&D & Personnel to include information on how we currently involve and how to in future
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:22
Areas for improvement: Need Key policies in place eg CRB and Child Protection Need to review H&S policies re reference to young people Need input to corporate training programme
Resources needed: Financial Staff time
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:22
Areas for improvement: Encourage the involvement of children and young people in the development of key staff
Resources needed: Induction of key staff to include discussion with YPO on participation of young people and children. All staff to get a pack outlining the HBR standards as part of their induction. Young people to be involved in the induction of key staff within the council.
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:21
Areas for improvement: Bccx need to ensure induction training covers all required aspects EYP strategy and the Systematic framework.
Resources needed:
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:22
Areas for improvement: See 1.4/1.5
Resources needed:
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:21
Areas for improvement: This needs to be developed within the participation strategy - on induction training
Resources needed:
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:20
Areas for improvement: Discuss with Brenda Oughton
Resources needed:
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:19
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Areas for improvement: Youth Involvement training to be added to Member Induction
Resources needed:
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2007-05-01 17:17
| Resources |
MappingEvidence of meeting this indicator: We have two apprenticeships What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2010-03-23 12:53
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Training, Mentoring, Researching etc etc…. What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2010-01-07 14:33
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Youth Link Workers What do children and young people say?: Staff also help the young people to work towards qualifications wherever applicable Young people are given opportunities to volunteer within the company Young people are given the opportunity to receive training which they can use to train others, However have little opportunity to do so If you have been part of this school/unit for a while, are you encouraged to help out more and take a more leading role? Haven’t been here for long Yes we work as volunteers, move on to Fed Zone Young people volunteer at club and take part in planning sessions Last Updated: 2009-12-17 13:22
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Children and young people have been involved in a range of research projects What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-12-01 12:30
Evidence of meeting this indicator: YP designed and delivered training to LCRCHS staff on HBR and Participation YP have designed and deliver 2 consultation projects- one on young people’s perceptions of School Nurses, and one on young parents perceptions of breast feeding-findings from this work can be fed into work plans/ new developments What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-11-03 13:58
Organisation: The Children's Society - London Hub - Greenwich Children and Young People's Participation Service
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Evidence of meeting this indicator: • Young Trainers. Young Trainers are positive about their experiences, they say they feel supported and also able to do a lot themselves. What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-10-13 11:25
Evidence of meeting this indicator: • Modern Apprenticeship Scheme available in some areas of children’s services What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-06-17 11:25
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Work experience, volunteer and HE/FE placements are made available throughout the year within museums and galleries and a mentor and artist shadowing scheme is active in Arts Development The Service has registered with the Arts Award scheme, which provides children and young people to develop their skills and experience by managing their own events or projects or conducting research within the current exhibitions and event programme Vinvolved – 8 young people volunteered for the consultation. This counted towards 4hours of their volunteering certificate. We are hoping to develop more volunteering opportunities based on the kind of things they would like to do. What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-14 16:26
Evidence of meeting this indicator: - Modern Apprenticeship scheme 9available in some areas of CS). What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-13 14:44
Evidence of meeting this indicator: - Modern Apprenticeship Scheme available in some areas of children’s services What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-13 11:50
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Not particularly but young people on work experience and student placement and do pieces of work that supports the team. What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-08 14:12
Evidence of meeting this indicator: YP are employed – youth consultant, interns, some permanent staff under-25. YP are paid or volunteer to train staff and volunteers. What do children and young people say?: “I have helped deliver Youth Consultancy training with Envision staff before and it was a good experience. I enjoyed sharing and exchanging views with adults from other organisations” (Envision Grad). “I’ve delivered training to Envision volunteers before. It was cool to be on the delivery side of Envision’s work” (Envision Grad). “I’ve delivered workshops to other young people at Envision events. This was an amazing and enriching experience and I learnt a lot!” (James). “What haven’t I done?!” (Steph). Last Updated: 2009-05-07 16:11
Evidence of meeting this indicator: D of E democracy in Action, Young Trainers programme, Peer mentors, mystery Shoppers. The Activ8tors programme. Consultation groups What do children and young people say?: We know these programmes are in place and have been involved in some of them. Last Updated: 2009-05-07 11:47
Evidence of meeting this indicator: · Befriending scheme in place for young people. · Hospice is Duke of Edinburgh registered. What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Young trainers - 2 waves now Young consultants Other young adult staff NYA partnerships with young people through other organisations (eg. Dorset LA, Peterborough LA) What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Young people are trained as trainers for Total Respect, have done staff interviews and have been involved with foster care training, independent visitor training and social work training. Some original members of RAW are employed as sessional workers both through CC and Wooden Hiill UK consultancy. What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator:
What do children and young people say?: Local evidence needed Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator:
What do children and young people say?: Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Young People work as volunteers in significant numbers of community centres. Young People are employed as trainees in the youth work and administrations settings in the Learning and Children group. The council work with Connexions on the peer-mentoring scheme. Young People have recently worked on the Beacon Council bid. Millennium Volunteers operates in schools and Community projects What do children and young people say?: Young people in Gateshead just do things but necessarily think of it as voluntary. The Council and its partners uses the young volunteer challenge initiative so a number of young people get long term placements up to a year, to work. You get rewards and expenses and paid holidays. Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: Business Groups have employed young people in a variety of roles. As early as 2002 they have acted as peer researchers, and from 2003 they have been commissioned as mystery shoppers extending into all Business Groups whilst becoming the official mystery shoppers of the Council. Young People have also worked as trainers and peer educators particularly after their accumulation of a wealth of experience and achieving the GCSE Global Youth Work Certificate. Moreover some young people have undertaken face-to-face youth work training and others have worked as play workers within the Community Learning and Arts Business Group. Greater opportunities have been provided with the ‘Teenagers to Work’ Work experience programme designed for people in care, lasting 2 weeks and offering placements all around the Council. Young people have also been employed through the Education Business Partnership, enabling them to work for a least a year within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, offering a salary of £12000 and opportunities for development. Alongside this young people have opportunities to become magazine writers for the KCCentral website and are also employed on staff selection and recruitment panels where the incentives may by high street vouchers. Young people’s employment as researchers, trainers and mystery shoppers has extended into other Business Groups successfully. What do children and young people say?: Staff vacancies are to be linked to the KCCentral website for young people. The most important factor is that greater opportunities for work placements need to be provided in all council services, in particular for economically disadvantaged and BME young people. There is a lack of opportunity for work shadow Councillors for young people. Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
Evidence of meeting this indicator: 3 young people were employed as Peer Researchers in Nov ’03 and have worked on internal and external evaluation work What do children and young people say?: YP’S NOT YET CONSULTED Last Updated: 2009-05-03 10:58
| Planning
Areas for improvement: Involve mentors in project looking at Stanney Youth Club for Mc-ing project
Resources needed: Resources
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2009-12-17 13:26
Areas for improvement: Potential for YP to become La Leche league peer mentors promoting and supporting breastfeeding
Resources needed:
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2009-11-03 14:00
Organisation: The Children's Society - London Hub - Greenwich Children and Young People's Participation Service
Areas for improvement: • Young Trainers mentor new YP
Resources needed:
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2009-10-13 11:28
Areas for improvement: Cumbria County Council to look into a scheme for employing more CLA as their corporate parents.
Resources needed:
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2009-06-17 11:27
Areas for improvement: - Cumbria County Council to look into a scheme for employing more CLA as their corporate parents.
Resources needed:
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2009-05-13 14:46
Areas for improvement: Cumbria County Council to look into a scheme for employing more CLA as their corporate parents.
Resources needed:
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2009-05-13 10:46
Areas for improvement: Young researchers to be trained as part of new research project (see 4.3)
Resources needed:
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2009-05-07 16:11
Areas for improvement: Employ more Development Assistants. Research funding and possibilities to get more young people in these posts. Put in funding applications.
Resources needed: Need more funding
How we are planning to involve young people: Last Updated: 2009-05-06 16:06
Areas for improvement: Get team and |
Staff
Staff support and contribute to the development of practice and policy on the active involvement of children and young people in decision-making. Many will need only to appreciate the benefits to support change, though some may be reluctant to share power. Recruitment and selection, induction, supervision and appraisal are all important ways to help bring about change in an organisation. Having dedicated and accountable staff to implement the active involvement strategy is vital, combining direct work skills with children and young people with strategic impact. These posts will need to be resourced adequately. Children and young people will take an increasing role in recruitment and induction processes.