Share web project is an opportunity for children and young people to share their stories as as well as highlighting a range of best practice

Media file
Awards event (plus planning docs)
Reports to v
Well done’s & page 2 ‘why vol?’s in VOXX
Individual emails to vols who have got jobs etc.

Cecil – Intranet
External website
Press releases
Selection process
UKYP election day
D of E award evenings
Newsletter
Inside out magazine
EBP celebration event
Newspapers – press releases
Local agencies meet schools

Cecil – Intranet
External website
Press releases
Selection process
UKYP election day
D of E award evenings
Newsletter
Inside out magazine
EBP celebration event
Newspapers – press releases
Local agencies meet schools

Connexions post card competition

Children and young people involved in judging of awards we have sponsored

Champs will act as communication channel from teams to participation lead (Draft Champion job description)

LCRCHS newsletter to devote full page each quarter to participation news and the sharing of good practice (Minutes of meeting with Comms manager, March 09)

Section of Annual report to be devoted to participation (Minutes of meeting with Comms manager, March 09)

Website currently being created “that will enable children and young people to share their experiences of our service” (LCRCHS Business plan 09/10)

Our Stars awards run yearly- have commitment from Communications Manager to promote nominations of young people (Minutes of meeting with Comms manager, March 09)

• Final presentation events for participation projects
• Certificates
• Reports at end of projects
• Newspaper articles (Greenwich, tower hamlets)
• YAA

Young people’s achievements are often recorded in ‘In touch’ the Children’s Services internal staff magazine.

Adoption Support young people’s newsletter page

Pathways take photocopies of young people’s certificates to keep record of what they have achieved

• Young people’s achievements are often recorded in ‘In touch’ the Children’s Services internal staff magazine.
• Adoption Support young people’s newsletter page
• Pathways take photocopies of young people’s certificates to keep record of what they have achieved and celebrate that with the young person.
• The Grange arrange celebration’s for young people appropriate to the level of education that they have accessed in that academic year. One young person went from school to college and a dress and limo was arranged for her prom.

Press releases help to celebrate the active involvement of Children and young people with the public.

The MDO Newsletter, Museum Network, X-Domain Network and SAMS newsletter all help to share success with other professionals.

Children and young people are celebrated during the annual Open Art exhibition, where their work is displayed in the Gallery and awards are presented. They are also invited to attend the private view.

The ‘Urban Places: Open Spaces’ exhibition at the Shire Hall Gallery was entirely composed of work by 11-14 year olds.

The work of children and young people visiting exhibitions is displayed on the walls of the Shire Hall Gallery and also on the Children’s Zone section of the website. An animation created during a drop-in workshop with Mike Futcher was shown on the Gallery’s AV screen.

Schools generated content is included on the Past Track and SLN websites.

Videos, CDs and websites created with/by children and young people during Arts Development projects are published and shared with the public. (Sonic, Border Moves, etc.) A CD produced by young people during the Sonic dB project received radio play on Tim Westwood’s Radio 1 show.

Consultation with young people – findings written up in to a Report. Updates were provided in SAMS newsletter, Participation Newsletter etc.

- Young people’s achievements are often recorded in ‘In touch’ the Children’s services internal staff magazine.
- Adoption Support young people’s newsletter page
- Overend rd display photographs of Y/P achievements/ work they have done and organise buffet to mark achievements.
- All*Star passport Celebration Event: celebrate achievements of y/p involved in the project at their first free residential.

- Young people’s achievements are often recorded in ‘In touch’ the Children’s Services internal staff magazine.
- Adoption Support young people’s newsletter page
- Pathways take photocopies of young people’s certificates to keep record of what they have achieved and celebrate that with the young person.
- The Grange arrange celebration’s for young people appropriate to the level of education that they have accessed in that academic year. One young person went from school to college and a dress and limo was arranged for her prom.

Developing website for c & yp – to get in touch with youth parliament but also yp page.
Inspection on access to services, yp met inspectors for this – yp now involved in developing youth housing strategy.
Head of partnership and commissioning Sue Rumbold has sanctioned that yp parliament have id badges and mobile phone a d business cards

Newsletters give team and Grad news, Participation page on website, Film and photo records, YP attend awards evenings, YP consulted by media, press and radio, Press releases, PR strategy aims, YP represent Envision at conferences, Envision YP nominated for other awards (e.g. YAA)

A full portfolio provides evidence of this, including reports, photos, press releases, and Youth and Chairman’s awards

· Website (young people’s forum).

· Newsletter for all family members.

· Activities for children/young people.

· Activities and sibling support programmes in place.

YPN features; the Edge, YouthAction, youthinformation.com, Ruckus

Pubs by young people for young people, eg.. Rights of Us

Feedback to Bedfordshire in house magazines/achievement awards/RAW event/Showdown magazines.

1. 8 Celebrating Success events organised by young people.
2. Awards Evenings.
3. Press articles.
4. Derbyshire Website includes youth service provision.
5. A commitment to positive PR of young people

• Annual Celebration events in County and City
• Celebration Event - Ofsted inspection
• Cnxs certificates
• Newsletter being developed

A range of Communication systems exist.

§ Regular reports to Cabinet

§ Celebration Events for Looked After Children, Children’s Fund, Breakthru and Young Sports Achievement Awards

§ Young Carers awards

§ Breakthru magazine/Youth Award Scheme, Healthy Schools Achievement Awards.

§ Duke of Edinburgh’s award ceremony

§ Asdan Awards events

§ Young Trainees events

Youth Participation Officer keeps detailed records of involvement. RBKC becoming recognised through regional and national networks for young people’s active involvement. Accreditation of achievements is continuous with regular certification of young people’s participation (in house and DoE). Ten Youth Forum members took part in the Save the Children Peer Education and Global Youth Work course gaining a GCSE in the subject. Moreover, the YSDS Youth Forum won the RBKC Apollo Award 2003 and 2005 representing a community wide recognition of the Youth Forum’s outstanding contribution to the Borough. Additionally, representatives for RBKC to the UK Youth Parliament and Connexions Board have also received recognition for their participation in Borough wide projects as representatives of their constituents. Key staff members in all Business Groups have been identified to report on and assist youth involvement. The Social Services have also created an awards scheme called ‘Celebrating Achievements’ which aims to praise and celebrate the achievement of looked after young people from educational success to taking control of their own lives and developing a positive attitude. The Youth Forum has pushed ahead with achieving their Duke of Edinburgh Silver Award, with nine members successfully completing their Awards.

· Consultation with YP forms

· Smiley faces sheets.

· Website

· Minutes of meetings feeding into staff and YP.

· Recording involvement on Profile.

· Bccx Newsletter.

· EYP Steering group.

· Adopting the Hear by Rights strategy.

NOT IN PLACE

Celebrated externally - not always internally

Activities are being recorded through newsletters, including the ST 14-19 newspaper from the schools, the Children and Young People’s Alliancenewsletter, the Youth Service newsletter, Team Talk and On View. In addition to this young people’s achievements have been recorded through the local newspapers. The launch of Performing Together 2005 will include video footage of young people discussing their involvement in the interview for the Director of Children’s Services.

A young person’s website is being developed by young people and will include good news stories celebrating their involvement.

The Cave is developing radio broadcasting which will be used by young people to share their experiences.

· Few core strategic posts in the Federation.

· Yes for agencies, but not for Federation.

• Don’t know if this is happening outside the Local Democracy Division.

Need to ensure that all youth workers role incorporate participation as a key element of their work rather than leaving it to one person

· Community Youth Development Officer job description