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Participation News, Issue 12, November 2008

lisas — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:03:54 +0000

Participation News, is a free newsletter produced by the Policy, Information and Research Team at The NYA. It concentrates on information, policy, research, funding opportunities and news on children and young people’s participation from a wide range of sources.

The current issue is available now.

The NYA Participation Newsletter October 2008

lisas — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:56:18 +0000

This newsletter brings to you news and information about our work in participation from both the Participation Team and other programmes within The NYA. Read about our work with and progress in Children's Trusts, Local Authorities and the Third sector.

70 and rising: Participation Works across the Third Sector

JackieO — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:12:10 +0000

Kicking off the 70th Participation Works Hear by Right workshop across England, The NYA’s Harry Wade and Jake Manning soon realised something was amiss: the box containing delegate packs and all the resources had arrived safely in London AND promptly been returned to Leicester!

EEFO - Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly

lisas — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:19:05 +0000

A case study looking at the EEFO progamme and how young people are involved in changing the culture of service delivery and making responsible and appropriate decisions. EEFO is responsible for implementing the EEFO Quality Standards which demostrate organisations are providing a young person friendly service.

How the Cool Kids Club in Medway have used Hear by Right.

JackieO — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:47:21 +0000

Cool Kids Club - Medway.

The Cool Kids Club helps to advise Children’s Fund Medway and includes younger children and children with learning difficulties.

A giant leap for North East Lincolnshire

alexf — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:56:25 +0000

Young people from North East Lincolnshire took a massive step forward in improving the services to get a better deal for the 23,000 children and young people living within the county.

Using Hear by Right within Children's Trusts

lisas — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:35:47 +0000

A Case Study outlining the Shared Learning, Practice and Celebrations from a selection of Strategic Partnerships on improving the active participation of children and young people within Children’s Trusts using Hear by Right.

Hear by Right across the South East of England

BillB — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 15:58:04 +0000

Between February and August 2008, The NYA through Participation Works, teamed up with Government Office South East to support local authorities to build in the effective participation of children and young people in the services they use. Some themes emerge which we would value reflections on. Do these key messages echo your experiences? Is there anything from your experience which is missing?

Hear by Right on the South Coast in July 2008

BillB — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:11:19 +0000

In partnership with Participation Works and Government Office, The NYA Hear by Right team has worked recently with 17 of the 19 local authorities across the South East to better build in the participation of children and young people to improve services so they get a better deal. Meanwhile Talha Ghannam reports on two of the events on the Isle of Wight and in Brighton and Hove.

Rainer Conference - Hear by Right Video Clips Now Available

ManpreetD — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:47:19 +0000

'Getting our House in Order'

This is a video report that was carried out by The National Youth Agency. Check out the videos presenting a personal account from the delegates attending the conference. The videos provide a snippet into the world of young people's involvement from the view point of each organisation.

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Rainer Crime Concern reflect on the Hear by Right process so far

alexf — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:16:01 +0000

Rainer Crime Concern is a national charity for under-supported young people with over 600 staff enabling over 3500 young people everyday to help them change their lives for the better.

In 2006 they became the first national voluntary organisation to adopt the Hear by Right standards and they embarked on a three-year programme to get young people involved in the design, delivery and evaluation of the services they use. I met with Beck Dabscheck to find out how the process has gone so far.

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Partnership for powerful participation

BillB — Wed, 21 May 2008 17:59:52 +0000

The NYA Participation team and Investing in Children have launched an exciting partnership. Its aim is to enable interested partners to make use of the main strengths of each organisation to promote the human rights of children and young people.

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London Borough of Richmond next steps for Looked After and Leaving Care children and young people

BillB — Wed, 21 May 2008 12:47:14 +0000

Building on the ground breaking use of Hear by Right to build in participation across the Borough in 2005, Looked After and Leaving Care young people met with Council leaders in April to map progress and plan ahead, including setting up a Care Council and Pledge to help improve services and outcomes.

Northamptonshire Children and Young People's Strategic Partnership takes on Hear by Right

alexf — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:52:20 +0000

Northamptonshire Children and Young People’s Strategic Partnership has taken on Hear by Right as its overall participation standards framework to turn their commitment to involving children and young people into action.

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Participation Works runs 50 Hear by Right workshops to over 700 organisations

alexf — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:12:50 +0000

By the end of March 2008 The National Youth Agency will have delivered nearly 50 Hear by Right workshops to over 700 organisations in just 8 months as part of the Participation Works programme funded by The Big Lottery.

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