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	The Children’s Participation Learning Network The Children’s Participation Learning Network provides a 'space' for critical thinking and innovation concerning children's and young people's participation. In particular it promotes critical learning and dialogue between practitioners, policy-makers, academics and other researchers, and children and young people to achieve meaningful participation for children and young people in all sections of society. The Network – with an international membership - provides a space to support practice learning and exchange, develop and promote new ways of thinking about participation and innovate practice through ‘learning events’, workshops and seminars. It complements other initiatives – such as 'Participation Works' - by providing a space for critical reflection and inquiry around key issues encountered in practice. Through critical dialogue, the Network seeks to 'open up' alternative perspectives on participation beyond service user involvement and decision making processes. The Network provides an email list to facilitate sharing and dialogue, a website and a programme of workshops and seminars. For further information go to: http://www.uwe.ac.uk/solar/ChildParticipationNetwork/Home.htm Children’s Rights Officers and Advocates Children’s Rights Officers and Advocates (CROA) was formed in 1992 by a group of children’s rights officers. We are an umbrella organisation representing the professional interests of children’s rights officers, and advocates. Our association is a vital source of support and advice for practitioners working in the field of children’s rights and advocacy in various settings. Since we began CROA has increased in size to the point that we now have over 200 member projects who are dedicated to children’s rights, the participation of children and young people in decisions that will make a difference to their lives and advocating on behalf of those children and young people who need independent help in getting their voice heard. www.croa.org.uk Scotland The Participation Network is a free national network to promote the exchange of ideas and good practice about children and young people's participation in Scotland. It is open to professionals who involve, or would like to involve, children and young people in decision- making in their organisation. Membership benefits include direct email access to other organisations promoting participation in Scotland and an online interactive map of participation projects across Scotland with contact information so that members can share information, ideas and good practice. To join or to find out more visit the Children in Scotland website. www.childreninscotland.org.uk/html/par_par.htm Northern Ireland CiNI's Participation Portal is a FREE online resource designed to assist in the development of children and young people’s participation in Northern Ireland. Membership is open to all professionals who seek to promote the views of children and young people in decision making processes that affect their lives. Members can access information on participation initiatives across NI, with contact details provided so that members can share information, ideas and good practice. A core part of the Portal is an information directory which includes paper based and web based resources to help develop and inform best practice. Members also receive timely updates through the Participation Portal Newsletter, To join or find out more contact Robyn at robyn@ci-ni.org.uk or visit http://www.ci-ni.org/index.php/participation Wales The Participation Worker’s Network for Wales (PWNW) is a free membership service being offered to all workers and organisations interested in or actively promoting children and young people’s participation in their work. The network is based in Children in Wales on behalf of the Children and Young People’s Participation Consortium for Wales, a multi-agency strategic body building capacity for the development of participation in Wales. The PWNW produces an e-briefing every two months, which includes news and updates concerning participation in Wales. As well as this there is also the opportunity for groups to showcase examples of participation they have run, and advertise events they have coming up. A PWNW website is also in development with a public information area, but also a confidential members’ area to include details of each member, how they promote participation and their contact details. This will enable members to search for and exchange good practice ideas and advice with other similar groups. The new website will be completed by late July; until then more information is available at http://www.childreninwales.org.uk/areasofwork/participation/index.html English National Youth Arts Network ENYAN is the English National Youth Arts Network. The network was launched in June 2006 and is a membership body designed to raise the profile of youth arts across England and the UK, thereby creating more opportunities for the creative and personal development of young people, particularly those considered 'at risk'. ENYAN membership is completely free and is for anyone working with or for young people in the arts or anyone working in youth services who takes, or would like to take, a creative approach to their work. The network is based around the website www.enyan.co.uk which provides members with regular youth arts news, events, training opportunities, job vacancies, articles, interviews, case studies, reports and much more. Members can also post their own news, events and jobs. However ENYAN is not just a website. The network has established 9 Regional Advisory Panels across the country alongside 1 National Steering Group and has already made connections with partners in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and internationally. In addition to this ENYAN delivers regional seminar events on key youth arts subjects, national conferences and an annual national campaign which this year is all about 'Creative Youth Consultation' and how the arts can be used as a tool to consult effectively with young people. Autumn 2007 will see the production of the ENYAN 'Creative Youth Consultation & Participation Toolkit' which will provide case studies for shared learning and also aims to advocate for more support for the youth arts sector in this area and to provide clarity about what is expected of the sector in the world of youth consultation. For more information and to sign up as an ENYAN member please see www.enyan.co.uk Rural Youth Network Rural Youth Network is a membership organisation that is free to join. Our members are drawn from across statutory services, small and large voluntary and community organisations, those working in rural development and community development, government departments, academics and researchers. We work with our members to raise awareness of issues faced by young people in rural areas and to influence government policy on matters including transport, affordable housing, access to training, education, employment and leisure opportunities. We provide training, conferences, news bulletins, and good practice case studies. For more information go to www.ruralyouth.com or email ruralyouth@nya.org.uk

Participation Works for the Statutory Sector

Participation Works is the key hub for voluntary and community organisations wanting to build their capacity to involve young people in decision making and influencing change in their organisations.

But Participation Works is not only providing support for the voluntary and community sector. Across our online gateway you will find a wealth of resources, news stories and training and development opportunities for statutory sector organisations.

This short tour will give you an overview of some of the things you will find.

Click next to proceed through the tour. You can exit the tour at any time.

About Participation - the rooms

The 'About Participation' section of the gateway is made up of thematic 'rooms' - each packed with useful information and links to resources on that theme.

To make it easy for you to locate resources which were developed in the statutory sector, or which apply across the statutory sector (for example, government policies) we have used this icon:

Resources which may have been developed in the voluntary sector, or which may be particularly relevant to both the statutory and voluntary sector are marked with this icon:

Putting Participation Into Context: Rights

Young people have right to be involved in decisions that affect them. In the rights section you can find out about these rights, and what they mean for government and statutory sector organisations.

Putting Participation Into Context: Policy

International agreement, UK law and government policy places requirements on statutory sector bodies to involve young people in decision making. In the policy section you can explore the legislative and policy foundations for youth participation.

Getting Started: Training Resources

Whether you are just getting started with young people’s participation, or you have established participation work that you want to build upon – good quality training and training resources can play an important role.

The training room includes details of training packages that are available and links to training providers and consultants who can support practical skills building and organisational change for the participation of children and young people.

Getting Started: Training

Participation Works also provides a wide range of training courses directly and through our partner organisations.

Training is free to voluntary sector organisations, and is available to statutory sector organisations for £85 per session.

Hear by Right workshops support organisations to explore the current level of young people’s participation in their work, and to create a sustainable plan for improving youth participation. Hear by Right also explores the importance of participation leading to real change for young people, and includes a focus on practical methods for recording and measuring change.

Ready Steady Change uses an interactive set of training tools to build participants skills and knowledge in increasing children and young people’s participation in decision-making. It approaches participation from a children’s rights framework.

Building a Culture of Participation explores how an organisation’s culture can be established and embedded to support children and young people’s active and meaningful participation within the organisational infrastructure.

Safeguarding in Youth Participation is a one day course that aims to provide delegates with a better insight into safeguarding issues when working with children and young people and on ways to improve and provide a safe environment for children and young people.

You can find a list of upcoming course dates and can book online through the training page.

Getting Into The Details: Resources

Participation Works have produced a wide range of practical How To Guides on participation, as well as a series of publications on young people’s rights and the state of youth participation in the UK.

All these guides are available as free downloads.

Getting Into The Details: Rooms

Participation Works thematic ‘rooms’ of content cover many of the practical issues that children’s trusts, local authorities, government departments and agencies and other statutory sector bodies will come across in building the participation of children and young people in their work.

The standards room focuses on how standards can be used to drive organisational change for young people’s participation.

The measuring change room provides practical tools for seeing what has changed as a result of young people’s involvement.

Participation online explores a range of practical methods for engaging with children and young people through the internet and multi-media methods.

Getting Into The Details: Resources Hub

The Participation Works resource hub is packed full of information and resources from Participation Works partners about how to involve children and young people.

You can search for case studies of participation projects, stories of change, examples of policy and practice, training resources and more.

Keeping Up To Date: News

The Participation Works news service includes regular updates on participation policy and practice.

You can subscribe to received news updates by e-mail and you can browse the extensive news archive to find out about the background of local and national government participation initiatives and action.

Get Networked: PWNE

The Participation Works Network for England is the place where you can find and network with other professionals working on the participation of children and young people.

Once your registration has been approved you can let others know about what you are doing through your profile, and you can search for others with interests similar to your in the Full Member Directory.

The PWNE also has regional networks which run events and convene meetings for local knowledge sharing and learning.

Get More Support: Enquiry Line

Participation Works run a telephone enquiry line set up specially to help sign post you to the information you need.

You can give the enquiry line a call to talk through your needs and to help identify the resources, training and support most relevant to you.