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Speaking out on issues affecting the lives of children and young people can be the most exhilarating, interesting and at times frustrating experience. Children and young people may need to battle against others' perceptions of them as a young person, improve your communication skills and commit their time to make it happen. However, it can all be worth it when they are listened to, and can see real change happen because they stood up and spoke out.

Tools

Act By Right from The National Youth Agency is an accredited skills workbook designed to develop young people’s knowledge and skills to take effective action and make change happen.

YouthBank UK supports groups of young people to become grantmakers to other young people. A network of local Youth Banks are supported by a national training and support programme.

True Tube is an interactive debating website, a place for people to use media and text to speak out in favour of or against something which they feel strongly about.

Do-it is a national database of volunteering opportunities in the UK.

Battlefront is an online campaign website fore young people aged 14-21.

Yoosk is a website for asking imporant questions to imporant people in the news like MPs, Goverment Ministers and other public figures.

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Related News

Young people challenged to ‘Think Big’ to help their local communities

A new programme offering grants for young people to deliver projects in their local communities has been launched by O2.

Young voters to question politicians in TV Show

Young people will have the opportunity to question politicians in a special Question Time hosted by BBC Three.

Young people challenge politicians over youth unemployment at Westminster meeting

Young people from across the country met with politicians at Westminster to tell their story of how being out of work has affected them.

New youth engagement website launched for young people

A new youth engagement website has been launched by the Government.

New report published on youth participation

A report on youth participation has been published by the Local Government Information Unit (LGIU) and Changemakers.

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Related Resources

How to understand and work with infrastructure organisations

This How To guide offers participation workers an introduction to voluntary and community youth sector infrastructure or network organisations.

Introduction and Getting Started

These training resources have been produced by support workers who want to provide appropriate development opportunities for 8 to 12-year-olds.

Involving children and young people in recruitment and selection

Everyone needs to learn to conduct recruitment properly and children and young people are no different from the rest.

Involving children and young people in evaluation

Involving children and young people in evaluating the services they use is one of the best ways of finding out if the service is really making a diffe…

Developing Children's Champions

This training programme aims to equip children and young people with some of the basic skills and knowledge needed to be a children’s champions.

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Participation Works is a consortium of…
British Youth CouncilChildren's Rights AllianceNational Children's BureauNational Council for Voluntary Youth ServicesThe National Youth Agency

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