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A presentation given at one of the National Youth Agency's regional events on the Governments new ten yearyouth strategy, called "Aiming High". For more information visit www.nya.org.uk/tenyearstrategy
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Sue Thomas Essex County Council
Involving Children & Young People
Involving Children &
Young People
Sue Thomas Essex County Council
Involving Children & Young People
We established a framework within which to draw all the threads of
change together……..
Devolved Structure
&Governance
C&YP,Family
&CommunityInvolvement
IntegratedSystems
& Processes
WorkforceCapability
& Capacity
Service Delivery Models
Multi agency workingIntegrated specialists
Universal
Vulnerable
Complex
Acute
Sue Thomas Essex County Council
Involving Children & Young People
How are we going about it?
•A strategic sign up from all partners
•Develop a practitioners network
•Children and young people’s
events
•Toolkit
•Map pathways
Sue Thomas Essex County Council
Involving Children & Young People
Children, young people, their families and
communities have said the most important
things to consider when involving them are:
Sue Thomas Essex County Council
Involving Children & Young People
The Commitment• treat them with respect, listen to what is said, and value individuals;
• provide support to help everyone take part in opportunities;
• provide clear information about opportunities and the benefits for
everyone involved;
• make sure everyone has access to a range of opportunities appropriate to
individuals needs;
• give feedback so everyone is clear about what has happened as a result of
individual / group input;
• work together to provide the widest range of the best possible
opportunities.
Sue Thomas Essex County Council
Involving Children & Young People
Information
Ideas for developing practice
e.g.information about activities we
provide is made available in easy
words and pictures and symbol
formats
Standards
Children and young people receive
clear information about the purpose
of their participation
Sue Thomas Essex County Council
Involving Children & Young People
So What?
Hear by Right
“What’s Changed?” :
•what we said
•what we did
•what’s changed
Sue Thomas Essex County Council
Involving Children & Young PeopleWhat’s changed? tool
Evidence of
Evidence from
Listening Action What’s changed
Organisations
Specific children and young people
Other children and young people & wider community
Sue Thomas Essex County Council
Involving Children & Young People
Sue Thomas Essex County Council
Involving Children & Young People
The Challenges:• A cultural shift
• Working across children, young people and families
• Resources
• During a time of change
• Capturing the impact
Sue Thomas Essex County Council
Involving Children & Young People
“If people who are supposed to be the beneficiaries of change do not know it is happening – then it probably is not happening.”
Lord Herman Ouseley