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A PRESENTATION RESOURCE PRODUCED BY

THE NATIONAL YOUTH AGENCY

Tel: 0116 242 7406

E-mail: [email protected]

Web: www.nya.org.uk/hearbyright


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Standards

Standards are public and measurable promises to

reach a level of activity or service.

They provide the impetus for developing and

evaluating an action plan for change.

They are crucial for achieving improvement in anorganisation and its services.


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Standards: based on shared

values

visible

resourced

valued

accessible

safe and sound

Children and young peoples participation works best when

it is:


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Who benefits?

Children and young people

The organisation and its partners

The wider community


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Standards Framework


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Reliable

Tried and tested

Robust framework

Evidence-based


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Standard Shared ValuesCommentary

Things to ask questions about Evidence (paper, verbal, observation)

What do children and young people

say about how this standard is beingmet? what are their priorities?

Emerging Established Advanced


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Mapping

Emerging 1 2 3 4 What is the evidence of

meeting the indicator?

What do the children and

young people say about

how this indicator is being

met?

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Shared values:

mapping

1 In place and effective

2 In place but needs improving

3 Currently being established

4 Not in place


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Planning

Shared values:

Planning

Improvement Priority

(110)

Who Resources Barriers Solutions Involvement of

children and

young people

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Impact of participation

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


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Whats changedbecause of children

and young peoples participation?Better outcomes

Children and young people are:

healthy

safe

enjoying and achieving

making a positive contribution and

having economic wellbeing


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Whats changed?tool

Evidence of

Evidence

from

Listening Action Whats

changed

Organisations

Specific

children and

young people

Other children

and young

people & wider

community


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Where to find out more

Hear by Right, with CD-Rom and briefings

10 from The National Youth Agency.

Tel: 0116 242 7427. E-mail: [email protected]

Contact the active involvement team at The NYA for information,

ideas, resources, training and consultancy.

Tel: 0116 242 7406. E-mail: [email protected]

Further information and resources from www.nya.org.uk/hearbyright
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Shared ValuesThe active involvement of children and

young people works best when:

Commitment at the top

Built in

Backed by the right attitudes and skills

Children and young peoples involvement is a visible

commitment that is properly resourced:


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Children and young people have equal opportunity to get involved:

A right to participate

Respect diversity

Go the extra mile to include

Training and support Clear and timely information


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Children and young peoples involvement is valued:

Honesty and respect

Clear and prompt feedback

Rewarded and celebrated


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Policies and standards for the participation of children and young

people are provided, evaluated and improved:

Aims and benefits are clear from the start

Children and young people evaluate the difference

Standards forsafe and sound participation


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Why bother?Five reasons

Children and young peoples rights

(Article 12 of the UNCRC)

Better services

Stronger democracy and local communities

Benefits to children and young people

We have to!

Of course, children and young people also have the right not toget involved!


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Benefits of involving

children and young people

For children and young people:

Improved outcomes for children and young people

Skills, confidence and self-esteem

Influence organisations

Better services


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For the organisation and its partners:

Valuable information

Fresh perspectives and new ideas

Better services and saves money


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For the wider community:

More vibrant local democracy

Community cohesion

Empowering environment


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Involved in what?

Planning and organising

Doing and delivering

Checking, reviewing and learning


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To what

degree?

In

creasedp

articipation

Ladder of

Participation

(Roger Hart, 1992)

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