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Youth Forums/Panels Workshop

Join the Southeast DofE Conference on March 3, 2012, to learn how Medway and Hampshire DofE Youth Panels and Forums were established by young people themselves. Explore their impactful initiatives, future plans, and benefits for participants and local authorities, emphasizing the importance of listening to youth perspectives.

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Youth Forums/Panels Workshop

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  1. Youth Forums/Panels Workshop Saturday 3rd March 2012 Southeast DofE Conference

  2. Medway DofE Youth Panel

  3. How we set up our Youth Panel… • It was proposed by a member of the adult panel • The member set up a meeting and emailed various youth groups and participants that they thought would be interested. • At this first meeting the various roles were decided upon; Chair, Vice, Secretary, Treasurer etc • From then on the panel has run by itself mostly, growing in number and developing as a panel

  4. What Have we done?

  5. Opportunities Booklet

  6. Children In Need Everest Climb

  7. Presentation Evening

  8. Expedition Survey Forms • Campsite quality • ‘Drop-outs’ form • End of expedition

  9. Children In Need 2011

  10. Speakers • V-Inspired • CVs

  11. What are we going to do? • Website • eDofE Survey • Raise £1,000 for local charities • AGM • Presentation Evening • Queen’s Jubilee • Recruitment • Make more links nationally

  12. Medway & Hampshire

  13. Hampshire DofE Youth Forum

  14. How we set up our Youth Forum… • Gill Spratt (Hampshire DofE Manager) proposed the idea of getting Young Peoples views. • Sent an email to all DofE leaders. • Attended a meeting, where we planned what we would like to do… • And then it continued from there…

  15. What Have we done?

  16. Website

  17. Online Campsite Map

  18. Hampshire Gold Presentation Evening

  19. Met the Duke of Edinburgh

  20. First Aid Training

  21. The next year… • Raise £1,000 • 50% Hampshire DofE Youth Forum • 25% British Red Cross • 25% Local Charity • Teach 250 Participants in First Aid • Increase Youth Forum involvement…

  22. Benefits To Young People

  23. Benefits to the Young People • Giving Young People a voice! • Young Peoples views are more appreciated • Builds on several life skills: • Friendships • Confidence • Organisational • Communication • Meeting Skills • Count towards their Skills/Service • Forum for Charity Work

  24. Benefits to Local Operating Authority

  25. Benefits to the Operating Authority • New Initiative Ideas! • Young Peoples views • Support at events • Creates a positive image of DofE working with Young People • Promotion of DofE

  26. Creating/Setting up a Youth Forum/Panel

  27. But, how do I create a Youth Forum/Panel? • You don’t– The Young People do. • Set up the First Meeting: • Central location (pay expenses!) • Make sure everyone knows! • Get food & drink.

  28. What support is needed?

  29. Medway - How do you support them? • Provide regular adult support and a meeting venue • Provide a limited budget through the Medway Award Panel • Invite the Chair and any nominated representatives to attend and contribute to the Medway award panel meetings. • Encourage independence to plan their own activities and projects

  30. Hampshire - How do you support them? • Provide them with contacts. • Let them do the work, not you! • Support them how they like, they might need any support at the beginning…

  31. Why are they Important?

  32. Why are Youth Panels/Forums important? • Young people are the service users • Young people have a front line experiences from which to draw upon • Young people are able to take their peers more readily and with an open attitude • Young People can bring new skills/ideas to you…

  33. What do you achieve by listening to them? • Our participants themselves are at the heart of designing, managing and evaluating the way that we deliver the three levels of the Award. • We are able to consult with these young people who represent their peers, about decisions that will affect them. • They play an active part in the annual celebratory event that recognises achievement

  34. Contact us… Hampshire Youth Forum www.hampshiredofeyouthforum.co.uk @dofeyf Facebook – Hampshire DofE Youth Forum Youth.forum@dofe.hants.gov.uk Medway Youth Panel Facebook- Medway DofEYouth Panel

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