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Soo.. only the last session left then the day is done. Its gone kinda quick and has been really intense, but Ive enjoyed it loads! Looking forward to seeing the outcomes of the outcome of the event be put into practice.

Added by Tal at 06/26/2007 - 13:57

Interesting

This was a great event.. for the first time i ended up listening to all the speeches.. it was fun all in all.. whether it was working hard to produce a newsletter and collect information or panicing about giving a speech..or even just asking people some questions at 9 in the morning.. it was a new experience.. and thanks to NYA i get to be a part of it..

Until next timee
Nuff luvv Xx

Added by ish at 06/26/2007 - 13:45

Day 2 workshops - Enjoying and Achieving - priorities for action

What are the key priorities for action?:

Funding
Gender equality
Equality of financial support
Time to dip in and out of learning
Focus on qualifications detracts from personal support
Consultation not taking place
Not knowing what’s available locally
Importance of fun in learning
Enjoying and achieving? Young people value “soft outcomes”

Policy (national and local):

National framework to avoid ‘postcode lottery’
Recognition of learning taking place in informal and non-formal settings.
Overall strategy o link up and take ownership of young people’s issues
Regional strategies to bring people and organisations together

Practice:

Human touch
Respect
Less pressure
Young people being heard
Opportunities to try learning options before committing
Better partnerships with a focus on organisations who offer support to young people – bring in schools.
Allowing young people and schools to take risks – empowered to explore learning and support

Spending:

Longer term
Sustained
With foresight and forethought
Better investment especially for learning outside school
Recognition of achievement – not just qualifications
Involve young people in spending priorities / decisions.

Campaigning:

Recorded outcomes
National framework
“Learning outcomes”
Explaining what informal and non-formal settings can do

No votes yet
Added by tim at 06/26/2007 - 13:20

Day 2 workshop - Staying Safe - priorities for action

Policy (national and local):

Use of extended school
Ask young people
Dispersion can cause isolation
18-21 doesn’t fit

Practice:

Provide alternatives
PCSO’s – better training – young people providing input
Peer training
Cross boundary working
Education
Balanced approach to ASB Prevention / enforcement

Spending:

Higher amount spent on prevision
Make use of empty premises
Map existing projects to pool resources

Campaigning:

Tackle press sensationalism – positive press
Positive (black) role models
Provide real information
Reduce fear of crime to reduce carrying weapons
Involve local community
Use new technology – txt/msn etc.

No votes yet
Added by tim at 06/26/2007 - 13:12

Darshana's Spiritual Area

Dear Darshana,
There is someone I know. Just think of the person as a big bully. The person was one of my best friends and now she has just changed. I need you to help me. I feel like there is no one but you that I could relate to. Please help me understand what is going on I need your help.

My advice
Talk to her and tell her how you feel and if that does not work start to take things seriously and talk to either your parents or tell your teacher and finally if that does'nt work tell the head or deputy head. And see what happens.

Todays Spiritaul thought

Don't let the past hold you captive move on and start anew.

Added by darshana at 06/26/2007 - 13:03

Day 2 notes Economic Wellbeing Workshop - priorities for action

What are the key priorities for action?:

Informal into formal education.
Barriers between young people and adult.
Media representation.

Policy (national and local):

A national set of enforceable standards re. service entitlement including transport and advice services.
Local authority to have youth transport fund.
Engage with Transport Bill.
14-19
Where does economic wellbeing fit into a needs led system?
Media to be approached locally – more chance to influence.
Language of media.
Youth Board – fed by young people.
Information for community and school workers

Practice:

Better aligning of young people’s needs/wants with further education and the policy of local skills council and schools.
Minibus licenses and training of youth workers in order to pickup young people.
Sharing minibuses by several youth clubs.
Differentiate buses for young people (e.g. the Welly Bus in Wellingborough).
Need for informal legislation into formal.
14-19.
Events for all ages.
Use of local buildings for young and old.
Showcasing positive images and skills.
Bringing in business/employers to raise aspirations.

Spending:

£1 a day service (e.g. Corby)
Discount scheme (Northants) proposed but didn’t work as although they liked the plan it was too expensive. Adrian Bell / countywide youth forum – www.northantscwyf.co.uk .
Youth Board
Investment to offer opportunities for young people to access information.
Local costs for campaigning.
Make opportunities a reality – huge cost to enable choice and raising aspirations.

Campaigning:

Free travel (issue of oyster cards) nationally for under 18s.
Easily accessible youthbanks for advice for young people.
Free calls for advice line.
UKYP to keep on the agenda.
Keep meeting with transport companies.
Get someone high profile to support a new service for young people (e.g. Richard Branson).
NYA – statistics needed on young people.
National Youth Board – response agency? Instant response to negative media exposure.
Local youth forums for some.
Think outside the box to give imaginative stories. Personal stories.
Give different perspectives.

Average: 5 (1 vote)
Added by tim at 06/26/2007 - 12:38

Feedback from Day 2 working: Priorities for being healthy

Policy (national and local):

Review of services

Yearly review mandatory with long term funds and if provision is not delivered – money could be withdrawn

Ensure that measuring / monitoring is done with young people to see that the service meets the needs of young people

More investment in service delivery
Local policy should catch up with national policy – but there’s so much and complex that local councilors don’t understand or get the message

SRE: Confidential information and advice. SRE as a compulsory part of curriculum.

Compulsory, validated sex and relationship education training – as part of core curriculum

SRE should be a core component of the workforce development programme in the future – a core competency. Thus all professionals should have a better understanding and better delivery of SRE.

SRE and D + A part of national curriculum including signposting. Clear criteria.
Clear what mainstream education should be doing and youth services / drug service

Include SRE into national curriculum
Hold parents responsible for SRE

Integration of youth services into schools
Embed SRE training in youth workforce

Need to standardize what’s been learned from good practice where education works
Youth services share responsibility for SRE – to avoid risk of either service assuming the other is covering it

National Youth Board
Good media representation of young people
Youth workers recognized for what they do
Young people need to be listened to and involved in the decisions that affect us

Youth workers need to be recognized more for the good service they deliver.
Media representation of young people needs to change

Look at previous years certificates and work out the need for each provision

Great need for workers to share access to proper training

Practice:

Sharing good practice
Learning – from others

Involving, exciting and challenging youth work delivered across all 5 outcomes is happening – there should be more resources put into universal services s othat all youth services are quality
“Pee in the pot”. C
Chlamidya testing – detached
Youth working with PCT in Hampshire

Schools need to commit resources if using outside agencies in advice so that agencies can plan allocation of resources

Islington LEA + PCT have people in a team trained to deliver in schools with measurable outcomes.

Standardise good practice and provide training for staff

Embed SRE and drugs education in all youth programmes

Schools and youth services need to map SRE in their local area to see where gaps exist (i.e. NEET young people)

Best practice needs to be shared. For example, the maypole centre

Spending:

Meeting needs
Contracting
Timescales
Sustainability

Commissioners not to withdraw money where there has been success
Ensure that short term funding initiatives do not keep setting very high expectations for services later withdrawn
Examine where care funding is being spent
Sustainability of best practice

More investment in workforce – quality training programmes

Compulsory PSHE with certified staff members

Keeping funding at an adequate level and sustain it.

Enable and encourage schools to spend on community services for young people

Funding always seems to run until the organisation has been successful than is suddenly stops

Spend money wisely, not just in high risk areas but for high quality services

Sustainability. Not only short term project but long term effective funding

Campaigning:

Encourage local politicians to get involved in the local youth offer

Convincing schools of the added value of compulsory, comprehensive SRE

Showing added value for schools to have it (PHSE) as national curriculum. (i.e. improved results and educational attainment)

Get it on school agenda

Put more emphasis on substance misuse and involve parents more.

This is a IYS/TYS agenda. Why is that not a more explicit strand of this conference?

Good media

National campaign involving young people to target media about changing the language / image / stereotyping they use to represent young people. Report more good things rather than bad. Good news can sell!

No votes yet
Added by tim at 06/26/2007 - 12:33

A Fun Time

My FInal Blog For Today I've Had A Really Good Time For The LaST 2 Days , Meetin new people and having such a GOOD Time, i've built new relationships with people whom i have never met, it has been an experience, talkking to adults who share a passion for volunteering and helping others just as much as i do... i am happy that u have had the opportunity to take part in such an event.../. I can say that it is seriously excel lent and that it has been an occassion which i can never forget Lotsa Love ♥ Therryi ♥ Over And Out

Added by Pryncess Therryi at 06/26/2007 - 12:22

everything about this conforence bar the content

ok... lots of people are going to talk about what is in the conforence so i thought i would say something about everything else!!!

to start the ladies toilets are amazing!!! whoever had the idea of putting leather arm chairs in their, they were a geneous... i do not understand what posessed them to do it but they were inspired!!!

next the gala dinner/ food in general... believe me i'm not one of the hotels advertisers but it is goooood... the gala dinner's high light was the ravioli with mash potato- the most interesting combo i hav ever had...

i really like the continual cakes and biscuits that hav never stopped...

finally, before my blog is done i will tell you of V... i just met them and they are really nice... oh and just to tell you wayne... the young ambassadors luv ur jacket.

kk... keep going youth organisations cause you are doing such a great job...

Added by eddie at 06/26/2007 - 12:18

Rights Now - young people getting a better deal?

Right now the UK Government is reporting to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) on its progress for children and young people's rights. Children and young people have basic rights that are protected by most of the governments across the world so that children and young people living in that country can get a better deal.

At the Youth Summit we have been asking people:

"If you were on the committee on the rights of the child and had the power to tell the government off, what would be your top issues?"

These were some of the answers:

  • Widening of equalities gaps – child poverty a huge issue

  • Educational under achievement for bottom 10%
  • Treatment of refugees and asylum seekers, especially unaccompanied minors
  • Children in care generally fail
  • Anti-social behaviour – unreasonably labelled children as criminals
  • The fact that we lock up more young people than anyone else

  • Too many young people in the poverty trap
  • Young people’s voice still not heard and a lot of tokenism – don’t always act on the advice and the recommendations they make
  • Don’t take young people seriously enough

  • Movement down of salary differences: successfully lower than 10 years ago
  • Not enough facilities
  • Public transport
  • Tuition fees
  • Sexual health services
  • Informal facilities for young people
  • The way we deal with young people who are in trouble with the police

What do you think? Let us know...

Look for more information on the files attached or follow the link to getreadyforgeneva.org.uk

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Articles of UNCRC.doc42.5 KB
Ecm and uncrc.pdf32.49 KB
Geneva postcard final design.pdf324.81 KB
UNCRC Spotlight.pdf220.11 KB
UNCRC - the implications of adoption.ppt835.5 KB
Righting Wrongs: improving outcomes quiz 06-07.ppt74.5 KB
Added by Becky Sharp at 06/26/2007 - 11:37
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