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Workshop notes - enjoying and achieving (from the big flip charts...)

tim — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:37:20 +0100

What is young people's experience?

Not enough! There is not enough face-to-face contact with young people and decision makers. Young people want to learn and want to work towards qualifications to hemp them progress. Young people value the progress they make in confidence, people skills and team working.

What needs to be changed or put in place?

Cross-government engagement.
Effective evaluation of provision.
Sustainable funding to enable longer term provision and planning.
Focus on gender - break down stereotypes and open up opportunities.

Focus on achievement of hard outcomes can distract from ‘enjoying’.
We need to have effective consultation with young people.
There are issues about the fairness of the EMA - means testing young people, being unaware of what’s available and what they want to do - they need support.
The importance of fun in learning.
The importance of ‘soft outcomes’.
Gender equality.
Funding issues - time consuming, short-term, limits opportunities for young people.

Where are we falling short for children and young people?

We’re not investing in our young people. We’re not commissioning quality services; not recognising so called ‘soft outcomes’; not offering appropriate opportunities to develop emotional intelligence/literacy. We’re not “grabbing attention” in schools.

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Why are we falling short?

There is too much commissioning for convenience and people are unwilling to go the extra mile around consultation. There is too much time spent on securing funding and not enough on young people. We’re not engaging with schools effectively and are unable to sustain initiatives.

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Strawberry cake and Ketchup

Hormonal Haircuts — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:39:18 +0100

So the first session consisted of very very confusing conversation. Long words and endless powerpoints lead to me being cmpletely confused and distracted by the most dynamic blue ball point pen.

One of my many souvenirs....But the best obviously.

The second session was amazingly inspiring. I mean who would have thought?! a traveling "Rolling Base". Mental.

Anyway I was very inspired and are now thinking about doing seomthing in my local area! Terrible how I am inspired by a bus.

The food was good. Reeeaaallly good. The variety was major.

We met this cool man. He was cool. I liked the way that he spoke to us and made jokes about "pimp my ride" - Terrible how the only connection older people can think of to relate with us was a MTV Show. Brilliant :D

And now I'm blogging. Again. Mental. Looking forward to the media thing. It sounds good :)

Until Another Blog!!
Floyllumn.

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Pryncess Therryi — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 12:19:23 +0100

Ello, everybody how you are you i'm havin a really good time today, the hotel is really nice, wish u we're all here, the conference is much better then the "Youth Participation Conference" last week... Lets just say that 24% of the people present today are YOUNG PEOPLE a much better turn out than birmingham, well i will write another blog later.... AS the day has just begun and i'm still tired....

*Lotsa*

♥ Therryi ♥