Participate: Involving Young People

HeadSpace Buxton by Justin Sutcliffe

"One thing that builds confidence is the feeling that you're being listened to. Here [at Haslingden] there is a feeling of satisfaction because we are listened to." Young person, HeadSpace Haslingden

Welcome to web based resources for Involving Young People; one of the modules of the new Participate programme which your authority has subscribed to. Use Involving Young People resources in conjunction with Making Change Happen.

Involving Young People gives you access to:

  • Consultancy support to help you develop and sustain a youth-centred approach
  • Seminars exploring Consultation and Decision-making; Volunteering and Accreditation;
  • Online tools and resources to help you implement change
  • Shared learning through the Participate forum

Follow the links below to download the resources that support Involving Young People. These are split into three sections:

Share your experiences of running Participate at the Participate forum.

Getting started

Involving Young People helps you apply successful young people's involvement, demonstrated initially through targeted work. Download the Why Involve Young People (PDF) from this page for the rationale and resulting outcomes for young people, library services and partners when you involve young people in your service.

Developing Youth Participation (PDF) outlines key partners, critical success factors and tough questions to ask yourself when embarking on youth participation work.

Youth Involvement Methods (PDF) describes the excellent Youth Involvement Model which you can use to shape a broad participation offer for young people. It includes practical ideas and approaches to achieving this in your authority. Download Tips for library makeovers (PDF) to help you when planning library spaces with young people.

Use the Evaluation Handbook and Project Planning template from Making Change Happen to help you develop your initial focus and decide how you will evaluate progress and youth participation.

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