Engaging Young PeopleKath Whittaker and Jenny Southern

The Aims of the Workshop• To explore the ways in which Young

Advisor’s engage Young People in local planning and decision – making

• To better understand the barriers and enablers to young people’s engagement

• To give delegates practical tools for involving young people

About Us

• Movement of 1500 Young People• 40 projects covering most of England • National Charity that supports and

sources Central Commissions for our membership

• 60% of work from repeat business

Comfort, Stretch, Panic!

The Ladder

What if?• Ask people to think of a bizarre premise:

– What if furniture could talk?– What if everyone was made of chocolate?

• This gets people to bond• It encourages people to think creatively• It encourages deep analysis of cause and

consequence

Open SpaceAn excellent methodology to use with young people to ensure your work is youth lead:• Ask for suggestions about what

they’d like to discuss under a broad heading

• Have individuals lead on the discussion they suggest

• Allow people to move around to contribute to different themes

Six Hats

Virtual Villages• Using scrap materials ask

participants to build a 3D model of the Park, Youth Centre, Town Centre etc

• Create money asking participants to indicate how much they’d spend on each thing

£1000

£500

Activity: Avatar Making• In groups design a

character based• This character must be

representative of a young person you would LIKE to engage

• Tell us everything about your Avatar

Activity: Avatar Making • Around your Avatar

now list ALL the ways in which you could reach this young person

• Where could you meet them? How would you engage them?

Pledges• Think of something you

could do locally to engage young people in your work

• Write it down on the card• Hand it in!• We’ll send it to by the

target date pre – written on the card

Get in touch…

Young AdvisorsW:

www.youngadvisors.org.ukT: 0161 850 1077E:

kath@youngadvisors.org.ukTwitter: @youngadvisors