the uk’s largest youth consultation. developing national campaigns
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The UK’s largest youth consultation
Developing National Campaigns
Building to 1 Million
20% average for each LA = 1 million
• Gives you a powerful mandate
• Legitimatise UKYP as the voice of young people
• Evidence, evidence, evidence- of you consulting local young people
• You can be the first group to give 1 million young people a voice
Why is it important to increase the turnout?
1.6 million ballots were printed – 600 to every MYP/DMYP– 4000 to each LA (apart from IoS) – NI 40,000– Scotland 1,000 to each LA– Wales 20,000
2015- printing 2 million.
Working out now until summer- when based on the number of schools signed
up and the potential of each LA
2014
MYP
DMYP
Region Nation 1000YC Region Nation
Involving more young people- recruiting Make Your Mark Champions
Change in tactics
D/MYPs
Youth Council
School Councils
1. Sign up more schools/colleges by
17th July - we’ll send ballot papers directly to them in Sept
2. Sign up Make Your Mark Champions- your youth council
To break the Million mark
Now – write to Director of Children’s Services. Asking for support to get school/colleges to register
8th May- write to your newly elected MP. Well done + Can you help sign the remaining schools?
Youth Council- MYM as a Standing Agenda Item at every meeting. As them to:-go into their school/college and ask – how can I help with MYM here? -Register as a MYM Champion online
MYM Mission 1
• Recruit and support Make Your Mark Champions by:
• Youth Councillors- this now, and as a Standing Agenda Item until October
• School Councillors- Youth Council to go to their school council
D/MYPs= Local MYM Coordinators
TimescalesWhen
What Who
April Youth Voice Leadership, and D/MYP Inductions- briefing about the whole campaign and tasked to sign up schools in LA and get support of MPs, Lead Elected Members (after May’s elections) and council bosses of Children’s Services
D/MYPs
Early June
Convention 1- training and detailed planning Youth Reps
17th July
Final deadline for Schools to register All
31st July – 2nd Aug
Annual Sitting – debate followed by online shortlisting to 10 issues
MYPs and Workers
12th Aug
Launch- International Youth Day Thunderclap- scheduled posting on Facebook pages and Twitter
All
TimescalesBy 18th Aug
Ballots delivered to LAs and D/MYPs BYC
12th Aug-2rd Oct
Local MYM delivery plan implemented 14th Sept LA to submit progress report By 14th Sept: Lead teacher in each school receives ballot papers (ideally through School Courier) / voting link 7th Sept-2rd Oct: Voting to take place in assemblies and/or classes
Youth Reps and Workers
2nd - 9th Oct
Mini Counts- collect and collate of results in LAs - encourage schools to hold mini counts run by School Council
Teachers, youth reps, workers
9th Oct
- Online voting closes- Complete Count and Verification Sheet
BYC
10th Oct
Big Count at Convention 2-Bring your Count and Verification Sheets -Collate and compile results from across the country
All