Hear by Right - Young People's Participation 2008
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Standards
• Standards are public and measurable promises to reach a level of activity or service.
• They provide the impetus for developing and evaluating an action plan for change.
• They are crucial for achieving improvement in an organisation and its services.
Standards: based on shared values
visible
resourced
valued
accessible
safe and sound
Children and young people’s participation works best when it is:
Who benefits?
Children and young people
The organisation and its partners
The wider community
Standards Framework
Reliable
Tried and tested
Robust framework
Evidence-based
Flexible
Adaptable
7 standards
7 indicators for each standard
3 levels
Self-assessment
Standard: Shared Values
CommentaryThings to ask questions about…
Evidence (paper, verbal, observation)
What do children and young people say about evidence for this standard?
What are their priorities?
Emerging1.1
1.2
1.3
Established1.4
1.5
Advanced1.6
1.7
Mapping Shared values:
Mapping
1 In place and effective
2 In place but needs improving
3 Currently being established
4 Not in placeEmerging What is your evidence
of meeting the indicator?
What do children and young
people say?
Score
1.1 2
Planning Shared values:
Planning
1.1
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Impact of participation
“If people who are supposed to be the beneficiaries of change do not know it is happening – then it probably is not happening.”
– Lord Herman Ouseley
What’s changed because of children and young people’s participation?
Better outcomes
Children and young people are:
• healthy
• safe
• enjoying and achieving
• making a positive contribution and
• having economic wellbeing
What’s changed Evidence of
Evidence from Listening Action Change
Organisation
Children and young people
Others
Hear by Rightscores
What’s changing in the organisation – stories of internal change
What’s changed for children and young people – what’s better in their lives
Minimum of 2 scored for all Emerging indicators.Agreed by children and young people
2 stories of participation, building on evidence in the Hear by Right map
2 What’s Changed examples, framed in the Every Child Matters five outcomes
Hear by Right “with teeth”E
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Sharing the learning
Where to find out more
• Hear by Right, with CD and briefings£10 from The National Youth Agency. Tel: 0116 242 7427. E-mail: [email protected]
• Contact the Participation team at The NYA for information, ideas, resources, training and consultancy. Tel: 0116 242 7406. E-mail: [email protected]
• Further information and resources from www.nya.org.uk/hearbyright
Shared ValuesThe active involvement of children and young people works best when:
• Commitment at the top
• Built in
• Backed by the right attitudes and skills
Children and young people’s involvement is a visible commitment that is properly resourced:
Shared ValuesThe active involvement of children and young people works best when:
Children and young people have equal opportunity to get involved:
• A right to participate
• Respect diversity
• Go the extra mile to include
• Training and support
• Clear and timely information
Shared ValuesThe active involvement of children and young people works best when:
Children and young people’s involvement is valued:
• Honesty and respect
• Clear and prompt feedback
• Rewarded and celebrated
Shared ValuesThe active involvement of children and young people works best when:
Policies and standards for the participation of children and young people are provided, evaluated and improved:
• Aims and benefits are clear from the start
• Children and young people evaluate the difference
• Standards for safe and sound participation
Why bother?Five reasons
• Children and young people’s rights (Article 12 of the UNCRC)
• Better services
• Stronger democracy and local communities
• Benefits to children and young people
• We have to!
Of course, children and young people also have the right not to get involved!
Benefits of involving children and young people
For children and young people:
• Improved outcomes for children and young people
• Skills, confidence and self-esteem
• Influence organisations
• Better services
Benefits of involving children and young people
For the organisation and its partners:
• Valuable information
• Fresh perspectives and new ideas
• Better services and saves money
Benefits of involving children and young people
For the wider community:
• More vibrant local democracy
• Community cohesion
• Empowering environment
Involved in what?
• Planning and organising
• Doing and delivering
• Checking, reviewing and learning
To what degree? Increased participation
Ladder of Participation
(Roger Hart, 1992)