partnership for powerful participation
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The NYA Participation team and Investing in Children have launched an exciting partnership. Its aim is to enable interested partners to make use of the main strengths of each organisation to promote the human rights of children and young people.TRANSCRIPT
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Safeguarding against TokenismA Partnership between Investing in Children and The National Youth Agency Hear by Right
Liam Cairns and Bill Badham
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What are we going to do:
•Why?
•Strategic approach
•Credibility
•Partnership
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Why
•A matter of human rights
•Social justice
•Challenging discrimination
•Promoting an emancipatory discourse
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Article 12
Protection Protection Provision Provision
ParticipationParticipation
Children and young people Children and young people
fulfilling their potentialfulfilling their potential
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
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The nature of the challenge
•Sociology of childhood – challenging the dominant discourse
•Third class citizens
•Demons or angels
•Fellow citizens now
•Participants in dialogue and change
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Childhood is a social construct
The innocent child, in need of protection
The reckless child, in need of control
The child as a work in progress
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“The child moves through Whitehall growing and shrinking like Alice: in the Department of Health she is small potential victim, at the Treasury and the Department of Education a growing but silent unit of investment, but at the Home Office a huge and threatening yob.”
Seaford, 2001
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******* Cottages
Reeth
Richmond
Spotlessly clean properties in 2 acres of grounds, maintained by resident owners. Excellent views.
Private river frontage. Ample parking
No pets / children
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What to do about it: a strategic approach
•The Hear by Right 7
•Investing in Children 4
•Travelling in the same direction
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What to do about it: a strategic approach
•The Hear by Right 7
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What to do about it: a strategic approach
•Investing in Children 4
• Consultancy
• Practice support
•Staff Development and Training Trainers
•Evaluation of membership
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Investing in Children Membership Scheme
•Evidence of dialogue
•Evidence of Change
•Evidence supplied by children and young people
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In County Durham 230 members and 75 applicants including: •Schools•Nurseries•Children Hospital Wards•GP Practices•Libraries and museums•Police Stations•Youth Clubs•Pupil Support teams•Social Services teams•Family Centres•Leisure Centres•Voluntary Organisations•Elected members
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Credibility
A question of credibility –
Organisational change
or change ‘where I live my life’
or both?
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How will the partnership work?
•Stand alone or
•Joint 3 year development programme•Scope•Hear by Right priorities•Staff development•Practice support•Membership
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Partnership
•Benefits of a partnership
•Increased learning through a community of practice •Children and young people•Practitioners•Policy makers
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Safeguarding against tokenism
Who does this belong to?