Youth Engagement

ElementsMichael Hussey & Peter

Oliver

Why Youth Engagement?

• Ensure that we:– Remain focused on the needs of young people– Gain relevant feedback – Involve young people in the planning of their section– Provide young people with the opportunity to experience

leadership– Engage in and influence our communities– Involve young people in decision making processes– Provide opportunities for young people to enhance skills

Colony Forums

Pack Forums

Troop Forums

PL Forums

Sixer Forums

Unit Forums

Young Leaders Scheme

Group Leader Meetings

Scouts Speak Up

Scouts Speak Up

Youth Forum Engagement

Merseyside Scouts – Elements of Youth Engagement

Network Team

Section Programme Planning

Group Leader Meetings

Scouts Speak Up

Youth Forum Meetings

Young Spokespeople

Nominated Youth Reps

Young Spokespeople

Executive Committees

District Teams

County Teams

Youth Partnerships

Community Partnerships

Feedback from Young People participating within a Section; via your Section Leader

Engagement of Young People leading within a Section; via your Group Leader

Community and political engagement; via the County

Young People directly engaged in decision making processes within Scouting; via the County

Youth Engagement Themes

Theme 1

• Feedback from Young People participating within a Section; via your Section Leader:– Led by the Section Leadership Teams– Provides opportunities for young people to comment on

and influence the programmes and activities of their Section

Theme 2

• Engagement of Young People leading within a Section; via your Group Leader:– Led by Group Leaders– Provides opportunities for leaders of young people (i.e.

Sixers, PLs and Young Leaders) to represent the views of their peers and influence wider planning of Sections

– Provides opportunities for these young people to directly engage in the planning process of Sections

Theme 3

• Community and political engagement; via the County– Led by the County and District Teams– Provides opportunities for young people to experience,

engage and influence other community organisations and political representatives

– Also provides an opportunity for young people to contribute to social change

– Opportunities at national and local level

Theme 4

• Young People directly engaged in decision making processes within Scouting; via the County– Led by Young People; empowered by the County

Executive and District Teams– Provides opportunities for young people to directly

contribute to decision making processes taking input from all other areas of youth engagement

– Facilitated by the County Youth Forum– Truly and directly influences strategic, tactical and

operational decision making

Youth Forum Policy

• Defines how the Youth Forum is constituted and operated as part of the County Executive Committee

Opportunities & Events

• UKHQ-led:– Party Conference Scouts

Speak Up– National AGM– National Conferences

• County-led:– Local Annual Scouts Speak

Up– Youth Forum Events and

Meetings– County Executive Meetings– County Residential– County and Community

Events– Police and Crime

Commissioner Youth Advisory Group