Want to learn more about youth participation?

Here are some websites and books that you might find useful.

Websites:

Carnegie Young People Initiative coordinate the Participation Workers Network England and offer conferences, networking opportunities and support to youth participation workers.

The Children's and Young People's Participation Learning Network is a space for thinking and learning about young people's participation with other practitioners, policy-makers and academics.

Every Child Matters has information on the government's support for the participation of children and young people in childrens' trusts.

Hear by Right is a standards framework developed by the National Youth Agency that organisations can use to assess and improve their youth participation practice and policy.

Participation Works is an online gateway to the world of children and young people's participation, with information on policy and practice.

School Councils UK offers training and resources to schools to help them promote effective pupil participation.

YouthNet has a helpful Youth Participation Guide: Assessment, Planning and Implementation , which you can download for free.

Books and Manuals:

Patricia Brander et al, COMPASS: A manual on Human Rights education with young people www.eycb.coe.int/compass/ (Council of Europe Publishing).

Louise Chawla, Growing Up in an Urbanising World (UNESCO)

Dynamix Ltd, Participation, Spice it Up! Practical tools for engaging children and young people in planning and consultations. See Save the Children

Roger Hart, Children's Participation: The Theory and Practice of Involving Young Citizens in Community Development and Environmental Care (Earthscan Publications)

Save the Children, So you want to consult with children? A toolkit of good practice See Save the Children

Victoria Johnson et al, Stepping Forward: Children and young people's participation in the development process (Intermediate Technology Publications)

Jo Nelson, The Art of Focused Conversation for Schools See ICA publications (New Society Publishers).

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