Youth Participation

It is you, the user of a service, whether you are a child, young person, parent or carer, who is best placed to tell us whether the service is working, and what changes needs to be made to improve the service.

Young people from Reading told us about the difference meaningful participation can make:

“We need a place to put across our views so they can be considered, or even better taken and used.”

“Our views can be listened to and taken into account meaning that we feel less insignificant.”

All of the agencies of the Children and Young People’s Strategic Partnership (CYPSP) have committed to a single vision for the involvement of children, young people, parents and carers in the design, delivery and development of every children and young people’s service in Reading.

Please use this participation area, if you are a child, young person, parent or carer, to find out more about opportunities to engage with services you work with, to have a say in developments and improvements they are making, or, if you are a professional, to access the guidance, support or knowledge to ensure participation is effective and in line with the CYPSP participation strategy.

Article		Description
	Participation - Training and Resources	Information about opportunities for training in the field of participation and links to useful participation resources
	Participation - What Are We Trying to Achieve?	Participation Vision of the Children and Young People's Strategic Partnership
	Participation Champions	Information about the professionals who are particularly active in promoting participation
	Participation Opportunities for You	How you can have your say about the services you receive.
	Reading Youth Cabinet	Reading Youth Cabinet Information
	The Reading Participation Self-Assessment 2008-2009	Information, guidance and access to a form for services to assess how much they currently involve children, young people, parents and carers in the planning, delivery and evaluation of their service.
	Virtual Participation Team	Information about the VPT and minutes from their meetings
	What's New in Participation?	News about participation
	Youth Opportunities Fund and Youth Capital Fund (YOF/YCF)	This is a fund, managed by young people for young people. Grants can be used to provide activities or facilities for young people, aged 13 to 19 years in Reading.