Participation Works Resources Updates

How to involve children and young people in commissioning

James Mullarkey — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:24:00 +0000

This How to guide provides an introduction to commissioning from a variety of perspectives.

How to understand social enterprise for young people

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:11:03 +0000

This guide aims to explain to any and all young people exactly what a social enterprise is.

Listening To Young Children - The Mosaic approach

James Mullarkey — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 11:03:36 +0000

Listening to Young Children will be of interest to policy makers, practitioners in nurseries, children's centres, pre-schools and schools and residential settings.

How to engage with diverse groups in schools and other educational settings

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 11:03:13 +0000

This guide provides guidelines and practical suggestions for staff in schools or other educational settings on how to engage and reach out to those children and young people who are currently not e

How to involve children and young people in school governance

James Mullarkey — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 10:52:10 +0000

This guide aims to assist schools seeking to encourage the participation of children and young people in their schools.

How to support inclusive groups in schools and other educational settings

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 10:19:36 +0000

This guide provides guidelines and practical suggestions on how to support the on-going work of schools and other educational settings, seeking to achieve inclusive participation for children and y

An introduction to Social Enterprise

James Mullarkey — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 10:51:09 +0000

This guide from National Children's Bureau a (NCB) aims to introduce social enterprise to those who don’t have much previous knowledge or

Guidelines for research with children and young people

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 10:13:38 +0000

These guidelines have been produced for researchers who are contemplating involving children and young people (CYP) in their research project as participants or in a more active role.

Participation: standards, evidence and the Big Society

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:39:15 +0000

This report recommends that a number of steps are taken to secure young people’s participation in the Big Society, and the role of the participation worker as the primary catalyst for this.

What is governance?

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:44:48 +0000

This resource booklet is designed to explain exactly what governance means and how its meaning varies in different situations.

The essential information you need to know about governance

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:30:35 +0000

This resource booklet looks in detail at some of the essential information that children and young people will need to know in relation to governance.

What skills do I need to be great at governance?

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:29:47 +0000

This resource booklet contains help and advice around important skills that children and young people may need to be involved in governance and decision-making.

How do I get involved in governance?

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:28:47 +0000

This booklet looks at some of the many the benefits to getting involved in governance as well as exploring some of the things that prevent children and young people from getting involved.

Building a Culture of Participation E-Learning

Sat, 15 Jan 2011 17:23:37 +0000

This course is devlivered online and can be completed in the partcipants own time.

Youth at the Table E-Learning

Sat, 15 Jan 2011 15:29:00 +0000

This course is for young people between the age of 16-25 who are already charity trustees or would like to become one.