Articles & Tools

We are continually documenting what we know and have learnt about youth participation, as well as drawing from the best expertise from other organisations. Please find below lots of interesting and useful reading and tools.

Articles to read

Youth Workers: Treading the Participation Tightrope – some resources and potential pitfalls for people working with vulnerable young people.

National Participation Strategic Vision - Compiled by Participation Works and the National Participation Forum

What makes young people thrive? An NPF Synergy report about young people today

Communication Guide for the Next Generation by the Media Trust

Case study of young people participating in developing an international Sports Project which has been reproduced in Essential Skills for Youth Work Practice by Kate Sapin

Building Children's Participation - Save the Children

How to- build a culture of participation by Participation Works

Speaking out - How to do local campaigning information leaflet Mencap

The key tips for success for effective partnerships in the youth sector- As compiled by the Voluntary Youth Manchester Network

Young Spice Guide to Children and Yound People's Participation by Dynamix

ICA:UK's working with volunteers guide

Tools to try

A to Z of Group Games commpiled at ICA UK's Group Work Skills Course April 2010

Icebreaker and Problem Solving Games by Growing Minds

Seldom Heard- Tool Kit for Participation from Wales

Games Games Games from ICA UK's Young Community Leader's Manual

Confusion is good document from New Economics Foundation

Group Blocking Roles Handout Sheet

Websites:

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.

Feminist Webs ICA:UK's partnership project with a host of free online tools available for participation work with young women and girls.

Infed the informal education encyclopaedia with many tools methods and resources available

Books and Manuals:

Batsleer, J. And Davies, B. (2010) What is Youth Work? Exeter Learning Matters with a chapter on working with girls and young women by ICA:UK's Amelia Lee

Patricia Brander et al, COMPASS: A manual on Human Rights education with young peoplewww.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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