South Gloucestershire Council has a team of workers dedicated to providing opportunities for young people to be involved in shaping their future.
Examples of the work young people (are and) have been involved with are:
- Being involved in recruitment for example, sitting on interview panels
- Attending meetings to give their views on decisions that affect their lives in local areas or South Gloucestershire wide strategies.
- Consultation events where young people are consulted on future policies
- Events which are organised and run by young people for young people
- Training opportunities; for example, being trained to run sessions for adults on Children’s rights
- Running workshops for adults on issues for example, involving young people in Council meetings
- Sitting on decision making panels
- Representing South Gloucestershire young people by joining the Youth Board.
- Projects that affect young people such as Sounds Positive campaign, looking at young people's image in the media.
You can find more information about future opportunities via www.YouthUnltd.com (see link in 'Other websites' section on this page.
You can contact us you about any of the above opportunities by;
Email: getinvolved@southglos.gov.uk or Telephone: 01454 865252