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Introduction Participation People collaborated with Gloucestershire Community Rail Partnership (GCRP) to support a group of Young Researchers (YRs) in producing evidence-informed resources aimed at promoting sustainable travel among young people. The project involved designing a survey, collecting and analysing data, and generating key messages to…

Case Study 2022 – 2023  Client: Engineering UK Author: James Rimmer  Project Lead: Charlotte Patterson Objective To recruit, train, and support 50 Young Champions (aged 11-16) from across the UK, enabling them to co-facilitate 12 consultation activities addressing 12 Big Business Challenges. The goal was…

Participation People’s CEO and Founder Antonia Dixey has built a solid reputation as a charismatic public speaker and expert consultant, who is passionate about giving young people a voice on services and issues that affect them. She is uniquely qualified to share her insight on…

Introduction The National Lottery (TNL) Community Fund approached Participation People to help strengthen how it listens to, values and acts on young people’s opinions when making decisions, by working with TNL’s Youth Voice teams.  The Youth Voice Teams are based around the UK in Scotland,…

As the world becomes increasingly interconnected and technology-driven, businesses need to adapt to remain competitive. And, one of the key challenges that many will face is how to appeal to and engage with new, younger customers. In this blog post, Antonia gives businesses the low…

Introduction The NHS has a national plan to make big quality improvements to local services, such as  asthma, epilepsy and mental health, for the children and young people that use them. Regional teams have been set up to deliver this, and NHS Midlands approached Participation…

When it comes to mentorship, we often think of senior executives mentoring younger employees. But in my experience, senior executives can benefit greatly from having a young person as a mentor too. In fact, cross-generational mentoring can be highly valuable for both parties, providing a…

One of our key achievements last year was seeing the work of our Stand Out Young Champions, who have exceeded all our expectations, giving up a total of 980 hours of their time over the year to shape and steer Movement to Work’s multi-million-pound youth…

In today’s world, young people have a lot to say and they need a platform to voice their opinions and share their experiences. Unfortunately, many young people do not have access to the necessary tools or resources to do so effectively. Equally, organisations underestimate the…

What is the Lundy model? The Lundy model of child participation was established in 2014 at Queen’s University Belfast as a practical conceptualisation of Article 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) – the legislation that requires governments to ensure…

My name is Saleha and I am a young volunteer at Participation People.  I have been working with Participation People since 2020 and will be here for as long as I can be as a young person  – until I get too old to do…

Hi I’m Cameron. I’m going to talk a bit about a black, LGBT+  celebrity who inspired me when coming to terms with my own identity. Her name is Laverne Cox, most famously known for being in a series called ‘Orange is the New Black’. Laverne…