All of the latest youth participation and engagement news and events from The Participation People
At a Glance: Building Regional Infrastructure for Safeguarding Participation The Safeguarding Voices Leadership Network was created to address a challenge shared across safeguarding partnerships in the North West: participation work was valued, but often fragmented, inconsistent and overly dependent on individual “voice champions”. In partnership with Participation People, the Network Read more
At a Glance: From Keynote Spark to Network-Wide Ignition Embedding youth voice at scale is a challenge, even for seasoned youth professionals. That’s why SeriousFun Children’s Network partnered with Participation People. Not for a surface-level initiative, but a system-wide process, across SeriousFun’s global network of camps for children with serious illnesses Read more
At a Glance: Young Content Creators in Dorset Dorset Local Nature Partnership (DLNP) and Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) partnered with Participation People to deliver a young content creators programme, equipping young people aged 14–19 to produce engaging, youth-led environmental content. Over four months, participants explored themes including nature recovery, climate Read more
At a Glance: Improving Safeguarding Thresholds with Co-Production The North West Improvement Programme (NWIP) partnered with Participation People to redesign how safeguarding thresholds are understood and communicated across Cheshire and Merseyside. Safeguarding partners recognised that existing threshold documents were often complex, inconsistent and difficult for families to navigate. Parents and Read more
At a Glance: Youth Agency Recruitment Training Nexus Fostering partnered with Participation People to strengthen and formalise youth participation in recruitment, ensuring care-experienced young people have meaningful influence over who is hired to work with them. Through a bespoke, AQA-accredited Youth Agency Recruitment Training programme, young people were equipped with Read more
At a Glance: International Youth Day Webinar with Kenya Airways On 12th August 2025 (International Youth Day), Participation People partnered with Kenya Airways, the Pride of Africa, to deliver a high-impact virtual webinar focused on youth voice in aviation, innovation and workplace wellbeing. Hosted online for over 100 colleagues across Read more
At a Glance: Youth Voices on Safety and Wellbeing in Farnham Farnham Town Council partnered with Participation People to better understand the mental health, safety and well-being experiences of young people aged 11–18 outside of school settings. Using a youth-led research model, the project prioritised the voices of young people Read more
At a Glance: Youth Voice & Influence Team Development Participation People partnered with Sheffield City Council’s Youth Voice & Influence Team to design and deliver a bespoke youth participation team training and development series. The three-part programme supported the newly formed team to build shared culture, confidence and clarity — Read more
At a Glance: Organisation-Wide Youth Voice at NYAS The National Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS) partnered with Participation People to embed youth and parent voice across the organisation — shifting from pockets of strong practice to a shared, sustainable culture of participation. Over a 12‑month partnership, Participation People designed and delivered Read more
At a Glance: What is SparkSpace? SparkSpace is a bold, values-led learning programme co-created with children and young people. It helps library staff across the UK build confidence, capability, and consistency in youth-powered library services. Delivered by Participation People in partnership with Libraries Rising (formerly ASCEL), and funded by The Read more