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Co-creating Youth-Powered Services: How SparkSpace Builds a Legacy for Libraries with Young People

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

By Em Priest, ago
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Powerful Peer-Led Campaigns: How Southwark Empowered & Engaged Young People on Substance Misuse

The Brief Southwark Council has partnered with Participation People to give young people the tools and knowledge to make healthier choices around alcohol, drugs, and smoking. Over several years, the collaboration has focused on improving young people’s health, reducing crime, and creating a safer, more supportive environment in the borough. Read more

By Em Priest, ago
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From Tokenism to Transformation: How Youth Voice Transformed Safeguarding Participation Across the North West

Executive Summary In 2024–2025, Participation People led a bold, values-led transformation across 24 Safeguarding Partnerships in the North West, the region with the highest number of care-experienced young people in England. Our mission? To embed the voices of babies, children, young people, parents, carers, and families into the heart of Read more

By Em Priest, ago
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Manager Masterclass – Supporting Early Careers Talent with the British Library

As a national institution, the British Library is committed to inclusivity, accessibility, and lifelong learning. But like many organisations, they recognised a pressing need:  “How do we support early-career talent – especially those from underrepresented backgrounds – through inclusive, confident, and psychologically safe management?” With a multigenerational workforce, managers were Read more

By Em Priest, ago