Close-up of a child's eye highlighting innocence and trust in public consultation processes.

The Seven Sins of Consultation and Why Public Consultation is a Lie

Let’s be honest. Most consultation is theatre. We dress it up in good intentions, brightly coloured post-its, and feedback forms. But underneath, it’s control dressed as care. We sit young people in circles, give them pizza and pens, and call it empowerment. Then the strategy launches, the decision’s made, and Read more

Two women at a conference holding signs about youth career development and school support.

WBC Young Ambassadors Summary Report

9 young people were recruited from Youth Clubs and Youth Groups across the borough of Wandsworth. They became our Young Ambassadors. Their role: To plan, run and evaluate Wandsworth’s first ever Summer wide activity programme called-Summer Pick ‘n’ Mix.   The NUMBERS: Young Ambassadors Project in Numbers 6 Youth Clubs Read more

Leadership workshop for students with interactive group activities and brainstorming.

Youth-Led Research

Youth-Led Research Young Researchers are young people, aged 14 – 18, trained in professional, accredited research and analytical techniques. Their role is to investigate community problems and co-produce solutions with experts… they then sit back and watch the magic happen!   BACKGROUND In 2012, Dorset County Council commissioned a group Read more