23Nov Authoring Our Own Stories Festival of Learning: Monday session
Young Leaders from across England will be sharing key insights from this five-year youth voice project on civic identity.
Training & Events
Free training for anyone giving young people a say
Live online sessions, Communities of Practice and the occasional day in person. Most sessions are recorded, so you can catch up later.
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Festival · 5 sessions
Authoring Our Own Stories: Festival of Learning
Authoring Our Own Stories is a five-year youth voice project on civic identity, funded by The National Lottery Community Fund and led by Young Leaders with regional youth work units across England. To celebrate its final year, Young Leaders from four regions, joined by REMY, share what they have learned in five free online sessions, 5.30pm to 7pm each evening from Monday 23 to Friday 27 November. Each evening is booked separately.
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24Nov Authoring Our Own Stories Festival of Learning: Tuesday session
Young Leaders from across England will be sharing key insights from this five-year youth voice project on civic identity.
25Nov Authoring Our Own Stories Festival of Learning: Wednesday session
Young Leaders from across England will be sharing key insights from this five-year youth voice project on civic identity.
26Nov Authoring Our Own Stories Festival of Learning: Thursday session
Young Leaders from across England will be sharing key insights from this five-year youth voice project on civic identity.
27Nov Authoring Our Own Stories Festival of Learning: Friday session
Young Leaders from across England will be sharing key insights from this five-year youth voice project on civic identity.
Seminar series · 4 sessions
Project spotlights
Young people and partners share what they learned from a youth voice project: what they did, what changed and what others can take from it.
26Nov What's next for London's youth-led green transition? Full report seminar
Peer researchers and partners launch our report on how young Londoners shape the city's green transition — and how to strengthen it.
11Jan Rising Together: Lessons from the Pan-London Children in Care Council
Join us to hear real stories and insights from care experienced young people who are making a difference together.
14Jan Youth voice in housing: involving young residents in decision-making
Join us to chat about how young people can shape the future of housing decisions in their communities.
28Apr Authoring Our Own Stories: Creative approaches to research
Dive into fresh ways to mix creativity and research to tell your own unique stories.
Discussion series · 3 sessions
Communities of Practice
Two-hour sessions where practitioners share how they evaluate peer research and evidence the change youth voice creates.
1Dec Community of practice: Youth-Led Funding
Join us to swap ideas and boost funding power for youth-led projects in a chill, collaborative space.
26Jan Community of practice: Youth Voice in Local Authorities
Come hang out and share ideas on how young people can really shape their local communities.
30Mar Community of practice: Youth Voice with Care-Experienced Young People
Come hang out and share your stories with other care-experienced young people shaping the future together.
14Jan Creating the Conditions: Systems Leadership for Children's Participation
Join us to explore how leaders can create the perfect setup for kids to have their say and make a real impact.
Fully booked
11Feb Creating the Conditions: Systems Leadership for Children's Participation
Join us to explore how leaders can create the perfect setup for kids to have their say and make a real impact.
Seminar series · 5 sessions
Evaluation Lab with Dr Kaz Stuart
Free online sessions with Dr Kaz Stuart on practical ways to evaluate youth voice work with young people. Each session stands alone, so come to one or all of them.
30Mar Most Significant Change: gathering and analysing young people’s stories
Dive into real stories from young people and learn how to spot the moments that truly matter.
15Apr Ripple Effect Mapping: tracing the wider impact of youth voice work
Dive into how youth voices spark change and create ripples beyond what you’d expect in this cool mapping session.
22Apr Theory of Change: designing monitoring and evaluation for youth voice
Also on Thu 10 Jun
Learn how to create cool ways to track and boost youth voices with some smart monitoring and evaluation tips.
6May Creative evaluation: body maps, puppetry and photovoice
Dive into a fun mix of body maps, puppetry, and photovoice to explore creativity in a totally new way!
17Jun Co-evaluation: setting up and designing an evaluation with young people
Jump in to learn how to team up with young people to create evaluations that actually make a difference.
No dates open right now. The 2027 programme is announced on 21 October.
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Recorded seminars
Recordings and slides from our workshops and seminars, free whenever suits you. New ones are added after each session.
