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What Does It Mean to Be a Peer Researcher?
Amplify's peer researchers on what the role involves, what they got from it, and their advice for anyone thinking of getting involved.
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Ambassador blogs, case studies, publications and films: what youth voice changes, from the people doing it.
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What Does It Mean to Be a Peer Researcher?
Amplify's peer researchers on what the role involves, what they got from it, and their advice for anyone thinking of getting involved.
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Amplify: London
Young people in London on the difference youth voice is making in the capital. One of four regional films from Amplify.
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Amplify: South West
Young people in the South West on the difference youth voice is making in their region. One of four regional films from Amplify.
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Amplify: Yorkshire and the Humber
Young people in Yorkshire and the Humber on the difference youth voice is making in their region. One of four regional films from Amplify.
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Amplify: North East
Young people in the North East on the difference youth voice is making in their region. One of four regional films from Amplify.
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Grantmaking on Tour: taking funding decisions into Camden's schools
Camden Giving took participatory grant-making into sixth forms and youth clubs. A year on, 125 young people have reviewed 58 applications and awarded £83,500, paid above the London Living Wage for their time.
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Young Grant Makers: £50,000 of funding decisions in young people's hands
Young Hammersmith & Fulham put £50,000 of grant decisions entirely in the hands of ten young people aged 16 to 25, with paid training, a peer facilitator and visits to the organisations they funded.
Case study
More Than a Survey: what it really means to involve young people in policy
Peer researchers in Islington spent a year asking young people what a fair green transition would look like. Here is what they learned about being asked properly.
Ambassador blog
Children's mental health: looking after yourself as a young changemaker
Belonging, breaks, saying no, and reaching out: practical tips for young activists, and the organisations doing good work in the mental health space.
Case study
The Day One Project: young people in Sheffield on climate change
18 young residents of Sheffield co-created artwork, screen prints and an exhibition to tell the council how they see climate change: through the social injustices they face every day.
Ambassador blog
Together for Health: why standing with science means standing with youth voice
For World Health Day: young people's lived experience is the evidence base healthcare needs, and co-design is how you use it.
Ambassador blog
Nearly 4 months in, and we're just getting started
Nearly 6,000 visitors, 300 LinkedIn followers, 1,500 sign-ups for free training. The numbers are good, but the real measure is the quality of the conversations.
Case study
Bite Back 2030: a youth-led movement redesigning the food system
How Bite Back 2030 puts youth voice through every part of its campaigns, with an interview with Anna, a Bite Back activist and schools ambassador.
Ambassador blog
The Participatory Action Research (PAR) Toolkit
Research should be done with people, not on them. Why the University of Reading's PAR toolkit gives young people real influence, not just a chance to share views.
Publication
Involving Young People: A Toolkit for Peer Research
A step-by-step delivery manual for peer research with young people, produced by Partnership for Young London and funded by Trust for London.
Become
Case study
Participation at Become
Four things that underpin participation at Become: it is part of everything, there is no single cemented group, young people are valued beyond their input, and the loop is always closed.
Ambassador blog
Why did I get involved in the Centre for Youth Voice
A perspective from Northern Ireland on why youth voice matters, and why online safety and digital wellbeing are the issues young people care about right now.
Ambassador blog
What I want the Centre for Youth Voice to achieve
Spaces where young people are truly heard, skills for lasting change, influence on policy, a diversity of voices, and a legacy of youth power.
Ambassador blog
Why the Centre for Youth Voice matters to me, and how you can make your voice heard
Being quiet doesn't mean being silent. Youth voice isn't about who shouts the loudest; it's about making space for all young people to have a say.
Ambassador blog
The Centre for Youth Voice: continuing the sector revolution
Four years in, from the Centre for Youth Impact to the Centre for Youth Voice: why this project matters and what the tools we are building will change.
Publication
The Centre for Youth Voice: Project Discovery consultation summary
What 64 young people and practitioners told us the sector needs to embed youth voice, and the co-created action plan that followed.
Publication
A Framework of Outcomes for Young People 3.0
The long-standing framework updated with the latest evidence on socio-emotional skill development, quality practice and evaluation tools.
Publication
Youth voice: what exactly are we talking about? A typology of youth voice for UK youth provision (v2.0)
A shared language for youth voice practice: who is speaking, who young people are trying to influence, and what activities are used.
Publication
Young People's Participation in Decision-Making: UK 2022 survey report
The Youth Power Survey: a snapshot from 269 organisations across the UK on how they support young people's participation, compared with the 2010 survey.