Notice to all Local Youth Councils

Have you got some good resources/practice to share?

We are launching an online resource centre soon to support organisations and young people.

Rather than recreate the wheel, we want to share good practice from across the UK by giving a platform to Local Youth Councils to share the excellent work they are already doing. This can be anything, we are ideally looking for:

• Recruitment materials (flyers/application forms/plans)
  
• Campaign materials (posters/flyers/plans)
  
• Development resources (constitutions/training plans/handbooks)
  
• Representation resources (working with the council, etc.)
  
• Policy and procedures (safeguarding, etc.)

We would of course credit you with ownership and will be able to tell you how many people have downloaded the resource. Please contact membership@byc.org.uk with your information / resources.

 

What exactly is a Youth Council?

A Local Youth Council is a democratic organisation created, run and developed by young people for young people.
 

What do Youth Councils do?

They exist to represent the views of young people at a local level giving young people the opportunity to have a voice, to discuss relevant issues, engage with decision-makers and contribute to improving the lives of young people within their community.

 

BYC has a variety of different ways to help Local Youth Councils:

Setting up a Local Youth Council

We offer support and advice to people looking to set up a Local Youth Council. Give us a call on 020 7785 6460 or email LYC@byc.org.uk.
 

Developing your Youth Council

If you are looking for some advice or want to talk through an issue or problem you may be facing then give us a call on 020 7785 6460 or email LYC@byc.org.uk.

We run a range of events throughout the year to support Local Youth Councils, from delivering training courses right through to our annual BYC Convention. To find out what is going on and where check out our events listings.

We also provide in house training for Local Youth Councils. Please see our training pages to look what training we provide or how you can ask us to design a course just for you.

Online resource centre

Our online resource centre is filled with fact sheets and information to help with the running of your Local Youth Council. We have tips on how to run meetings effectively, the different roles at meetings to how to campaign effectively and make a difference.