Some Truth About Youth

  

Young people elect BYC chair to all-youth board of trustees

  

Careers Advice and Guidance News Release

A new report from the British Youth Council (BYC) and NCB has found that formal careers advice and guidance is failing young people during a time of rising unemployment and record numbers of young people not in employment, education, or training (NEET)  

New online support for Global Youth Participation

The British Youth Council (BYC) has launched two websites aimed at ensuring that young people can have a say and be heard on key international issues.

  

Sex and alcohol - help us to help ourselves

Young people are calling to be involved more in developing accessible advice on the risks associated with mixing alcohol and sex.

  

Young people across the UK to show MPs what will improve their lives

Young people are being given the chance to tell MPs what they need to do to
improve their lives. They are being asked to suggest specific actions for Parliament
following the next General Election.

  

Young people have their say on International Youth Day

Young people in the UK are being given the chance to get their views heard around the world today, to mark International Youth Day.

  

British young people address UK and Saudi dignitaries

British young people are to outline their views to key decision-makers from the UK and Saudi Arabia, including UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband.

  

BYC's life through a lens: Capturing 60 Years of Youth Culture

The British Youth Council (BYC) has begun engaging a group of young people to make a documentary about British youth culture over the last 60 years.

  

Being Heard

The British Youth Council (BYC) today launched the findings of their Being Heard report, an evaluative study into their programme Inform and Influence 2006-2008, which was funded by the Electoral Commission.

  

Youth lobby MPs for equal pay

Young people from across the UK are calling on their MPs to support action for fair pay.

  

Youth reporters at G20

The British Youth Council (BYC) has helped to ensure that news coverage of the upcoming London Summit of the G20 is relevant to and attracts the attention of young people. Youth Reporters, trained by BYC and Live Futures on behalf of the Department for International Development (DfID), will be reporting from the Summit.