Youth leaders speak at conference on the future of education
Earlier this month I spoke at the Storymakers International Conference, jointly organised by the Leeds Beckett University’s Carnegie School of Education and the OECD as part of the Future of Education and Skills 2030 programme. Also invited was Fayiza Islam, my fellow Member of the Votes at 16 Social Action Group, Youth Parliament, and the
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Lessons from an outgoing British Youth Council Trustee
As my time as a Trustee for the British Youth Council is coming to an end, I’ve been reflecting on my personal development as a member of the Board. When I took on the Trustee role at the age of 23, I was full of energy and thought I could handle anything that came my
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Reflections from the Votes at 16 Youth Action Group Residential: Liverpool 2023
The votes at 16 youth action group met in Liverpool for its last residential as the current cohort. The weekend event was an opportunity to review the different activities that have taken place since our last residential in February 2023. During the previous residential we made a commitment to explore ways in which we could promote
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Food for Learning: Northern Ireland Spills the Tea on Free School Meals
Members of Youth Parliament from Northern Ireland met with MPs, MLAs, Councillors and the Lord Mayor of Belfast as part of the ‘Spill The Tea With Your MP’ event, where they discussed the devastating impact that poverty can have on the education and welfare of young people and explained our ‘Food For Learning’ campaign. This comes
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Member of UK Youth Parliament attends National Education Union rally for free school meals
Featured image by Rehan Jamil On Thursday 29th June 2023, I had the opportunity to rally outside 10 Downing Street along with MPs, Healthcare professionals, Headteachers, Teachers, Religious leaders, other young people and many others who have seen different aspects to what child hunger leads to. The diverse group of campaigners handed in a letter
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Celebrating 75 Years of Empowering Youth: Join Challenge 75
The British Youth Council is turning 75 this year, and we want you to be a part of this incredible milestone. We are introducing Challenge 75, an exciting opportunity for you to make a tangible difference by supporting the work carried out by the British Youth Council for decades. By taking part in this challenge,
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Food for Learning: Universal Free School Meals are a human right
The conversation around universal free school meals may not be new but this author can’t understand why it is still something up for debate. Myself and many other young people know and feel the importance of this topic and I would like to present a case contributing to the aim of settling this debate and
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Highlights from the European Youth Forum General Assembly
Last month, Maurizio Cuttin, the UK’s Young Ambassador to the European Youth Forum, and I attended the European Youth Forum’s Spring General Assembly in Brussels. Representing the British Youth Council internationally is always an amazing opportunity, but it is especially cool when a BYC candidate is standing in an election. And we had an awesome
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An audience with the All Party Parliamentary Group on Youth Affairs
On 16 May, myself and fellow UK Young Ambassador William Awomoyi co-chaired a special All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Youth Affairs session on international youth voice at Portcullis House. Joined by MPs, representatives from the YMCA, Chatham House, the rest of our fantastic UK Young Ambassador team (Elif, Cameron and Samaira) as well as over
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What young people expect in the Commonwealth Year of Youth
2023 is an important year! It’s the Commonwealth Year of Youth. At the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2022 (CHOGM), leaders declared that 2023 would be the Commonwealth Year of Youth – coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the Commonwealth Youth Programme. It’s no secret that, with a population of 1.5 billion people, young people
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