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Young Citizen's Panel

Citizens’ Panel is a group of people that the Council, health service, police, colleges and others contact to get their views on important decisions that need to be made. A Young Citizens’ Panel has been set up - it will deal with issues affecting young people in Lewisham.

Download the August 07 Young Citizens Panel Newsletter

Are you interested in being part of this panel? We are still looking for young people to join our panel and will happily answer any questions that you have.

Just fill in the form below or phone Jo on 020 8314 6313 or e-mail
youngcitizens@lewisham.gov.uk for more information

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YCP Newsletter

"Hi everyone, my name is Careen and I will be your new editor for the YCP newsletter. I have been a member of the Young Advisors, Young Commissioners and Peer Evaluators group and will try my best to keep you up-to date with all that's going on in Lewisham."

To be involved, email Careen at ycp.newsletter@googlemail.com

Peer Evaluation

As trained Peer Evaluators, this summer we were asked to evaluate the Summer’s Alive activities in Lewisham. We randomly picked some activities to evaluate and evened out the visits between us and went to different places.

In the end, we visited 8 different types of activities which ranged from Performing Arts to Adventure Playgrounds. All the activities were funded by Lewisham Youth Service and we had to evaluate how good they were.

After finishing all the visits we had 2 full days at Oakridge Participation Centre writing a report up for Dave Dowie who is head of the Youth Services. We will then get paid for our work.

Peer Evaluation is something to do, where you get to know about all the youth clubs and stuff that is going on. You meet new people and get training in useful skill. It’s like work experience and it looks good on your CV.

Now that we’ve done this we are going to train other young people to become Peer Evaluators and look at stuff going on in Lewisham.

Contact Lewisham Young Citizens Panel if you want to know more about being a Peer Evaluator.

Troyangel, Peer Evaluator, 16.

What have we done?

This is a selection of events and projects that we have carried out in recent months.

August 2006

Blue Borough News

4 members of the panel attended a session at the civic suite with officers from the Marketing and Communications team. The young people discussed the youth newsletter, decided on it’s title and wrote text for the first edition.

Children & Young People’s Plan – young people’s version

YCP members attended a one-day workshop looking at a young people’s version of the CYPP. The Advisors worked with other young people to contribute ideas for each section of the plan and overall design and lay-out.

Young Commissioners (ongoing)

2 panel members who previously were actively involved and trained as Peer Inspectors have gone forward to use their skills as Young Commissioners. This opportunity builds on the Peer Inspection project and enables the young people to take responsibility for the distribution of YOF monies in the borough.

July 2006

GMC Consultation

One session consultation about GMC guidance to doctors regarding services to young people and their rights and expectations around confidentiality particularly. Members of the panel discussed the need for Doctors to respect young people and take them seriously. Their input will contribute to guidance being produced for doctors currently. The young people also reviewed how the plans being made for the guidance and decided that the times when a doctor had to break confidentiality were acceptable because they protected the young person. However it was noted that there had to be exceptional circumstances and sensitivity in how things were dealt with.

April 2006

Environmental Consultation

In April, a questionnaire was sent to the entire panel asking about attitudes and ideas around recycling, chewing gum and litter. All members who responded were entered into a prize draw and 3 winners were picked at random. These winners then met with Paul and Colin at Environmental Services at Lewisham Council where they heard how the questionairre results are being used and more about current campaigns against chewing gum litter. The YCP members shared more of their ideas for improving our environment in Lewisham. Jess and James are each pictured receiving their prize goody bags from Dami, the deputy Young Mayor who is spearheading an environmental project with some of the money from this year's £25,000 Young Mayor budget. The recycled bags contained a selection of stationery, coasters, booklets and a computer mouse mat all made from recycled materials.

March 2006

Volunteering Survey

Telephone interviews carried out as part of consultation on Russell Commission funding in this borough.

Votes at 16 poll

Carried out for LBL Electoral Services with results fed back to Harriet Harman MP. Entire panel sent poll card.

February 2006

Sexual Health Services

8 week finite consultation to inform the current commissioning process in the Sexual Health Services and Teenage Pregnancy Unit. Possible lead into another finite consultation around homophobic bullying issues in schools.

Play Strategy

Consultation on definitions of play and priorities, to feed into Lewisham’s Play Strategy. Variety of one to one and group discussions.

January 2006

Newsletter - Download in PDF

Distributed to all members of the panel, included paragraphs written by young people involved in YCP activities.

December 2005

Members of the Young Citizens Panel Drugs Peer Education Group present their work.

YCP members have been learning all that they are going to need in order to be Peer Educators with agencies who work with young people around substance issues. The training has been six weeks of input in the evenings and it has covered a broad spectrum of topics such as drugs and the law, drugs and the community, harm reduction and treatment options.
In the New Year the young people will begin working with professionals across the borough and some of them will form a Reference Group to represent young people’s views on the issues.

Forest Hill pools consultation

Questionnaires sent to all panel members living in the Forest Hill area, on behalf of LBL Sports & Active Recreation Service.

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Archives

Archive of newsletters, reports etc.

Young Citizen's Panel Newsletter January 2006
Young Citizen's Panel Newsletter September 2005

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-Who are the Young Citizens Panel? -What have we done? -Peer evaluators -Getting Involved -Archives	Young Citizen's Panel Citizens’ Panel is a group of people that the Council, health service, police, colleges and others contact to get their views on important decisions that need to be made. A Young Citizens’ Panel has been set up - it will deal with issues affecting young people in Lewisham. Download the August 07 Young Citizens Panel Newsletter Are you interested in being part of this panel? We are still looking for young people to join our panel and will happily answer any questions that you have. Just fill in the form below or phone Jo on 020 8314 6313 or e-mail youngcitizens@lewisham.gov.uk for more information Back to top YCP Newsletter "Hi everyone, my name is Careen and I will be your new editor for the YCP newsletter. I have been a member of the Young Advisors, Young Commissioners and Peer Evaluators group and will try my best to keep you up-to date with all that's going on in Lewisham." To be involved, email Careen at ycp.newsletter@googlemail.com Peer Evaluation As trained Peer Evaluators, this summer we were asked to evaluate the Summer’s Alive activities in Lewisham. We randomly picked some activities to evaluate and evened out the visits between us and went to different places. In the end, we visited 8 different types of activities which ranged from Performing Arts to Adventure Playgrounds. All the activities were funded by Lewisham Youth Service and we had to evaluate how good they were. After finishing all the visits we had 2 full days at Oakridge Participation Centre writing a report up for Dave Dowie who is head of the Youth Services. We will then get paid for our work. Peer Evaluation is something to do, where you get to know about all the youth clubs and stuff that is going on. You meet new people and get training in useful skill. It’s like work experience and it looks good on your CV. Now that we’ve done this we are going to train other young people to become Peer Evaluators and look at stuff going on in Lewisham. Contact Lewisham Young Citizens Panel if you want to know more about being a Peer Evaluator. Troyangel, Peer Evaluator, 16. What have we done? This is a selection of events and projects that we have carried out in recent months. August 2006 Blue Borough News 4 members of the panel attended a session at the civic suite with officers from the Marketing and Communications team. The young people discussed the youth newsletter, decided on it’s title and wrote text for the first edition. Children & Young People’s Plan – young people’s version YCP members attended a one-day workshop looking at a young people’s version of the CYPP. The Advisors worked with other young people to contribute ideas for each section of the plan and overall design and lay-out. Young Commissioners (ongoing) 2 panel members who previously were actively involved and trained as Peer Inspectors have gone forward to use their skills as Young Commissioners. This opportunity builds on the Peer Inspection project and enables the young people to take responsibility for the distribution of YOF monies in the borough. July 2006 GMC Consultation One session consultation about GMC guidance to doctors regarding services to young people and their rights and expectations around confidentiality particularly. Members of the panel discussed the need for Doctors to respect young people and take them seriously. Their input will contribute to guidance being produced for doctors currently. The young people also reviewed how the plans being made for the guidance and decided that the times when a doctor had to break confidentiality were acceptable because they protected the young person. However it was noted that there had to be exceptional circumstances and sensitivity in how things were dealt with. April 2006 Environmental Consultation In April, a questionnaire was sent to the entire panel asking about attitudes and ideas around recycling, chewing gum and litter. All members who responded were entered into a prize draw and 3 winners were picked at random. These winners then met with Paul and Colin at Environmental Services at Lewisham Council where they heard how the questionairre results are being used and more about current campaigns against chewing gum litter. The YCP members shared more of their ideas for improving our environment in Lewisham. Jess and James are each pictured receiving their prize goody bags from Dami, the deputy Young Mayor who is spearheading an environmental project with some of the money from this year's £25,000 Young Mayor budget. The recycled bags contained a selection of stationery, coasters, booklets and a computer mouse mat all made from recycled materials. March 2006 Volunteering Survey Telephone interviews carried out as part of consultation on Russell Commission funding in this borough. Votes at 16 poll Carried out for LBL Electoral Services with results fed back to Harriet Harman MP. Entire panel sent poll card. February 2006 Sexual Health Services 8 week finite consultation to inform the current commissioning process in the Sexual Health Services and Teenage Pregnancy Unit. Possible lead into another finite consultation around homophobic bullying issues in schools. Play Strategy Consultation on definitions of play and priorities, to feed into Lewisham’s Play Strategy. Variety of one to one and group discussions. January 2006 Newsletter - Download in PDF Distributed to all members of the panel, included paragraphs written by young people involved in YCP activities. December 2005 Members of the Young Citizens Panel Drugs Peer Education Group present their work. YCP members have been learning all that they are going to need in order to be Peer Educators with agencies who work with young people around substance issues. The training has been six weeks of input in the evenings and it has covered a broad spectrum of topics such as drugs and the law, drugs and the community, harm reduction and treatment options. In the New Year the young people will begin working with professionals across the borough and some of them will form a Reference Group to represent young people’s views on the issues. Forest Hill pools consultation Questionnaires sent to all panel members living in the Forest Hill area, on behalf of LBL Sports & Active Recreation Service. Back to top Archives Archive of newsletters, reports etc. Young Citizen's Panel Newsletter January 2006 Young Citizen's Panel Newsletter September 2005 Back to top