Listening, Choice and Sharing Power with Younger People

This is a breakout activity for the Common Ground Symposium 2022 – please only book this activity if you have already booked a ticket for the Symposium.

When booking breakout activities, please ensure you have booked two different activities for the two different time slots – one for 11.10 and one for 12.20.

Activity

Youth voice and participation is all about listening to young people and sharing decisions together. This session will give you useful tools, inspiration and insights for working collaboratively with younger people. We’ll look at why youth voice is important, how you can include it in your daily work and explore ways to evaluate your progress.

Facilitator: Lawrence Becko

Lawrence is a creative consultant, facilitator and coach specialising in youth voice, participation and leadership. He is the author of The Youth Voice & Participation Handbook and the creator of Youth Voice Week. He works across arts, culture and heritage conservation with organisations including British Council, British Library, Arts Council Wales, English Heritage and Roundhouse. He is the Creative Lead at the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust in Cambridge, where he produces programmes and content to engage people in Antarctica and raise awareness of its role in the history of climate science.