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National Youth Agency Rewards Successful Participation with Young People
02 August 2010
Organisations that put young people’s participation at the heart of service delivery and development are being given the chance to apply for a new award.
The National Youth Agency Hear by Right Award has been developed to help organisations that take the voice of young people seriously showcase their achievements and the contribution of the young people they work with.
The Hear by Right Award has been designed to be flexible and can be accessed at any of the three levels – Bronze, Silver or Gold.
Organisations applying for the Award measure themselves against different indicators across each of the seven Hear by Right Standards, depending on which level they want to achieve.
Richard McKie, National Youth Agency Programme Manager, said: “We have received considerable feedback from organisations that practise excellent youth participation for us to develop an award that provides them with national recognition for their work.
“With increasing pressure on organisations to continuously improve and demonstrate their value, the Hear by Right Award highlights good practices and provides recommendations on areas for future development.”
To find out more about Hear by Right and the new Award, visit www.nya.org.uk/quality/hear-by-right or sign up to a half day Hear By Right Bitesized and Badgeable workshop at http://www.nya.org.uk/events
For further media information CONTACT
Holly-Marie Draper Tel: 07921 687847 Email: hollyd@nya.org.uk
Notes to Editors
About Hear by Right
The Hear by Right framework is a tried and tested standards framework, designed to help organisations to assess and improve their policy and practice regarding the participation of children and young people.
Developed by the National Youth Agency and Local Government Association with local authorities and partner organisations, it is widely used by councils and other public bodies, such as Primary Care Trusts, schools, the police, and housing authorities and the voluntary and community sector.
About the National Youth Agency
The National Youth Agency (NYA) works in partnership with a wide range of public, private and voluntary sector organisations to support and improve services for young people. Our particular focus is on youth work and we believe strongly that by investing in young people’s personal and social development, young people are better able to live more active and fulfilling lives.
Working with young people, we advocate for more youth-friendly services and policies. We have four themes:
- Developing quality standards in work with young people
- Supporting services for young people
- Developing the youth workforce
- Promoting positive public perceptions of young people
We deliver our work through training and consultancy, campaigning, publishing and on-line communications. Through our activities we want to ensure that young people have a strong voice and positive influence in our society.