What do young people say about participation and how it can be done effectively?
• It won’t happen without the right resources to support it. • Make sure there is flexibility about meeting times so they can be held at times that suit young people. • Staff with the right skills should be specifically dedicated to support young people’s participation. Make sure there are enough staff to make a difference. • Make sure a range of methods are used for communicating with young people in ways they will find easy, such as text messaging. • Make sure to give good feedback to young people about how they have contributed. • Make sure to provide clear, ongoing communication about how the participation process will develop and what concrete action has been taken. • Always provide clear, relevant information. • Organisations should be prepared to take feedback about themselves from young people. • Decision makers should get to know the young people they are working with; make sure they meet them and show them they are valued. • Make sure to get the atmosphere right and use metho
