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Get involved!. Locally. Obesity in Kirklees Survey. Too many takeaways? Have your say!. http://www.kirkleesyc.org.uk/. Kirklees Youth Council – Vacant Seats!. We have places available in: Spen Valley and Huddersfield South - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Get involved!
Locally
http://www.kirkleesyc.org.uk/
Obesity in Kirklees Survey
Too many
takeaways?
Have your say!
Kirklees Youth Council – Vacant Seats!
We have places available in:Spen Valley and Huddersfield
South
If you are interested please get in touch! Deadline for
applications 20th April 2012…
The Olympic Torch is coming through Huddersfield on
Sunday 24th June!Come and join KYC line the streets at 11.30am
outside Brian Jackson House
It is also passing through Dewsbury & Batley on
Monday 25 June
http://www.london2012.com/olympic-torch-relay-map
Have your say on children and young people's health
The Children and Young People's Health Forum wants to find out children and young people's views on what is most important to
you. Closing date: 30 April 2012 http://healthandcare.dh.gov.uk/children-say/
PS We will be doing a local online survey very soon with prizes to be won
Nationally
The Education Service from Parliament is offering A-level Government and politics students the
opportunity to explore the work of select committees.
Recommended for: A-level Government andPolitics studentsPlaces per session: 60Dates: Fridays, from spring 2012Duration: 2 hoursStart times: 09:30, 12:00, 2:30How to book:http://www.parliament.uk/education/visiting-parliament/key-stage-5-programmes/select-committee-experience/
Select Committees work in the HOUSE OF LORDS AND
COMMONS They check and report on lots of things and the
results are public
www.parliament.uk/education/visiting-parliament/key-stage-5-programmes/political-speed-dating/
The Education Service from Parliament is holding an event on 10 May for key stage 5 students to meet political personalities from a range of parties.
This session can be combined with a tour of the Palace of Westminster, including the House of Lords, House of Commons and Westminster Hall.
The next Anti-Bullying Week starts on the 19 November!
Anti-Bullying Alliance would like to hear any ideas you have about possible themes, slogans and activities.
The four questions in the survey will only take a few minutes to answer
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/V7JJML2
The Children's Commissioner
wants your views!
The Children's Commissioner for England
wants to improve complaints systems for young people who use
mental health and sexual health services, including services offered by GPs.
www.listenup.org.uk/get-involved
Young Designers! Win £100 in The British Youth Council Poster Competition
Do you want to design the new national election posters for UK Youth Parliament, School Councils, Youth Councils and Young Mayors
for use across the UK?
There are 4 categories in the competition:
•UK Youth Parliament elections
•School Council elections
•Youth Council elections
•Young Mayor elections
The winners in each category will receive £100 in vouchers and their names will appear on the final designed poster.
www.byc.org.uk/
Students all over England can enter this year’s competition and have the opportunity to win great prizes for both themselves and their school, as
well as learning about money.
It’s an excellent, fun and creative way to get students learning about money, and a chance to win fantastic prizes for both students and
schools.
Primary school children are challenged to design a money box and secondary students to create a comic book strip about money.
http://www.pfeg.org/our_work_in_education/my_money_week/
Or visit the National Children’s Bureau website
Have your say on what the BIG Lottery Fund
will spend on youth issues Vote NOW!
BIG are planning a multi-million pound investment
that will benefit youth across the country –
and young people are at the heart of designing it.
have your say on their Facebook page, follow and interact with #BIGyp on Twitter and subscribe to the BIG Blog and you could see some of that investment coming to your part of the world in the near future.
This group is the exclusive way to hear about the campaigning activities and opportunities with the
British Youth Council.
Being part of the
Online Action Network is a flexible way to speak out on the issues you care about and become part of an empowering and inspiring team of
young people
Facebook – BRITISH YOUTH COUNCIL ONLINE ACTION NETWORK
Internationally
Take Part in Webinars for the UN Earth Summit!
Children and young people are being invited to take part in a series of webinars
ahead of the UN Earth Summit (also known as Rio+20)
http://www.youngncb.org.uk/news_items/un_earth_summit.aspx
The aim of the summit is to explore ideas for making the world safer, more equitable, cleaner, greener and more
prosperousThe webinars will be an opportunity to:
build up knowledge, share skills, get inspired to take action and raise awareness of the summit