Young People's Networking Day
Young people 'uncovered' the County Council at a Networking event which included political speed dating, workshops and activities.
What happened?
This event was a chance for students to find out more about what Oxfordshire County Council does, how services involve them, meet Councillors and share their views about issues that affect them.
There was a quiz on the Council, a discussion about the new Children & Young People's Plan for 2010-13, and voting by students on what they thought the Council's priorities should be.
Students and Councillors had a chance to question each other during political speed dating. There was a discussion about accessibility of information on activities for young people, a discussion about the Council's Arts Development plan
30 students (94%) said they leant more about the Council
“Made me feel like my opinion counted and was valued.”
“I learnt a lot I didn’t know about local politics.”
“Learnt about sports in my area.”
“I really enjoy arts so it was interesting for me”
“It was good to have a voice.”
Downloads
Read the Networking Day evaluation report (.pdf format, 139KB)
Further information
The next Young People’s Networking Event will take place in October during Local Democracy Week.
If you would like more information about these events please contact Karen Tolley on karen.tolley@southandvale.gov.uk
or 07827 081818.
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