Youth Consultation Peterborough Youth Service 2003 - 2004 Report   Conclusion Over the last year, the Young People’s Office has worked through local projects which have included being involved with the consultation over a £250 million extension to the Edith Cavell Hospital, the PYPIN project, which has required many hours of young people's time, to our national involvement with initiatives like "Y Vote, Y Not?", working in partnership with the National Youth Agency, and the Electoral Commission. We've achieved this through communicating with each other, developing useful partnerships where we could exchange ideas and opinions, and using the Young People’s Office form of consultation and team work as a key tool towards reaching agreements and making decisions. We've learnt overall that young people have valuable views and opinions and that success can come out of dedication and a belief in yourself. Many young people who have participated in the Young People’s Office activities develop their self esteem and confidence to question and challenge things around them and also to raise their own awareness of how to use resources effectively and to speak up in group situations. Over the coming year, we want to look for new partners and partnerships between us and other agencies or organisations. We want to encourage young people to use the Young People’s Office as a resource, because without them there would be no reason for the office to exist at all - therefore the more young people that know about Youth Consultation the better. In the future, we want to take forward the knowledge and skills that we've learnt and apply them to future projects, continuing the learning process. The Young People’s Office is an excellent initiative that has proven to be both positive and successful in the personal and educational development of young people and we want to continue growing and reaching out to more people and organisations. We'd like to encourage other cities to start up similar projects to encourage the growth and development of young people.

HOME PAGE   Contents Foreword Introduction Past  Present  Future Young People’s Involvement  Local National National Visitors Progress Report How’ve we achieved this? The Process Major Events & Milestones What helped and stopped us? Budget plan  Expenditure Core Funding What have we learned? Personal Development Acknowledgements Agencies - Organisations & Young People Publications Take Forward & Improve? Strengths Weaknesses and Resources Our Recommendations Organisational - Young people - Professional Conclusion