Youth Engagement

Currently, each of the secondary schools and colleges have their own Youth Voice or Councils operating at present, with members engaging on a range of issues and regularly in conversations with local organisations, and youth charity Motiv8 runs a Youth Voice forum from their Toronto Place Hub. Gosport Local Children's Partnership commissioned a survey, which was carried out at secondary schools by young people to find out their views around safety, health and wellbeing and other issues that matter to them - the findings from this will be available later in 2022 and will help inform future youth engagement.

Gosport Borough Council set up it's Climate Change Partnership in 2021 and carried out a survey in local secondary schools to find out young people's views about Climate Change and how they would like to get involved in tackling the issue.  The findings from this will be available later in 2022 and will help inform future youth engagement with the Borough Council and it's Climate Change Strategy, which you can find out more about here

Hampshire Youth Commission enables young people to support, challenge and voice young people's opinions from all across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, to help shape decisions about policing and crime.  They regularly carry out their Big Conversation to find out what priorities matter to young people across Hampshire and you can find out more about this and their other campaigns at: https://www.hampshire-pcc.gov.uk/get-involved/youth-commission

HYC also launched a website last year - One Eighty helps you find your activity, event, course, group, or just a place to hang out, where and when you want it. Use the app to find something you're interested in, find out if it costs anything (we've got lots of free stuff), and how easy it is to get there. And then just go. Rate what you find, and see what's popular in your area. Heading somewhere new? Find out what's going on there too One Eighty Live

UK Youth Parliament provides opportunities for 11-18 year olds to use their elected voice to bring about social change through meaningful representation and campaigning. Youth Parliament

In the past, Gosport Youth Council was set up to help get the views of young people from Gosport heard.  It represented young people aged between 11 and 19 living in the borough of Gosport. The group regularly raised issues of concern and were involved in projects such as Gosport Summer Passport, the Royanne Twinning and Youth Award. The website below has more information about their past work   : https://gyconline.wordpress.com/ Youth Champion Councillor Maggie Morgan continues to regularly engage with young people on developments such as the relocation of Lee on the Solent Skatepark and represents their views on other issues at Board meetings and other forums.

If you would like to get in touch about youth engagement, please email communitysafety@gosport.gov.uk