Episode 03
Involving young people in learning and evaluation
One of the ways youth organisations can ensure that their work is aligned with the priorities of young people is to actively involve them in their learning and evaluation processes - to ensure that their feedback informs the way their programmes and services are adapted.
In this episode, we hear from:
Dave Close, Director of Hot Chocolate Trust - an organisation based in Dundee city centre working with young people from 11 to 21 years old. Dave will tell us about the system that they have developed: ‘Teckle Data’, which centres what is significant and meaningful for young people.
Jeni Stephens, Youth Work Manager at Carefree Cornwall, which works with young people aged 11 – 25 who are in and leaving care. Their aim is to support care-experienced young people to have a good life. Jeni shares with us how they gather feedback from young people to improve their programmes and services.
carefreecornwall.org.uk and www.facebook.com/CarefreeFIC/
Sarah Rose is a Social Purpose Consultant and part of the Collective Discovery team. She will share some of the reflections from across the Listening Fund on how to involve young people in learning and evaluation.
www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-rose-43693727/
Kate Russell, Head of Programmes and Network at the Foyer Federation, which exists to inspire young people to realise their power and purpose, and works in partnership with a national network of Foyers, or supported housing services. Kate will close the episode with a couple of very concrete examples of how the Federation has taken action on the feedback that young people shared with them.
www.linkedin.com/company/the-foyer-federation/ and inbox@foyer.net
RESOURCES
This practice paper explores how youth organisations are strengthening their learning and evaluation processes by involving young people. And in this blog, Sarah Rose summarises some of the benefits and challenges.
You can find all of the Listening Fund’s resources, including blogs and practice papers on a range of topics here: thelisteningfund.org/learning-and-sharing/