Southwark Youth Council Structure

There are several strands to the structure of Southwark youth council.

Health and Social care

To update all youth participation project members on issues impacting on young people’s health
To encourage young people who have disabilities to get involved with the SYC
To participate in a variety of training programmes (counselling, first aid and supervision, drug awareness sexual health and disability awareness)
To represent the voice of young people on local health forums

Public Relations

Plan recruitment of new members
Research, monitor and inform the public about the developments of SYC
To plan publicity and marketing strategies for SYC events and conferences
To provide the public with information about the services provided by SYC informing the local community through local media, newspapers and magazines
To forge links with other youth forums both local and national

Community safety and regeneration

To maintain lines of communication with local police and the Safer Southwark Partnership on youth issues
To provide regular information on issues affecting young people’s safety in Southwark
To consult local young people on a broad range of regeneration issues in local areas

Training

To plan, facilitate and evaluate participation workshops for all new and existing SYC members
To train groups of young people to develop their own youth club or area forum
To support the development of school councils in partnership with school personal advisors
To evaluate learning needs of SYC and other specified groups
To continuously evaluate and develop if necessary new training methods and strategies with various youth training providers

Education

To establish a line of communication between schools and youth participation projects
To represent the voice of Southwark young people on a variety of boards and
committees
To support and facilitate citizenships workshops
To work with local schools and youth councils on recruitment drive to provide continued support throughout the development and evolution of school councils

Contact

Southwark youth council
Tel: 0207 732 7917
Youth.council@southwark.gov.uk
19 Buller Close
Peckham London
London
SE15 6UJ
Opening hours: Monday to Fridays 2pm to 9pm

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