My Say Matters

Children and young people helped us develop the My Say Matters strategy. Many of which have told us that they know they have a right to be heard and they have lots to say.

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The ‘My Say Matters Child Participation and Family Involvement Strategy’ has changed the way we work. Barnet Family Services are committed to seeking, listening to, and acting on feedback from children, young people and their families. What they say really does matter to us. We now have a series of films that capture feedback and showcases all the work we have done as a result of what the young people have said.

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Youth Justice Service

We work with young people who have committed an offence and are aged between 10 and 18 years. We support them to help make changes in their lives so they do not re-offend or cause further harm to the community. This includes promoting restorative justice and working with victims.

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Generation Verified

The Resilient Schools Programme funded by Barnet Public Health is proud to showcase a Youth Realities and Pink Productions film ‘Generation Verified’. From identity to pressure for perfection, popularity, and the desire for likes, this is a short film explores young people’s experiences of the online world and how they cope with the unique generational challenges that they face.

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UK Youth Parliament

The UKYP is a national forum run by the British Youth Council by young people for young people, which provides opportunities to work with Members of Youth Parliament from around the UK.

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BACE Holidays

BACE Holidays is organised and run by Barnet Council and Young Barnet Foundation and fully funded by the Department for Education. BACE holidays supports children and young people aged 5 – 16 who receive benefit-related Free School Meals* in the borough of Barnet.

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Positive Activities

Positive Activities Provide Term Time after school provision and holiday projects for young people 0-19 (and up to 25 with additional needs or a disability) that live and are educated in the Borough of Barnet. We provide a wide range of programmes from Arts, Music, Sports, Educational workshops, Adventurous Activities and Media and Technology. The programmes run across a number of locations within the borough. 

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Barnet on Point (BOP)

We are BOP – which is short for Barnet on Point - your Child in Care Council. We meet regularly for different enrichment activities including social events and with staff to give our views. BOP is a support group for us, a safe space where we have a voice, where we can learn that we have opportunities, where you can express your individuality without feeling judged because the young people in the group have the same lived experiences.

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Barnet's Young Commissioner's Programme

Barnet's Young Commissioner's Programme is a 9 month long opportunity for young people in the borough to have their say on services like schools, mental health support and activities. We're looking for young people in Barnet who are motivated to make a difference.

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BarNET ZERO - Barnet resident's recommendations on Climate Change and Biodiversity

We’ve committed Barnet to becoming a net zero carbon borough by 2042 and as a council by 2030. This year, Barnet's first-ever Citizens' Assembly on Climate Change and Biodiversity, brought together 40 randomly selected residents to develop recommendations in response to the question: "Barnet has declared a climate emergency. What more can we do together to make Barnet more sustainable now and in the future?" In parallel to this, 20 residents aged 12-17 participated in a Young People’s Assembly. The two groups came together, to develop ideas and recommendations on how we can achieve net zero carbon in Barnet by 2042. The council will provide a formal response to these recommendations at the end of this year.

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Child Protection Conference Animation: a co-produced engagement and participation tool.

The Barnet Safeguarding & Quality Assurance Team have co-produced a child protection conference animation tool with a group of children and young people subject to child protection plans.  This followed feedback from young people that they did not understand what a child protection conference was and why it was important they participate and share their views.

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