KIRKLEES COUNCIL KIRKLEES YOUTH COUNCIL

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1 KYC1 Contact Officer: Alaina McGavin - Tel KIRKLEES COUNCIL KIRKLEES YOUTH COUNCIL Friday 3 June 2011 Present: Daisy Hughes - Holme and Colne Valley Locality (Chair) Chris Gordge - Denby Dale, Kirkburton and Mirfield Locality (Deputy Chair) Adam Cowdray - Batley, Birstall and Birkenshaw Locality Zarah Wasim - Batley, Birstall and Birkenshaw Locality Nicole Penn - Co-optee Emerlee Black - Colleges Chloe Lumb - Colleges Jade Naylor - Colleges Megan Carpenter - Denby Dale, Kirkburton and Mirfield Locality Elle Wright - Denby Dale, Kirkburton and Mirfield Locality Leanne Nash - Dewsbury Locality Laura Bowen - Holme and Colne Valley Locality Karandeep Kaur - Huddersfield North Locality Jess Senior - Huddersfield South Locality Cameron Steele - Young People with a Disability Representative Kyle West - Young People with a Disability Representative Alex Gunn - Spen Valley Locality 1 Welcome and Introduction The Chair welcomed those present to the meeting and announced that apologies for absence had been received on behalf of Aleena Razzaq, Chloe Lumb, Hannah Gausden, Jess Cullen, Tim Potter, Georgina Hanley, Matthew Whyman and Brittney Green-Asquith. 2 Minutes of Previous Meeting RESOLVED - That the Minutes of the meeting held on 20 April 2011 be approved as a correct record subject to the following amendments: That under the list of names of those present, Zahra Wassin be replaced with Zahra Wasim That under the announcements in item 1, Zahra Wassin be replaced with Zahra Wasim That under the Batley, Birstall and Birkenshaw Locality Update in Item 5, Zahra Wassin be replaced with Zahra Wasim 1

2 That advising that an approach had been made by the Children s Trust to carry out a consultation with young people in the Kirklees area be replaced with advising that an approach had been made by the Children s Trust to carry out a consultation with children and young people in the Kirklees area (Item 9 refers) That It was noted that the returned questionnaires would be presented to Matthew Holland, Head of Children s Trust, on 6 May 2011 be replaced with It was noted that the returned questionnaires would be presented to Matthew Holland on 6 May 2011 (Item 9 refers) That The Chair advised that she and the Deputy Chair had attended a meeting of the Kirklees Partnership Executive Board be replaced with The Chair advised that she and the other KYC s had attended a meeting of the Kirklees Partnership Executive Board (Item 13 refers) 3 Admission of the Public It was noted that all agenda items would be considered in public session. 4 Deputations/Petitions No deputations or petitions were received. 5 Hot Spot Seat Darren Matthews, Youth Councillor Training and Development Officer for the British Youth Council, attended the meeting to explain the he undertakes on a day to day basis and how he could be of help to the Kirklees Youth Council. The Youth Council asked Darren a variety of questions regarding his role including the below: - What made you want to be involved - How long have you been involved - What do you enjoy most about British Youth Council (BYC) - What information do you collect - How did you hear about BYC - What s the most embarrassing thing that s ever happened to you - What don t you like about your job - What is your fondest memory - How do you think your work can fit in with KYC - Can we download resources from your site - How is the partnership going with the United Kingdom Youth Parliament (UKYP) RESOLVED - That the content of the Hot Spot discussion be noted. 6 Locality Updates The Chair invited the Locality Representatives to provide an overview of the Locality update Report. 2

3 Co-optees: Nicole updated the Youth Council on the work Jess had been undertaking with Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing (KNH). She has created a work placement where she will help to plan a celebration event for young tenants across Kirklees. She plans to help create invites, theme the evening, recruit young people and plan and evaluate the evening. Nicole was proposed as Co-optee for young carers across Kirklees at today s meeting. Spen Valley Locality: Alex Gunn informed the Youth Council that they met fortnightly and have been putting together their introductory pack which will be used in schools and youth settings. He also advised that they had completed a Powerpoint presentation and used this to deliver their first assembly at Gomersal Middle School which went very well. They were hoping to contact the Spen Valley Town and Valley committee in the near future and hoped that they may fund a project run by young people from Spen Valley Sports College. They planned to design and produce a young people friendly version of the Report It card which will contain all the contact details young people might need to report community safety issues in their area. Batley, Birstall and Birkenshaw: Adam Cowdray updated the Youth Councillors on developments and plans in the Batley, Birstall and Birkenshaw locality and explained that regular meetings had been arranged to meet with the Youth Councillors who were set the task of producing publicity resources to be used to promote the work of KYC within the locality. He advised that over the next few weeks / months they planned to begin to promote KYC throughout the locality and collect the views of constituents in the area. Denby Dale, Kirkburton and Mirfield Locality: Elle Wright informed the Youth Council that Chris had helped to design the One Voice Survey the results of which, influence the priorities set out in the Kirklees Children and Young People s Plan. She also explained that Chris had also collected in a number of surveys focussing on the ways in which young people would like to communicate with KYC and tell their views. She advised the Youth Council she has continued with promotion of KYC via posters which are being displayed in schools and in areas visited by young people and has also booked an assembly to be held at Mirfield Free Grammar. This will help to promote KYC and will also give young people the opportunity to speak up about issues which affect them in Mirfield. 3

4 Dewsbury Locality: Leanne Nash introduced herself and explained she had taken the seat for the Dewsbury locality. She advised the Youth Council that they were still aiming to promote young peoples positive achievements in Dewsbury. She explained that this campaign had been placed on hold until another Youth Councillor filled the vacant seat and that whilst the other Youth Councillors were waiting for this to happen, they had supported Jess with the event that is planned for young tenants. Holme and Colne Valley Locality: Laura Bowen informed the Youth Council that Daisy had attended the Kirklees Partnership Board Executive meeting on 14 th April with other KYC s and discussed branding and promoting Kirklees nationally. She explained that Laura and Tim attended the first South Kirklees locality meeting on 12 th May and that these are due to be held weekly throughout the summer. She also told the Youth Council that Tim had attended the Young People s Portfolio meeting on Monday 16 th May at Colne Valley High School and that a key issue that came out of this was that young people in the Valleys were particularly unhappy and unhealthy - more so than other areas in Kirklees regarding personal wellbeing. Huddersfield Locality: Jess Senior informed the Youth Council that they had been preparing for the change to their meetings as all of Kirklees South now meet as a whole group, which includes Huddersfield, The Valleys and Denby Dale, Kirkburton and Mirfield. She advised that the first joint meeting was a success and they felt that they can be more productive working as a team. She explained that they were all part of the Children and Young People Consultation group and announced that that group had received almost 700 responses which had been given to Matthew Holland. She told the Youth Council they are creating links with all of the school councils in the locality with support from IYCE and are waiting to find out the future dates of the Town and Valley meetings so that they could attend and make better links with Councillors. Colleges and Sixth Forms: Chloe Lumb explained that Emerlee had taken the Colleges seat as Nicole (the other applicant) wanted to be considered for the young carer s cooptee post. She explained that the group had not met as frequently for locality work over the last month because of A level exams, but that they have continued their support for the College Network Campaign group. They worked with the group during Easter to create a report which is nearly 4

5 finished. They also collected Children and Young People Plan responses for the Children and Young People Plan consultation from Colleges. Young People with a Disability: Kyle West and Cameron Steele updated the Youth Council and explained that they had been working on understanding how to represent other young people with disabilities as they felt this was an important part of their role. RESOLVED - That the Locality reports be noted. 7 Campaign Group Updates The Chair invited representatives to present update reports of the Youth Council's Campaign Groups. Colleges Network Transport Campaign Group: Jade Naylor explained that the College Network Group had attended a day in the Easter holidays to compile their survey results and made a report that summarised the results so it could be presented to decision makers. She also told the Youth Council that they had also drafted a letter inviting key decision makers to a meeting, where they will present their findings. The group also went to Gateshead on 21 st May to meet their Youth Assembly and trial their public transport. They discussed young peoples transport issues and how they work similarly/differently as youth council groups. Things To Do Campaign Group: Muney Singh Jahal explained that the group were still working on the event to be held at the University of Huddersfield and that the College Network Group were now considering working in partnership with the group. He explained that they had begun to work on a consultation in partnership with British Transport Police and were designing a Fear of Crime survey for Children and Young People living in Kirklees. He also explained that the results of the survey are to be added to the Children and Young People Plan Consultation report and shared with Matthew Holland. Road Safety Campaign Group: Laura Bowen explained that attendees had been involved in pedestrian training which was run by the Road Safety team. She explained that this had taught them skills which they could use when teaching other young people about road safety. She also explained that lots of recapping work had been done to test the group s knowledge on what had been learned so far as they felt this was essential to ensure that the group is confident when delivering sessions to groups of young people. 5

6 RESOLVED - That the Campaign Group Updates be noted. 8 Children in Care Council Julie Walker, Operations and Development Manager, informed Youth Councillors of the progress that had been made in developing partnership working with the Children in Care Council. She advised that a proposal had been presented on how KYC could offer a joint working arrangement and that the Children in Care Council would be considering the proposal, following which feedback would be provided. RESOLVED - That the update on joint working with the Children in Care Council be noted. 9 Children and Young People's Plan Jess Cullen, provided Youth Council with an update, advising that a questionnaire had been distributed and that nearly 700 responses had been received. The results highlighted two key issue/priority areas Things To Do and Jobs and Opportunities. Jess advised that these findings had been shared with Matthew Holland, Head of Children s Trust Management and Development. RESOLVED - That the Children and Young People's Plan update be noted. 10 KYC Website The Youth Council noted that the website was preparing to be launched and that the content was currently being finalised. RESOLVED - That the KYC website update be noted. 11 European Exchange The Youth Council received a presentation on the six country exchange and noted that the Exchange was to take place from Tuesday 26 July to Thursday 4 August in Strasbourg, France. RESOLVED - That the presentation be noted. 12 KYC Debate The Chair and Deputy Chair debate on the European Exchange'. The discussion points that were considered were: - What do we want to achieve by being a part of the experience - Not all of us are going to France, how can we learn about the trip afterwards - Once we all know what we learnt on the trip, what should we do next - Who should we share the information with - How should we share the information - How do we keep what we learnt alive? Not forgotten 6

7 RESOLVED - That the content of the debate be noted. 13 Chair's Update The Chair advised that she and the Deputy Chair had attended a meeting of the Kirklees Partnership Executive Board on Thursday 14 April 2011 which had given them the opportunity to engage with senior officers and develop the links of the Youth Council. The Youth Council were made aware that the Youth Council had been mentioned as number nine in the top ten selling points of Kirklees. RESOLVED - That the Chair's update be noted. 14 Public Question Time No questions were received. 15 Schedule of Future Meetings RESOLVED - That the schedule of future meetings for 2011 be noted. 7