This week is #CommunityGardenWeek and we are proud of the community garden the young people of the ECO Club has created at the community centre.

Our Halton Ambassadors have been planning their sessions for after Easter break! They discussed the ground rules to make sure our sessions are safe and fun for everyone and enjoyed some Easter treats!

Today the Young Advocates, supported by AYJ Leaders Unlocked, publish their latest report!
 
They present findings from peer-to-peer engagement with 90 children & young people, & recommendations to improve the justice system.
 
Read the report here: bit.ly/YA-2024

Our 3 year BBC Children in Need funding to develop our young person led Adopt a Change training has recently come to an end, but it’s certainly not the end of the road for us! We’ve exceeded our outcomes and more 🎉

Check out young people's involvement in the most recent takeover event... we're excited to meet with the workers from the youth voice groups next week as there's lots to discuss!

On Friday I attended the Outer West Youth Summit with Lord Mayor of Leeds 2023-24, Cllr Al Garthwaite to answer questions about my role as Leeds ChildrensMayor. There were some great questions 👍.

What is social action? The girls wanted to tackle negative perceptions of their local area in a creative and colourful way... Looks like they achieved their goals 👏 well done Shantona Leeds

Have you noticed these bright boxes appearing in Harehills 🎨🖌️

These boxes have been designed by local Harehills girls as part of the social action project delivered by Shantona Leeds

Pleased councillors were able to support the project. Would love to see more of these.

Fantastic way for students to experience democratic processes... counting ballots for #MakeYourMark ... serious faces for serious business!

Last few hours remaining! Let's make sure the votes in Leeds are representative of our young people!

Great to see voting in action... even better to hear your whole school voted! Well done Trinity Academy Leeds and thank you for helping your students have their say!

Our current Leeds Children's Mayor is spreading the word far and wide about his manifesto, who knew it would reach #BuckinghamPalace

Amazing example of young leaders involving their whole school in the #MakeYourMark vote! Keep up the good work St. Mary’s Menston

Don't let the young people you work with miss out on their right to have their say! Last chance to get their votes in before the deadline on Friday 8th March!

Amazing to see the ambassadors getting out and about... they're learning so much about decision making in Leeds 🙌

There's still time... please support the young people you work with to cast their votes online: makeyourmark.youthimpact.app/register/me

Calling all secondary #teachers 📢

Applications for #BiteBackinSchools are open!

This fully funded programme gives students the opportunity to become change-makers and transform their canteens to put child health first.

Apply now bb2030.co/SmvC
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Lovely example of supporting students to develop their debating skills around issues that matter to them!

We had a great time at St. Mary’s Menston supporting pupils to have their say in the #makeyourmark ballot! Thank you for having us!