Now is the time to get involved in the Welsh Youth Parliament!

Debate and focus on topics that are important to you, let your voice be heard. Will you be one of our candidates for the next term? 🤷

Our exhibition is still available in the Senedd until 18 May 👀

November 2024 will be the third Welsh Youth Parliament Election!

Will you be one of the candidates?🗳️

Thought about becoming a Welsh Youth Parliament Member?

Want to know more about what we do? Come and see our exhibition at the Senedd

What does the Welsh Youth Parliament do? 🤷

Here’s a timeline of our work so far at the Senedd 👇

We are looking for our next candidates for the 2024 election! 👀

Could it be you?

Happy International Women's Day! ♀️ 😍

This week in the Senedd, Cardiff students shared their thoughts and ideas with Members on how Wales can be a more inclusive country for all women and girls - especially those from marginalised groups!✊

#iwd2024
#inspireinclusion

'I just wanted to give a voice to people who may be struggling'

Why should you become a member of the Welsh Youth Parliament?

We asked former candidates why they felt inspired to join!

Voter Registration Week has arrived 📣

Along with our partners across Democracy Classroom, we’re collectively working towards empowering as many people to register to vote. 🗳️

We can’t wait to see some of the fantastic work that all of our partners including Citizens UK and…

What advice would former Youth Parliament members give to potential candidates for the 2024 election? 🤔

If you'd like to know more about our work, come and see our exhibition at the Senedd!😁

Happy St David's Day!

How's your knowledge on the patron saint of Wales?

Try our St David's Day quiz on the Senedd Website👇
senedd.wales/senedd-now/sen…

Our exhibition has launched and our second term comes to an end!😁

Thank you to those who attended yesterday and to all the Youth Parliament members for their hard work 👏 👏 👏

It starts with you!

Launching their exhibition, the Welsh Youth Parliament will meet with decision makers to bring the second term to a close at the Senedd

We joined YG Cwm Rhymni's school council talking about Welsh Parliament and hearing their ideas and plans for the council's next steps.Excellent work and thank you for the welcome 👏

The Petitions Committee committee held a meeting of experts to discuss several petitions calling for free public transport for young people 🚍

WYPM Ruben Kelman discussed our recent Sustainable Ways report and the recommendations made to Welsh Government.

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What makes a good citizen? Teachers joined us to answer this question among others during our training on Tuesday evening #welshparliament #inspiringmyschoolcouncil #schoolcouncil

Diolch Rita Bevan Ysgol Bro Edern and Tomos Rogers Ysgol Mynydd Bychan for your invaluable sharing of good practice

Train the Trainer training session in process - tonight we're focusing on provision for School Councils 📝Sharing good practice between professionals who work with young people for ideas on how to empower young people's voices and improve equity in their schools

Thank you to the 1,500 young people across Wales for taking the time to complete the #MySchoolDay survey to tell us your thoughts about spending extra time in school.

You can read the full report on our website.

buff.ly/41wEiYT

Would more time in school help young people with their mental health and wellbeing?

61% of young people told us that it wouldn’t improve their mental health and wellbeing, and 46% didn’t think it would improve their confidence.

Read our full report: buff.ly/41wEiYT

We heard from more than 1,500 young people about the length of the school day and extra curricular activities 📣

You can find a full list of our recommendations in our report 📜

If this is the future of Cymru, it looks bright!

Diolch to our Members for showing what it means to speak up for young people across Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿