Youth Council
- Membership of HYC
- Aims of HYC
- Executive leadership
- Youth funds management panel
- First year
- Anti-bullying march
- Rules
- Safety
- HYC leaders
- Further information
Membership of HYC
Membership of HYC (Haringey Youth Council) is open to young people aged 12 to 19 years. The HYC is a team (two, with two reserves) from our secondary schools, youth groups and youth settings.
We meet six times a year. Nine of our eleven secondary schools and Moselle special school have sent members since its launch in June 2006.
We have also had members from our
- Autism unit
- the pupil support centre
- gypsy and travellers
- home tuition unit
- and looked after children.
Several youth groups are represented. We are working to make sure the voices of all our varied and disadvantaged groups are heard through the Youth Council.
|Back to topAims of HYC
The HYC agreed unanimously at the October 19th 2006 meeting were:
- To represent the views of all children and young people in Haringey.
- To work to promote the quality of life and opportunities for children and young people in Haringey.
- To work for improved understanding and unity between different groups of young people.
Terms of reference were also agreed at this meeting.
|Back to topExecutive Leadership
After its first full year of operation a lively meeting of HYC in January 2008 attended by over 25 young people elected a new six member Executive team. Three existing members were successfully re-elected. A new Treasurer, female co-leader and Junior champion were elected
The Executive posts are
- two co-leaders/chairs (a male and a female)
- secretary
- treasurer
- junior champion (12-14 years)
- and senior champion (15-19 years).
Every young person attending the January meeting was given the chance to stand, write and make a short statement. Each post was hotly contested. See HYC Leaders.
|Back to topYouth Funds Management Panel
The executive leadership is made up of the three successful candidates for the UK Youth Parliament (results on 5th February) and the leaders of the four action groups HYC has set up. A new action group on the Environment has also been agreed and election for this post will be at the April meeting of HYC. The other groups are:
- the youth funds management panel
- the cultural conflict action group
- the quality assurance or Haringey Inspection Team (HIT) action group
- the media and marketing action group
The media and marketing group elected Alisha Bartlett as convenor. The other groups have not yet elected leaders. Potentially the executive could be 14 members.
|Back to topFirst Year
Having agreed an action plan for 2007 the new executive leadership agreed to meet monthly with a quorum of three.
They also agreed that they would meet with the lead member for children and young people and invite councillors to view full HYC meetings.
|Back to topAnti-bullying march
Highpoints of the year were the large anti-bullying street march and conference in November. Over 200 young people participated from almost all secondary and special schools.
Other achievements included
- representing HYC at Holocaust Memorial events
- neighbourhood forums
- hosting visits of youth groups from Ireland
- involvement in the student voice charter launch
- a Question Time event with borough MPs, councillors and police commissioner
- and two newsletters have also been produced.
An action plan has been proposed for this year which seeks to prioritise building on the anti-bullying initiative, supporting work against gun and knife crime and ways to improve community relations, particularly between young and old.
|Back to topRules
A set of rules have been developed for discussion with HYC.
Any group, agency, officer or councillor seeking to involve members of the HYC in an activity or talk on an issue will be invited to complete a brief paper explaining purpose, details and outcomes.
|Back to topSafety
All organisations wishing to discuss or involve HYC/executive members are advised not to expect attendance during school time i.e. before 3.30 except in exceptional circumstances.
Full HYC meetings take place at the civic centre between 4.30 and 7.00. Refreshments are offered.
All HYC representatives should have parental approval forms signed which provide for a wide range of out-of-school activities, photographs and publicity.
For full HYC meetings youth service staff provide a minibus service to take members home or back to their school.
School staff and other officers are also asked to chaperone HYC representatives to meetings where possible.
Read the safer solutions brochure in the attached files section below if you'd like to learn more about young people's views on safety.
|Back to topHYC Leaders
The co-chairs (one male, one female) are the public, representative face of the youth council, the treasurer provides financial reports, while the secretary is in charge of the content of council meetings.
The junior champion is responsible for representing the views of 12-14 year-olds, while the senior champion represents 15-19 year-olds.
Elected by HYC Wednesday 23rd January 2008
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Female Leader/co-chair | Alisha Bartlett (aged 16, Hornsey School for Girls), Crouch End |
| Male leader/co-chair | Adam Jogee (aged 15, Highgate Wood School), Crouch End |
| Treasurer | Romane Hemmings (aged 14 Haringey Participation Crew) Tottenham |
| Secretary | Juanita Ofosu (aged 17, Wood Green Salvation Army Torchbearer Youth Group) |
| Junior champion | Ernesto Guthrie (aged 17, Wood Green Youth Centre youth forum) |
| Senior champion | Nadia Maria El-Aabdi (aged 15, Hornsey School for Girls), Crouch End |
Female Leader/co-chair Alisha Bartlett, said
|Back to top“Each one of us represents the young people of Haringey and we have a lot of work to do if we want to be as successful as last year’s Executive. Hopefully we can change the way young people are talked about in the press, and show that young people do care about the community and want to make a difference to the lives of others.”
Further Information
Participation Team
Professional Development Centre
Downhills Park Road
London
N17 6AR.
Tel 020 8489 2228
Fax 020 8489 5001.
Useful External Links
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