Our Voices
Stick to Your Guns
A young person who has been through the system gives some hard-won advice about how to follow your dreams. "I'm going to be honest with you it's really hard. But [...]
Running with the Wrong Crowd
Who are your friends? A young person talks about his experiences with hanging around with the wrong crowd. Before he realised it things got out of hand. It was only [...]
Show Respect
Doreen from Elevated Minds talks about how mutual respect comes from both sides showing respect.
How labels attached to a child can affect how other people see them
Rose from Campaign against Exclusion talks about how once a student is labelled as being in a PRU (Pupil Referral Unit) can not only affect how they see themselves but [...]
How going to a PRU (Pupil Referral Unit) can strengthen negative mindsets
Rose, a young person campaigning against school exclusions points out that young people who are sent to a PRU often feel labelled and once put on record as having attended [...]
“It’s Easy for a School to Wash their Hands…”
".....of a child that they were finding difficult" Joseph Duncan of Youth Futures comments on how schools are keen to get rid of what they see as a problem, but [...]
Exclusion – A Vicious Circle
Doreen from Elevated Minds talks about how exclusion from schools can be a self-perpetuating problem because of parents' own negative experiences with education. How do you move forwards from this [...]
Exclusion – Parents Often the Last to Know
Doreen from Elevated Minds talks about how parents are often the last people to know if a child is facing exclusion. This raises some important questions: Why? Shouldn't schools be [...]
“What can we do to help stop knife crime?”
Chris asks young people at Bede Youth Adventure Project what can be done to help stop knife crime. The children ask for more funding for youth clubs and education to [...]
Would You Talk To Your Family?
... or would you rather talk with a youth worker? In a Let's Talk session held at Bede Youth Adventure Project Chris talks to young people about how they feel [...]
Donya – Look at People from a Positive Viewpoint
Donya talks about how young people are often stereotyped or labelled and young people often feel judged by society, teachers, etc. She says it is far more positive and better [...]
Doreen Sinclair-McCollin – “Your Map Is Not Your Territory”
Doreen Sinclair-McCollin from Elevated Minds talks about the meaning for "Your Map is Not Your Territory" ahdn how she uses this phrase to help young people realise that with a [...]
What people have to say…
Sometimes boys just going to football and home ... to basketball and home ... they’re getting stopped and searched and its kind of like a panic for them.
HAP student Year 11
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