The ‘Truth About Youth’ is a brand new project funded by the Co-Operative Foundation.  The main aims of the project are to challenge and change negative images of young people in society. Laura and Martin who are the project coordinators are recruiting a group of young people from across...

North East Regional Voice & Leadership Network for Young People: Planning Event will give opportunities for people to pitch their ideas of running a local event to young people’s “dragon’s den” at the regional event held on the 16th February. Organisations and projects working...

A  North East project that puts young people’s views at the heart of the decision making process has won a prestigious award. The North East Youth Advisory Board (YAB) was one of only four youth projects across the country to win a Young Partners Award at the National Council for Voluntary Youth Services...

The aim of the Parent Toolkit is for encouraging the dialogue between parents/guardians and young people on the topic of education and options available. One of the issues that came up from young people over the last year, was that young people felt it was difficult for them to discuss with their parents...

The programme is running in two schools in Northumberland (St. Benet Biscop & King Edward VI). Both schools are very supportive of the programme and are pleased with the way it is progressing. Ian Yarrow, Connexions Officer from both schools is facilitating the delivery of the training. The training...

RYWU is working together with West Middlesbrough Neighbourhood Trust and Stockton Borough Council on the Youth Advisory Board (YAB). A project that has been devised by the North East 14 – 19 Commission in order to gain the opinions and concerns of the young people from the North East about the current...

(formerly known as NERYA) The first regional participation group, North East Regional Youth Assembly, was established in 1998 to ensure that young people in the region could have a voice. The group has now evolved into Youth Action North East, which supports campaign groups across the North East. It...

Is a growing network in the North East of England including professionals crossing all sectors and age groups of children and young people. From your local health service to your local strategic partnership, more and more people are required to consider the views of children and young people and involve...