The UK’s largest youth consultation

Developing National Campaigns

Building to 1 Million

20% average for each LA = 1 million

• Gives you a powerful mandate

• Legitimatise UKYP as the voice of young people

• Evidence, evidence, evidence- of you consulting local young people

• You can be the first group to give 1 million young people a voice

Why is it important to increase the turnout?

1.6 million ballots were printed – 600 to every MYP/DMYP– 4000 to each LA (apart from IoS) – NI 40,000– Scotland 1,000 to each LA– Wales 20,000

2015- printing 2 million.

Working out now until summer- when based on the number of schools signed

up and the potential of each LA

2014

MYP

DMYP

Region Nation 1000YC Region Nation

Involving more young people- recruiting Make Your Mark Champions

Change in tactics

D/MYPs

Youth Council

School Councils

1. Sign up more schools/colleges by

17th July - we’ll send ballot papers directly to them in Sept

2. Sign up Make Your Mark Champions- your youth council

To break the Million mark

Now – write to Director of Children’s Services. Asking for support to get school/colleges to register

8th May- write to your newly elected MP. Well done + Can you help sign the remaining schools?

Youth Council- MYM as a Standing Agenda Item at every meeting. As them to:-go into their school/college and ask – how can I help with MYM here? -Register as a MYM Champion online

MYM Mission 1

• Recruit and support Make Your Mark Champions by:

• Youth Councillors- this now, and as a Standing Agenda Item until October

• School Councillors- Youth Council to go to their school council

D/MYPs= Local MYM Coordinators

TimescalesWhen

What Who

April Youth Voice Leadership, and D/MYP Inductions- briefing about the whole campaign and tasked to sign up schools in LA and get support of MPs, Lead Elected Members (after May’s elections) and council bosses of Children’s Services

D/MYPs

Early June

Convention 1- training and detailed planning Youth Reps

17th July

Final deadline for Schools to register All

31st July – 2nd Aug

Annual Sitting – debate followed by online shortlisting to 10 issues

MYPs and Workers

12th Aug

Launch- International Youth Day Thunderclap- scheduled posting on Facebook pages and Twitter

All

TimescalesBy 18th Aug

Ballots delivered to LAs and D/MYPs BYC

12th Aug-2rd Oct    

Local MYM delivery plan implemented 14th Sept LA to submit progress report By 14th Sept: Lead teacher in each school receives ballot papers (ideally through School Courier) / voting link 7th Sept-2rd Oct: Voting to take place in assemblies and/or classes

Youth Reps and Workers

2nd - 9th Oct

Mini Counts- collect and collate of results in LAs - encourage schools to hold mini counts run by School Council

Teachers, youth reps, workers

9th Oct

- Online voting closes- Complete Count and Verification Sheet

BYC

10th Oct

Big Count at Convention 2-Bring your Count and Verification Sheets -Collate and compile results from across the country

All