Carol Runciman has been learning an awful lot about what York's childrenand young people think since she took on the role of lead member forchildren's services in June last year. The Liberal Democrat councillorhas been spending much of her time visiting local schools to find outwhat children want from the council - but also what they think aboutlife in general. "You never know what they are going to talk about,"admits Runciman. "It could be something close to home or it could besomething we have no impact on at all."
A trained lecturer, Runciman often takes citizenship classes. "It's veryimportant that we tell pupils what the council does, so they can feellike they can have an impact," she says. "But it's also important tolisten to what they have to say.
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