The National Youth Agency: Worcestershire young people speak out onlocal services

Seventeen-year-old Alex Farrow, one of The NYA's four young trainers, helped train the young people's review panel in Worcestershire on Hear by Right and Act by Right, two NYA resources on standards and skills for effective youth participation. This led to the young people themselves planning and running the high-profile event at the University of Worcester on 25 March, guiding a wide range of other children, young people and adults from across the county. Participants were asked to score how well they felt services were doing on the active involvement of children and young people, using 10 priorities previously identified by the review panel from Hear by Right's Building Standards resources. Small workshops then looked at the issues in more detail. This essential information will now be used by the review panel to evaluate two services on the participation of children and young people.