Youth voice
The Collective
What is the Collective?
The Participation Collective brings together young people aged 13-25 years with a special educational need and/or disability, and participation groups, to share their thoughts and feelings on important topics and national participation items. Voices are stronger when united!
The Collective support young people to be heard by decision makers and those in power. This includes linking into government departments such as Department for Education. We share opportunities and news, resources to engage young people in national agendas, as well as offers of support and development work to inform and upskill young people.
The Get Together 2025
We’ll be meeting up, in person and online, this summer 2025, and we’d love you to join us!
Where?
- Nottingham or online
When?
- Friday 1st August
- 10.30 – 3.30pm (arrive from 9.30am)
Who?
- Open to any and all young people aged 13-25 years old with SEN and/or disabilities
How?
Fill in the Contact Us form below and we’ll get back to you to confirm your place!
Either join in the fun online, or come along to Nottingham and meet us there 🙂
When we regularly meet?
We also have The Collective Power Hour every other month where we meet (alongside feeding in from groups who cover the topics and send in their thoughts)
The other months we have The Collective Catch Up. This is where we find out what you’ve been talking about in groups, develop regional links and celebrate children and young people’s input into local area agendas. We also explore topics young people want to talk about.
And then once a year, we meet in person (and online) for The Collective Get Together!
Get involved
There are lots of places you can get involved and have your voice hear.
Contact us
Do you want to get involved with the southern young people’s participation team? Want to ask us a question? Either send us an email at takepart@kids.org.uk or fill out the from below.
What sort of things do the groups do to make a difference?
We travel across the country to deliver workshops to many types of SEND services. We talk to local authorities, health services, schools and colleges and more, to help improve the way they support and work with those with SEND.
We also work with the Department for Education to include the voice of young people in creating & improving policy.
