🌟 Back in May, S from our Youth Steering Group took part in an amazing opportunity with Speakers Trust to deliver a Maiden Speech at the House of Lords. S shared their story of being neurodivergent in school and how schools can better support students with different needs. See their amazing speech below - we could not be more proud 😊 In the spirit of empowering young people to make their voices heard, last week's bulletin, written by our Youth Steering Group, focused on the importance of young people registering to vote during this election period. (https://lnkd.in/gwaD7qvQ]) This election is a key opportunity for those in power to hear the voice of young people. The following resources have been designed to help schools and youth organisations talk about the election and help young people register to vote: 📍 Register to vote by tomorrow (https://lnkd.in/dBR7ZwQ) 📍 Democracy Classroom: Supporting young people to engage in elections (https://lnkd.in/eEg3MRWp) 📍 Association for Citizenship Teaching: Equip Your Students for General Election (https://lnkd.in/g4zPx-G6) The deadline to register to vote is tomorrow 🚨 #RegistertoVote
Listen to S sharing their story of being neurodivergent at school. They call for practical changes to the way schools become more inclusive. Their speech at the UK House of Lords is part of Speakers Trust's #MyMaidenSpeech, a unique programme giving young people the confidence, skills and opportunity to share their perspectives on the issues that matter to them. S's speech spotlights the work of Fair Education Alliance who work to tackle education inequality at a local and national level. It speaks to their #FairEducationManifesto priority of an education system that prepares every young person to thrive in work and life As an election looms, hearing from young people about their experiences of education is vital to create a fair and inclusive education system Thanks to Bethel & Becca and everyone at FEA for supporting S through this journey, and to SEC Newgate UK and Cadent Gas Limited for their support of #MyMaidenSpeech This year's themes have been selected by the 100,000 young people that Speakers Trust have worked with over the last 3 years. #SEND #OracyInAction #Education
