Engagement Toolbox

CCYP Engagement Toolbox

As valued citizens of our community, children and young people have unique, diverse, and important perspectives that can enrich our understanding of almost all aspects of civic life.

If we’re going to encourage children and young people to participate in shaping their communities, we need to ensure we ‘keep it real’ when engaging with them.

To support government stakeholders, educators and teachers, parents and carers, and community and corporate organisations to engage more effectively with children and young people, the Commissioner has devised an Engagement Toolbox. It includes a Field Guide to inspire and guide the planning, processing and delivery of strategies and activities that will engage children and young people in the decisions and actions that impact on them, in response to their needs, desires and aspirations, both now and into the future.

The Field Guide includes:

–  Principles of Respect, Emergence, Authenticity, and Listening.
–  The Process: Think, Plan, Do, Distil, Check.
–  Links to proven youth engagement resources.

The suite of ‘How To’ documents below complement the Field Guide.

Click on the links to download each:

• Civics and Citizenship Field Guide (whole document)
• How to develop a Survey for Young People
• How to do a Vox Pop with Young People
• How to host a 5 Whys Workshop with Young People
• How to host a Focus Group for Young People
• How to host a Workshop with Young People
• How to host a Youth Advisory Council
• How to use Social Media to engage with Young People
• A Permission to Participate Template

How to Engage with Children and Young People

Watch the 40-minute webinar hosted by YourSAy to learn best practice when it comes to gathering the thoughts of children and young people and the fresh perspectives they provide on issues relevant to them and their lives.