Devon Youth Council social
Several of our SEND Network for Change members had a good time at the Devon Youth Council social at Tiverton youth centre this month.
It was a great opportunity to meet lots of different people from different backgrounds from all over Devon, and they had lots of fun taking part in games and team building activities.
The Devon Youth Council help to get the voice of young people heard, and this was the first of their activities for the year.
The Youth Council will next be meeting on Saturday 8 February, when they will be be looking at the issues Devon young people care most about so that they can create the Make your Mark survey. More about that below.
Devon Youth Council’s annual survey
Devon Youth Council want to know what the top local issues are for young people in Devon. If you’re aged 11 to 25 years old and live in Devon, you can submit an issue that you care about using this form.
Your submission could be to do with transport, pollution in the sea, leisure opportunities, accessibility – whatever you think needs improving here in Devon!
If you don’t want to fill in a form, you can email your thoughts to participation@devon.gov.uk. The deadline for submitting issues is Thursday 6 February 2025.
Devon Youth Council will compile and shortlist the issues in February, before running a countywide ballot in March to find the top issues.
Get involved and have your voice heard!
Our SEND Network for Change aims to create opportunities for young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) to get involved and have their voice heard!
There are lots of different groups and projects going on, run by our SEND Participation Team. If you are a young person with SEND in Devon, whatever you want to say, we want to hear it!
You can contact the team by emailing participation@devon.gov.uk or amy.bickford@devon.gov.uk or visit our website to find out more.