Young People

Young People are important to Redditch Borough Council. They are identified in Redditch's Community Strategy (under 'Connecting Redditch'). The Council has a commitment to address the changing needs of young people as a priority and this is our aim within the Corporate Plan 2003-2006. We are:

• Addressing the gaps in Youth Provision
• Acting on the recommendations coming out from the recent consultation exercise undertaken with young people across the Borough (20:20 Young People's Vision Conference Report).
• Publishing and distributing a Youth Service Directory .

In order to support this, the Council has dedicated a post to young people (Youth Strategy Officer) and a Police Officer is seconded as a Youth and Community Safety Officer housed within the Community Safety Team. This is to ensure that services delivered directly by the Council complement those delivered by other agencies. For more information please Contact us

Youth Strategy Group

The Council is also represented and takes a key role within the Redditch Youth Strategy Group which brings together all statutory and voluntary sector young peoples service providers to share and review service delivery taking into account national and local agendas.

Young People's Initiatives

There are may successful Young People's initiatives directly delivered by Redditch Borough Council and members of the Youth Strategy Group and are both extensive and diverse in nature. Examples of these initiatives that have been developed and undertaken are:

Anti Bullying Seminar

A Student Council project looking bringing together young people, teachers and other professionals to begin to highlight and explore issues of bullying, share good practice and develop pro-active strategies for addressing bullying issues within schools and communities.

Community Safety Projects

The Student Council are currently working with the Community Safety Team to develop practical solutions to the issues of Redditch's underpasses.

Student Council Disability and Inclusion Seminar -

A Student Council project to bring together young people with and without disabilities and professionals to explore what is disability, the issues that young people with disabilities have to encounter, share ideas and information and develop pro-active strategies that will work towards inclusive services and facilities for young people with disabilities (including after school groups, leisure services, information and support, youth groups and holiday provisions).

'Hotstuff and Hotstuff +' Summer Programme -

A diversionary activity summer programme for 13-19 year olds in Redditch

Intergenerational Project -

A video project to bring together younger and older people from the Community of Church Hill to reflect on their lives, differences and similarities, challenge stereotypes and encourage interaction and understanding.

Redditch Detached Youth Team -

A project aiming to engage young people who do not identify with youth provision, do not feel able to access it, do not feel it is relevant to them or that it does not address their current needs.

Student Council-

An elected group of young people from across Redditch to come together to both represent the views of and help address the needs of young people in Redditch

Young People's Community Safety Survey -

A detached project which supported a group of Asian Young Men to conduct a Community Safety Survey of Smallwood and the Town Centre to identify areas of concern,

Related Documents

Redditch Newsletter July 2004  (464.71 KB)

Youth Information Guide  (75.47 KB)