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Digital Youth Outreach & eParticipation

Increased opportunities and participation of

vulnerable/unrepresented young people across Devon in the

development and delivery of Children's Trust

My Role

The challenge within my role has been how to reach young people across a large geographical and demographical area.

Soon after I joined Devon County Council I was challenged by my target audience to meet them in their space ‘on line’ – Facebook and Bebo.


Devon has 64,000 young people aged 11-21 yrs old.


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• Identify and remove organisational barriers to social networking platforms.

• Identify best practice usage of ‘on-line social networks’ regarding youth engagement.

• Young people to be consulted and able to participate in decisions related to development and delivery of

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Aims

• Consult with young people at Annual Youth festival July 2008

• Establish risk assessment policy for use by staff and young people for on-line social networking.

• Promoting information and links to enable safe internet use for young people

• Create page on BEBOBEBO & FacebookFacebook for Youth Participation Team


Objectives



"I was well up for just setting up a facebook group, but today I realised the need to think about the bigger picture and consider the possible risk(s).”

Young person


• Digital foot print

• Self Identity on SNS profiles

• Personal Boundaries

• Code of conduct

Training for young people

“Really useful to think about the risks but also the solutions – solve it!” Young person.

“Really useful to think about the risks but also the solutions – solve it!” Young person.

Participation & Democracy Development Team

Exchange of information

Social Network Profile

Exchange of information

Reports

Minutes

Blogs

Children in Care page

UKYP - page

Information/ resource page

Local Group meetings

Photos/videos

WebsiteExchange of information

Practice contextualised in local Policy:

• Devon Children & Young Peoples Plan 2009-2011

• Hear By Right

• Real People, Real Power

Participation & Democracy Team

Consultations / Sessions

Young People

Local Group meetings

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Objectives for eParticipation 2009 Young People - Devon County Council

• Implementation of SNS policy/guidelines for practitioners & young people

• Information exchange between young people & decision makers through eParticipation applications

• Increased transparency and accountability between decision makers and young people in Devon.

• Quality accredited induction training (OCN) for young people/practitioners

• Publication of resource manual for practitioners

Participation & Democracy Development Team

Thank You!

More information available on my web page

www.katiebacon.co.uk

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