Accountability

As organisations and individuals we need to increase our accountability to children and young people. And accountability can only come when we respect children and young people.

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Building Standards - powerful tools to help ensure accountability
Tue 31st Jan 2012
This video from Nottingham explores the importance of building in the voice and influence of children and young people across services and organisations. There are a range of tools available to help with this. Two I make a lot of use of are the PowerPoint called Building Standards and the pamphlet that goes with it which are attached below.
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Open Data and Accountability
Tue 2nd Nov 2010
Open Data is a big thing right now. The last government, and the current government, have been committed to making non-personal information held by government open and accessible to citizens.  Open government data could be:
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In the hands of the experts: YouthBank UK Chair on leadership and accountability
Mon 11th Oct 2010
   
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Museums – unusual suspects and inspirational allies
Thu 22nd Jul 2010
  A RightSpace interview with Kevin Winter from Newark Museum. We have much to learn from a range of partners on the participation of children and young people and we sometimes can be surprised and energised by appreciating the dedication and skill from colleagues working in different sectors than our own.
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Style of leadership and accountability

Wed 21st Apr 2010
Who are services for young people accountable to? To parents and practitioners? Directly to young people? Read on to explore accountability issues in RightSpace.
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A RightSpace interview with Erin Wright, Chair of YouthBank UK and participation worker with Young Minds
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A RightSpace interview with Rebecca Mattingly, Empowerment Officer for the TREE programme at Woodcraft Folk speaking about children and young people’s participation in the organisation
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Accountability at Nottingham Children and Young People's Trust
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Leadership and accountability
1 year 31 weeks ago John Thurlbeck (not verified) commented:

I agree with Bill that these are transformative times but, in the main, I see 'deck chair re-arrangement on the Titanic's deck' rather a transformational leadership response to the young people's agenda. As leaders and managers in public...

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