Published on
10 October 2024
Have your say: Youth Future Focus
Young people are being asked to take a survey to help understand their experiences, wants and needs in the borough.
Wokingham Borough Council is seeking views of 11- to 19-year-olds to understand how they feel about their life in the borough in a ‘Youth Future Focus’ survey jointly developed by the council, Berkshire Youth and the Children and Young People’s Partnership.
The survey covers a range of topics including wellbeing, safety, leisure, support networks and worries and concerns.
Information gained from the survey will feed into the Wokingham Youth Offer Needs Assessment that will identify the services that already exist for young people in the borough, and where there are any gaps. It is important to get direct feedback from young people so the council can understand what services and opportunities they would want to have access to.
This will then inform the Wokingham Youth Offer that will be published and kept up to date, to ensure all young people have one place that they can access information about services available for them in the borough.
Building better communities
Cllr Prue Bray, executive member for children’s services, said: “Young people make up a big proportion of our borough with over 12.5 per cent aged 10 to 19.
“Their views and experiences are vital to helping build better communities and it is very important to us to make sure
“We are working hard with our partners to make sure as many young people as possible have the opportunity to give us their views and are encouraged to complete the survey. I would ask you to share it with any young people in your lives.”
How to take part
The survey is open to those aged 11 to 19, or 24 for those with special educational needs and disabilities, until 25 October.
The survey can be found here and the council is also working with local schools, local groups and alternative provisions to make sure that as many young people get the opportunity to have their voice heard as possible.
An in-person event will be taking place later this year. If you have a young person who would like to attend, have any questions about the project or survey or need an easy-read version, please email YouthVoice@wokingham.gov.uk.
