Category: Full OYC Meeting Minutes

WELCOME Apologies : Dylan H. The meeting started off with Youth Councillors and Staff introducing each other, and mentioning something they have done in the past couple of days. RIO FERDINAND FOUNDATION Victoria Lowe from the Rio Ferdinand Foundation came to the meeting tp discuss young peoples usage of technology. RFF is a charity that …

This is the new Term of Office for Oldham Youth Council, where we bring our newly elected Youth Councillors onto our team, and introduce them to the amazing opportunities and work they will be able to get involved in. However, due to unforeseen circumstances at this time, all face to face sessions have been suspended …

WELCOME Apologies : COVID-19 With the current situation around the world, Chris told Youth Councillors how to take care of themselves during these times. Building on information released by Public Health England, Chris also explained how the Youth Service would act if a member of the Youth Council has suspected symptoms whilst being in within …

WELCOME Apologies : Charlotte C., Heather P., Melissa D., Afsana K. This meeting opened with Wellbeing Officer Isaac playing some warmup games. DMYPDeputy Member of Youth Parliament – The Deputy Member of Youth Parliament is the first year of a two year role, which allows the elected members to learn about the role and step in for the MYP when needed. To be elected as DMYP, you have to be within the age bracket of 11-18, due to this role linking in with the BYC.... More/GMYCA ELECTIONS It is the time of the year for the DMYPDeputy Member of Youth Parliament – The Deputy Member of Youth Parliament is the first year of a two year role, which …

WELCOME Apologies : SELFIE VIDEO With the beginning of the Over To Youth summit just around the corner, there is a big push for social media outreach about the Climate Change Demonstration happening on the 8th February 2020. Andy Rudkin from Linc Communications, who has been working with OYCOldham Youth Council for the summit, has …

WELCOME No apologies have been recorded so far. In this meeting, we had guests from Birmingham Youth Council, and outside reviewers as apart of the Oldham Council Peer Review. ENERGISER To start off the meeting, and to bring in our friends Birmingham Youth Council, we played a game of Kahoot on the topic of 2019. …

WELCOME Apologies – Isaac, Isabelle, Leah, Afsana PEER REVIEW Oldham Council are having a peer review on their services, and Oldham Youth Council were preparing for their session, so they could showcase the amazing work that has previously occurred, and the staff members OYCOldham Youth Council has previously worked with. Whilst we had to scratch …

WELCOME Apologies : Charlotte, Isabelle MEETING WITH GERARD AND ELAINE GERARD JONES – MANAGING DIRECTOR OF CHILDRENS AND YOUNG PEOPLES SERVICES ELAINE DEVANEY – DIRECTOR OF CHILDRENS SOCIAL SERVICES Within our last meeting of the year, we had the two newest members of Oldham Council’s managing team join us to learn about our work. Gerard …

WELCOME Apologies – Isabelle A., Ellie W. OFFICER ELECTIONS Officer Elections have come around again, with all officer posts being carried over. The Officer roles that were elected in were Communications Officer (unanimously elected – Liam H.) and Campaigns Officers (unanimously elected – Hfsa F. and Charlotte C.) These officer roles were unanimously elected in …