Welcome Amber started the meeting with an ice breaker. OYC
Oldham Youth Council Leadership Roles It was brought before the Youth Council that the leadership roles were being taken by the same Youth Councillors and that this created 2 problems. Firstly that the limited numbers of roles are not being fairly distributed across the members. It was …
Welcome Marouf started his final meeting as Chair with youth councillors sharing a piece of good news. Manchester Terror Attacks Chris spoke to the group offering support for anyone who needs it. He also reiterated that everyone will have opinions about what happened on Monday and that statements and opinions should be challenged not the …
Welcome Apologies Adam H, George, Isabelle, Jess C, Melissa, Lydia, Nazmul, Jahanzeib, Marya, Samah, Georgia, Roshni, Jake. Oldham Pledge Suzy Ashworth came to update the OYCOldham Youth Council about the Oldham Pledge. The passports have been printed and at this moment its being piloted in several schools across Oldham in year groups across all the …
We had been invited to attend an Reception in Dining Room A of the Houses of Parliament. The reception was celebrate all things Make Your Mark
A Nationwide campaign, run by UK Youth parliament, that gathers information on what is important to the youth of the United Kingdom. and award the outstanding achievements of the BYC
British Youth Council – A Youth Lead organisation representing 11-18 year olds across Great Britain. members.
Welcome Marouf welcomed everyone including guests from Madhlo who had come along to take part in a consultationConsultation is when members of an organisation gather information/feedback from members of the public or group on a project or scheme.. Apologies Melissa, George, Roshni ConsultationConsultation is when members of an organisation gather information/feedback from members of the public or group on a project or scheme. Members from Mahdlo came along to the meeting to join a consultationConsultation …
Oldham Youth Council attended the BYCBritish Youth Council – A Youth Lead organisation representing 11-18 year olds across Great Britain. Convention 3 and Youthforia
An organisation in which youth councillors from the North West meet up and work on campaigns and training. meeting last weekend, held at Manchester Metropolitan University. Topic’s of discussion included the UKYP
United Kingdom Youth Parliament – The Parliament Organisation for MYPs and DMYPs. The UKYP is known for the yearly debate in the Houses of Parliament, in which MYPs attend to debate the top 5 issues, that were voted on in the MYM voting scheme.... More campaigns (votes at 16 and curriculum for life) plus a consultationConsultation is when members of an organisation gather information/feedback from members of the public or group on a project or scheme. on how YouthforiaAn organisation in which youth councillors from the North West meet up and work on campaigns and training. is doing. From the mouths of attendees: YCllr Marouf Ahmed, ChairThe Youth Councillor who runs the meeting, heads up the organisation and has the casting vote. Or something to sit on but probably the first one on our site :-)... More of OYCOldham Youth Council On 3rd December Oldham …
Once again Oldham’s Youth Voice Family is taking part in Takeover Challenge and the first day of the challenge saw many departments taken over by young people.
Welcome apologies – Hannah, Shariq, Suraya, Tasneem, Lydia, Ge, Khadija, Alan Question Time Marouf asked the youth council whether they had got ten questions each to ask Council leaders for question time and that they should email or Facebook message Chris with them. Marouf stressed that it was very important to attend and that Youth Councillors …
Welcome Apologies – Alan, Jasmine, Amber, Khadija, Make your markA Nationwide campaign, run by UK Youth parliament, that gathers information on what is important to the youth of the United Kingdom. The Radclyffe school speeches. Students from Radclyffe School had been researching make your markA Nationwide campaign, run by UK Youth parliament, that gathers information on what is important to the youth of the United Kingdom. in their citizenship lessons. They were asked to write speeches about …
With T.Jay becoming Youth Mayor he leaves his role of Oldham Youth Council ChairThe Youth Councillor who runs the meeting, heads up the organisation and has the casting vote. Or something to sit on but probably the first one on our site :-)… More. This means our Vice ChairThe Youth Councillor who runs the meeting, heads …
As we mark #HolocaustMemorialDay we remember our 2016 trip to Auschwitz, were we learnt about the millions of people murdered during World War II https://youtu.be/Ox3qiNQi4L8
Each year we travel to Auschwitz with @OTWOldham to learn about happened during the Holocaust. Here are some pictures and writings created by young people in 2016. #HMD21 https://youtu.be/AWybgZwbpmk
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