Circles of Influence - Talent &
Leadership
Wednesday
19 November 2008, The British Museum
Over the past eight months, UKYP has been working
with the Talent & Enterprise Task Force, and a range of other
partners, to sculpt a new approach about how we can extend our
reach to many more young people.
At the heart of this work is the belief that every young person
has a talent, but needs help to unlock it. As new powers
emerge in the global economy, and many more traditional industries
move offshore, nurturing the individual talents of every young
person has never been more crucial.
On Wednesday 19 November 2008, the UK Youth Parliament (UKYP)
will hold its fourth annual campaign event, an intergenerational
event, which this year will focus on “Talent and Leadership”.
The programme will be split in half, with the morning session
enabling young people to explore in more detail the aims of UKYP’s
three national campaigns and how to support them:
- Fares Fair – a national concessionary fare scheme for all young
people between the ages of 11 – 18 and in full-time education.
- “Free-cycle” – a campaign for free recycling in all
schools.
- “Free for All” – to abolish University Tuition Fees
As well as taking part in a workshop, that will focus on young
people’s talent and leadership skills:
- The Skills for Success – What do young people need to be a
leader?
- The Local Agenda – What works well and not so well to support
leadership in local areas?
- The Citizenship Question – Do young people consider themselves
to be citizens?
At lunchtime older people will be invited to join the event, and
a debate will be held in the British Museum’s BP Lecture Theatre
during the afternoon entitled, “Older People Make Natural Leaders
Because They Have Greater Life Experience?”
UKYP would like to take this opportunity to invite young people
from Young NCB to attend this event. The event
itself is free and lunch/refreshments provided, but you will need
to make and pay for your own travel arrangements, and you will
need to be accompanied by an appropriate adult. Places are
also limited, so we recommend booking early to avoid
disappointment.