We Need Young People - RSS FeedOpportunities for young peoplehttp://wnyp.org Join the Children's Commissioner's Children and Young People AdvisoryThe Office of the Children's Commissioner and the Diana Award are proud to announce a collaboration to set up a Children and Young People Advisory Group for England. The Children's Commissioner, Maggie Atkinson, makes sure that adults in charge listen to young people's views.http://wnyp.org/757256/join-the-childrens-commissioners-children-and-young-people/ Member of Youth Leadership Team for The Youth of TodayThe Youth of Today is recruiting a team of Youth Fund Leaders to lead their efforts on a major grant-giving project. They are looking for people with curiosity, enthusiasm, dedication and drive to be part of their team. Does this sound like you? "Being a member of the Youth Leadership Team has been a really exciting andhttp://wnyp.org/895332/member-of-youth-leadership-team-for-the-youth-of-today/ Free on-the-job film training for new volunteershttp://wnyp.org/49969/free-onthejob-film-training-for-new-volunteers/ Trustee - Young Achievers TrustThe Young Achievers Trust is searching for six enthusiastic and motivated young people aged 18 to 25 to join our Board of Trustees.http://wnyp.org/894666/trustee-young-achievers-trust/ Respect? Young MembersDo you think young people get a fair deal when it comes to media coverage? No? ...neither do we, and we need your help to change the future!http://wnyp.org/2443/respect-young-members/ Free on-the-job film training for new volunteersWORLDbytes is the online alternative news channel created by volunteers at WORLDwrite. It aims to get behind the headlines and promote a people-first perspective on a wide-range of issues: so don’t shout at the telly, change the message on it!http://wnyp.org/662654/free-onthejob-film-training-for-new-volunteers/ LILAC - Leading Improvements for Looked-After ChildrenLILAC is a brand new 3 year project for which A National Voice has received funding from the National Lottery BIG Young Persons Fund. LILAC focuses on participation and making sure looked-afer young people are involved in decisions relating to both their individual care and the policies and practices of the service that looks after them. It's about empowering care-experienced young people to train people who work directly with children or young people in care and to assess how well services listen to and involve children and young people in care.http://wnyp.org/874393/lilac-leading-improvements-for-lookedafter-children/ Young Facilitators for national youth forumAs part of NCVYS's Big Lottery funded Young Partners Project, we will, over the next two years, be recruiting nine Young Facilitators aged 16-25 who will work for £10 per hour for 10 hours a week on the project based in each of the nine regional government areas. We are now recruiting three young facilitators from North West, West Midlands and London areas.http://wnyp.org/99327/young-facilitators-for-national-youth-forum/ Artic Adventure of a lifetimeGap-year students with a lust for adventure and a passion for environmental science are urged to apply for the last few places for The British Schools Exploring Society’s Extreme Arctic expedition to Svalbard this spring.http://wnyp.org/897772/artic-adventure-of-a-lifetime/ 2009 Most Exciting Fair Trade EventOur major new event in Coventry gives you the opportunity to learn about Fair Trade, help tackle trade injustice and have loads of fun with like-minded people.http://wnyp.org/422924/2009-most-exciting-fair-trade-event/ Penguin Books teen book and music editors wantedCalling all creative whizzes, book heads, musos and budding writers. We are recruiting a team of 13-18 year olds to become the next line up of music and books editors for Penguin’s online community, www.Spinebreakers.co.uk, run by teens for teens.http://wnyp.org/379646/penguin-books-teen-book-and-music-editors-wanted/ Are you ready to Look, Listen and Change?The Look, Listen Change consortium is looking for young people to advise us on the development of a brand new programme.http://wnyp.org/824729/are-you-ready-to-look-listen-and-change/ Magistrates' Court Mock Trial Competition 2009/10http://wnyp.org/83838/magistrates-court-mock-trial-competition-200910/ Wanted: Disabled student diarists for BBC websiteAre you disabled? About to start university for the first time? if so, we want to hear from you.http://wnyp.org/622769/wanted-disabled-student-diarists-for-bbc-website/