On Friday we held our latest Democratic Education Forum meeting! It was a packed day bringing members together to share ideas, shape the future of the Forum and have their voices heard on the future of education in Northern Ireland Dr Jan Eichhorn led an interactive session exploring the purpose, role and future direction...
Preparing Young People for Democracy On Friday, our team was at Belfast Metropolitan College delivering a Preparing Young People for Democracy workshop. The session explored key themes including: An introduction to democracy Voting and elections Mis- and disinformation How young people can get involved and have their voices heard We’ll soon be launching our booking page, giving...
Something exciting is coming… We’re delighted to be continuing our partnership with The Electoral Commission UK to deliver their Youth Voice Network...
We’re hiring at a critical moment for democratic education and youth participation NI Youth Forum is recruiting a Democratic Education Practitioner - a rewarding role supporting young people to understand democracy, build confidence and have their voices heard. £34,434 35 hours per week Deadline: Monday 17th August at 12 noon Apply
On Tuesday, we held the second meeting of the Democratic Education Forum It was a jam-packed agenda, featuring: An update from The Electoral Commission on the Overall Improving Democratic Education project A workshop led by The Politics Project on developing a new Democratic Education Framework A presentation from Youth Voice Network members Ryan and Callum,...
Last week, we officially launched our Improving Democratic Education Project at Parliament Buildings A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for the launch, and to the Electoral Commission for supporting this important project. We were also delighted to recognise the achievements of members of the Youth Voice Network, pictured with Esmat Jeraj, Head...
Last week, Natalie and Arón were in London meeting with Electoral Commission UK’s Education team and the team at
WHY VOTING MATTERS Yesterday, we hosted our Why Voting Matters event as part of Welcome to Your Vote Week and International Women’s Day. The evening explored the importance of voting, representation, and the role young women play in shaping our democracy. It was inspiring to see so many voices, ideas, and experiences shared throughout...
Today we had our Welcome To Your Vote Week event in Derry/Londonderry and we were joined by over 160 young people and practitioners from all across Northern Ireland What an amazing event with so much happening… Animation resources launched Key note speeches Policy panel Quizzes Democratic Education Workshops Political Panel Cupcakes Photobooth Spinny Wheels More to come on all of that… A huge thank you to...
Last night our Youth Voice Network headed to the Electoral Commission UK offices for an evening of ideas, energy and youth voice...
Last night we had our Youth Voice Network session focusing on… Teambuilding A refresher quiz on “Who is The Electoral Commission?” Issues young people face when engaging with Democracy Introduction to Welcome To Your Vote Week A very busy session and an exciting few months ahead
