Democratic

Welcome to Your Vote Week, which is the Electoral Commission’s annual campaign celebrating democracy and encouraging learning about elections and voting. NI Youth Forum supports delivery across Northern Ireland through events, school workshops, social media promotion, practitioner support, youth engagement, and resource sharing. This helps increase young people’s:
  • Awareness of democracy and elections
  • Knowledge of voting and participation
  • Confidence to engage and have their say
To sign your school or youth organisation up to take part in Welcome To Your Vote Week, visit The Electoral Commission's Learning Hub https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/learning or contact Arón to find out how you can get involved in NI Youth Forum’s planned activities.  

We create and share practical democratic education resources designed for youth work and education settings. These include session plans, activities and learning tools that can be used to support youth-friendly discussion and engagement.

Resources are designed to be:

  • Clear and accessible
  • Youth-friendly and engaging
  • Practical and easy to deliver
  • Suitable for a range of youth and education settings
download democratic education resources

We deliver Youth Practitioner Training for educators and practitioners to build knowledge, understanding and confidence in delivering democratic education.

The training supports practitioners to:

  • Deliver democratic education confidently and impartially
  • Explore voting, elections and political participation with young people
  • Use practical tools and activities that work in real settings
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We are convening a Democratic Education Forum for Northern Ireland, bringing together practitioners from across the region to strengthen democratic education and improve coordination across the formal, informal and education sectors.

The forum will support:

  • Shared learning and collaboration
  • Identifying gaps and needs in democratic education
  • Improving coordination across youth, education and community settings
  • Strengthening opportunities for young people to learn and engage
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