Children and young people can provide hugely valuable contributions to the way we work – as we outline in our Voice and Influence Strategy.
It is essential that services and teams find a way to recognise and reward this contribution (as appropriate) and ensure that children and young people who are actively engaged in voice and influence activity feel that their commitment is valued.
Please see the Renumeration, Rewards and Recognition Guidance below. It will help you to consider some of the complexities around recognising, rewarding and remunerating children and young people for their contributions, and offer some suggested approaches on how you can do it in your work.
Questions, queries, or comments
This guidance has been put together by the UK Voice and Influence Team, in consultation with colleagues in our children’s services and a sample of corporate departments (predominantly those who regularly facilitate opportunities).
If you have questions, queries, or comments, please email voiceandinfluence@barnardos.org.uk in the first instance.