How can we make Warwickshire more child friendly
In 2021, Warwickshire County Council committed to creating a Child Friendly Warwickshire, which means working together to make Warwickshire the best place in which to grow up and learn.
At the beginning of this journey, we heard the ideas of young people of all ages from around the county. They told us what child friendly means to them which helped us to develop our five guiding principles. These are that all children and young people should:
- Be heard- have a voice to shape where you live
- Be safe - have secure, safe and stable lives
- Be healthy - have access to the health services you need
- Be skilled - have the opportunity to enjoy the learning you need, leading to the achievements and employment you want
- Be happy – enjoy access to activities and entertainment with safe, secure, green and clean areas in which to play.
A year on, we have 80 businesses and organisations signed up to be a friend, we’ve organised a youth conference, created a climate change competition… but there’s still so much we can do.
This is where you come in.
We want children and young people in Warwickshire to be heard and have a voice to shape where they live. We’ve put together five ideas that relate to the Child Friendly Warwickshire goals and we’d love to hear what you think.
We want to know from you what more we can do to create a Child Friendly Warwickshire. What more can we do make you feel safe and secure? How can we increase your skills and what can we do to make you lead a healthy life? How can we make you feel heard and listened to and what can we do to make you happier?
To register, or read through the discussions, and take part visit our new Dialogue page.
Anyone under 16 will need to get consent from a parent, carer, guardian teacher or trusted adult to register. All comments are moderated and any which are deemed inappropriate, according to the safety policy, will be deleted.