1. Attainment & Careers for Young Women in Sheffield Enabling young people to achieve their full potential.

2. An independent, local charity offering: Careers Information, Advice & Guidance Community Youth Teams Enrichment Activities Specialist Support Services Opportunities for youth involvement

3. Community Youth Team targeted girls groups CEIAG Youth Word Up event Celebrating International Women's Day Multi-Agency Girls Events such as Girlz Utd & Does Your Face Fit? Volunteering Campaign work through Young Peoples Involvement Team Targeted Girls Work

4. Young Peoples Involvement “ If we can’t build a future for our youth, we must build our youth for the future” (Franklin D. Roosevelt) The definition of involvement developed by young people and adopted by the Sheffield 0-19+ Partnership is: Involvement is the way in which children and young people can be actively involved in decision making processes that affect not only their lives but the communities in which they live and the services they use.

5. Sheffield Involvement Strategy Five elements of the strategy: 1.Getting children and young people involved 2.Children and young people influencing services 3.Measuring the success of a service: involvement standards 4.The skills of children and young people 5.Training & development of the children and young people’s workforce

6. A Sample of Recent Work & Campaigns YA’s – Promoting Change (improving young women's services) YA’s – CSE – NWG – National Awareness Campaign UKYP / SYC – PSHE review in schools UKYP / SYC – Votes at 16 UKYP – Make Your Mark YF – Sexism in the city

7. Ellie’s Journey with Sheffield Futures

9. Thank You for Listening Any Questions?