Fast Forward 4 Change

Lighthouse Learning is delighted to have received funding from the National Lottery.
The funding with support young people aged 10-15 in influencing decisions of key providers to improve local services and activities for Leicester children and young people.

Young people will develop and lead a city-wide campaign to raise issues and influence decision-making through arts performances, websites, installations and media.  Working closely with Leicester City Young People’s Council and Children’s Council the project will help young people to develop campaigning skills through different media such as websites, arts and performance..

The four year project will be evaluated and will not only raise the profile of young people’s campaigns but will provide training relevant to vocational skills in media, arts and campaigning.  Lighthouse Learning will provide skilled staff, to work with young people from the Youth  Council and Children’s Council as well as recruiting new young people through schools councils and other children and young people’s organisations and projects.

Julie Foster, CEO, Lighthouse Learning said ‘This is an exciting opportunity for Lighthouse Learning to support and further develop the City’s Young People’s Council
and the Children’s Council.  The funding includes and evaluation of work so that Leicester can demonstrate its progress in ensuring Children’s and Young People’s views are not only heard but acted upon. We are very excited that both Councillor Dempster and Sheila Lock the Chief Executive of the City Council have both accepted an invitation to attend our launch conference’

Lighthouse Learning is hosting a conference for 200 young people at the Athena conference venue in the cultural quarter of the City on Monday 16th November. There has been a huge interest in the conference where Councilor Dempster, Deputy Leader of the City Council will be addressing the Young campaigners

Lighthouse Learning
A children’s educational charity that aims to motivate and equip a new generation of children and young people in Leicester and Leicestershire to become enterprising, responsible, respected, young citizens and leaders of tomorrow.

There will be Photographic Opportunities for the Press at the conference for further media information, please contact:Tracy Renshaw, Media and Marketing Manager,  Lighthouse Learning

T: 0116 2492080/07920 234 733 trenshaw@lighthouselearning.co.uk

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