Participation

Hear by Right and the Third Sector


Hear by Right is a standards framework for organisations across the statutory and voluntary sectors to assess and improve practice and policy on the active involvement of children and young people. It uses measurable standards to map the current level of young people's participation across a wide range of service providers and then strategically develop an action plan to further this.

The Hear by Right standards framework is designed to help secure sustained and beneficial participation of children and young people and to encourage continual improvement in an organisation's activities. It is intended to be applied to all services that affect children and young people, directly or indirectly. The framework encourages inclusion of a wide range of children and young people, while urging care in choosing approaches appropriate to different ages, abilities and understanding.

You can find further information and resources by following the links below.

The Third Setor: how to measure and improve children and young people's participation

Hear by Right Book 2008

Mapping and Planning Tool

What's Changed Tool

What's Changed Tool: Children and Young People's version


Hear By Right website.