#YouthVoice Pioneers Podcast

About #YouthVoice Pioneers Podcast

We’re Participation People – the UK’s youth engagement experts who put our money where our mouth is, making sure young people are part of everything we do. For over 15 years, we’ve teamed up with young people and organisations to make sure youth voice isn’t just heard – it’s acted on. We help leaders listen better, do better, and build services that work for everyone – especially the next generation.

Publisher

Participation People

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Apr 2020

Latest episode

5 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

24 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Aug 2026

   Beyond the Pitch: How Community Sport Becomes Youth Power

   In this episode, we team up with StreetGames to explore how sport is so much more than activity, it’s agency. Young people and professionals join us to unpack how community sport can create belonging, build confidence, and open the door to real youth leadership. This isn’t about football or fitness — it’s about power, place, and the spaces where young people feel seen.

2. 

   11 Jun 2026

   Heard, Not Handled: Rethinking Services with Disabled Youth Voices | People x Participation EP 5

   In partnership with Bright Futures UK, this episode showcases our latest report into how long-term illness and disability affect young people’s education and confidence. We’re joined by Josh Pelled and Eden Byrne to unpack what went into this research, what systems still get wrong, and why it’s so important youth voice is embedded into practice. This is more than a podcast, this is a call to action to embrace lived experience 🙌 To explore the research in full, download the report here https://brightfuturesuk.org/report-the-impact-of-illness-on-children-young-peoples-education

3. 

   28 Apr 2026

   Shaping Systems: Youth-led Change from Policy to Practice | People x Participation EP 4

   In this episode, we explore what it really takes to shape systems — not just run one-off engagement. Celebrating our second year with the North West Improvement Partnership, we're joined by guests Emma Ford, a senior safeguarding lead, and Dylan Jones, a care-leaver, to reflect on redesigning safeguarding with young people, not just for them. This is about culture change, long-term impact, and what happens when youth voice is embedded into the system itself 📣 Make sure to follow and keep your eyes peeled for more updates on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram at ParticipationPeople.

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 5 / 100

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Quality

11

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

0

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