progression of particular cohort of young people over time. We realise that young people are at various stages of maturity and have a wide range of Once you have filled in the score sheet, you support needs; ranging from adult to young could: person-led intervention and support. We do not assume that young person-led is always the most appropriate approach to supporting young Decide whether you are contented with the people. overall picture that you have painted for your Once you have ticked the 14 most relevant scheme or particular component of your boxes, total the score by: scheme Allocating a plus/positive to all ticks to the Determine to set about making certain right of zero, that is. the right hand half of changes or refinements to increase your the score sheet score and further intensify efforts to provide young person led volunteering Allocating a minus/negative to ticks to the left of the zero, that is. the left hand side of Review the progression of a particular score sheet cohort (and facilitator) from adult led to young person-led. Aggregating your positive and minus scores to determine an overall score out of 60. The Final Result As a general rule, a score of greater than -30 indicates a culture of young person-led activity, whilst a score of less than -30 indicates a culture of adult led activity. A score of between -30 to +30 represents middle ground (degrees of shared leadership between young people and adults). Instructions Progression - if this score sheet was used on the same target group, a particular cohort of Please take the time to look at the barometer young people but over time; at one month and before you use the score sheet. then three months later, would the scores indicate progression towards young person-led. Once you have done this, please tick the You may decide that this is a useful means to appropriate box for each of the 14 criteria. monitor your working style, and developing pedagogy with young people. It is important to note that the entire continuum represents a range of appropriate interventions ingredients for Success: A working paper by 1Seven that are centred on meeting the needs of young Changemakers, for the Millennium Volunteers Program people. Facilitation Teacher Resource – The Young Person-Led Barometer Continuum of Young Person Centred Activity Adult-Led 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 Young Person-Led 1 An adult agenda establishing A youth agenda establishes and and directing the overall directs the program program
progression of particular cohort of young people over time. Once you have filled in the score sheet, you could: Decide whether you are contented with the overall picture that you have painted for your scheme or particular component of your scheme Determine to set about making certain changes or refinements to increase your score and further intensify efforts to provide young person led volunteering Review the progression of a particular cohort (and facilitator) from adult led to young person-led. Instructions Please take the time to look at the barometer before you use the score sheet. Once you have done this, please tick the appropriate box for each of the 14 criteria. It is important to note that the entire continuum represents a range of appropriate interventions that are centred on meeting the needs of young people. We realise that young people are at various stages of maturity and have a wide range of support needs; ranging from adult to young person-led intervention and support. We do not assume that young person-led is always the most appropriate approach to supporting young people. Once you have ticked the 14 most relevant boxes, total the score by: Allocating a plus/positive to all ticks to the right of zero, that is. the right hand half of the score sheet Allocating a minus/negative to ticks to the left of the zero, that is. the left hand side of score sheet Aggregating your positive and minus scores to determine an overall score out of 60. The Final Result As a general rule, a score of greater than -30 indicates a culture of young person-led activity, whilst a score of less than -30 indicates a culture of adult led activity. A score of between -30 to +30 represents middle ground (degrees of shared leadership between young people and adults). Progression - if this score sheet was used on the same target group, a particular cohort of young people but over time; at one month and then three months later, would the scores indicate progression towards young person-led. You may decide that this is a useful means to monitor your working style, and developing pedagogy with young people. 1Seven ingredients for Success: A working paper by Changemakers, for the Millennium Volunteers Program Facilitation – Teacher Resource The Young Person-Led Barometer Continuum of Young Person Centred Activity Adult-Led 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 Young Person-Led 1 An adult agenda establishing and directing the overall program A youth agenda establishes and directs the program
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