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OPPORTUNITY: Join the YSEquity Panel

Young Scot
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Join Young Scot's #YSEquity Panel and have your say on our services, making them fairer and more accessible for everyone.

Project Information:

11-18 years old (inclusive)

From April 2024 to March 2025

Meeting every 6-8 weeks (a mix of online and in-person sessions)

Anywhere in Scotland

Travel costs covered

What’s the YSEquity Panel about?

Do you use your Young Scot National Entitlement Card to get on the bus, access the leisure centre or enjoy local discounts? Has it sometimes been tricky for you to get involved in things like school trips, sports clubs or art groups? Then this opportunity could be a great place to have your voice heard!

We want young people aged 11-18 on our YSEquity Panel to help us improve our Young Scot services so they meet the needs of young people, are accessible to everyone and help tackle stigma.

You’ll get the chance to share your experiences with education including any challenges you’ve faced being ready to learn and attending regularly. We’ll also try to offer you opportunities to meet decision makers in Scotland to share your thoughts on these topics too.

The Panel will look at things like:  

Young Scot National Entitlement Card

Cost of the School Day

Access to education

Rewards

Local Discounts

Extra-curricular activities

Information content and more…

We would love to hear from a wide range of young people right across Scotland – we’re particularly interested to hear from:

young carers

young people who live in a rural area

care-experienced young people

if you get or have had free school meals

Experience required

Volunteering with Young Scot helps you:

Develop your skills
Take part in training and opportunities
Make new friends and meet new people
Explore new places, topics and experiences
Influence change on topics that are important to you
Equal access to opportunities and inclusivity are at the heart of everything we do at Young Scot. We will always continue to work closely with you and make reasonable adjustments based on your needs to ensure you can participate.

We do not accept any form of discrimination or prejudice to anyone on our volunteering projects based on your life experience, background, culture, or identity. This includes age, disability, gender identity, parenting and caring responsibilities, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

Travel details

All costs are catered for.

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Dates

13 June 2024 - 31 March 2025

Support

Taster

Taster Session: Late July
Induction session: August

Restrictions

Minimum age: 11

Frequency & commitment

Meeting Dates These dates are a guide for the planned sessions that will take place until March 2025. The exact dates for these sessions will be agreed with the panel members. There may also be other opportunities to meet outwith these dates. Taster Session: Late July Induction session: August Meeting with Decision Makers: September Session: Mid October Session: Early December Session: Late January