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Add your voice!

If you are a young person age 12 to 25 living in Aberdeenshire and involved in, or interested in, 'Youth Voice' opportunities, we invite you to subscribe free to this page. Subscribers are all considered members of Aberdeenshire Youth Forum!

Members of the Aberdeenshire Youth Forum, subscribed to this page, will get a regular newsletter about Youth Voice opportunities in Aberdeenshire. This will include invites to add your voice to surveys and online discussions about things that matter to young people in Aberdeenshire. You will receive an invite to Aberdeenshire Youth Forum gatherings.

If you are not keen to subscribe to a regular newsletter, you can still use the page to see what is going on and let us know what you think when surveys and polls are open


How being part of Aberdeenshire Youth Forums fits into Aberdeenshire's Youth Participation Structure

Youth Voice is young people feeling able to express their views, being heard and even taking action on, or influencing things that affect them or matter to them. There is a variety of ways children and young people can get involved in decision-making in Aberdeenshire and Aberdeenshire Youth Forum is a way to help connect all these different groups.

Image showing Aberdeenshire Youth Forum Structure. 'Aberdeenshire Youth Forum'' is circling various youth groups in Aberdeenshire including YPOC, Pupils Participation Forum, Uniformed Groups. The image is from Aberdeenshires GIRFEC PageFind out more about Aberdeenshire’s Youth Participation Structure and all the different groups through through Aberdeenshire 'Getting it Right for Every Child' Participation and Engagement Page


Tell me a bit more about Youth Forums, how can I get involved, what does it mean to be a member?

1. About Youth Forums and Youth Voice:

Aberdeenshire Youth Forums are young people coming together at an Aberdeenshire level as well as at more local levels to understand common themes affecting young people, or of importance to young people, and being supported to express these and even take action to address these.

Aberdeenshire Youth Forum members: What does it mean and how do I become a member of Aberdeenshire Youth Forum

  • Meet in person, at least once a year, with representatives from local youth forums, voice groups, youth interest groups and MSYPs to discuss things youth voice, identify common issues and aspirations and plan for youth action.
  • Online gatherings to give more young people a chance to get involved, have there say and plan for action.
  • Receive a regular news letter about youth voice activities and opportunities in Aberdeenshire; Current youth surveys, youth action stories, youth action/voice funding opportunities and invite to yearly meeting
  • Interested in learning more about joining Aberdeenshire Youth forum? Just subscribe free to this page and we will welcome you to the team
  • Want to know more first, or interested in taking part but not keen on subscribing to the page? Contact your Local Area Youth Forum Youth Worker or email roisin.daly@aberdeenshire.gov.uk

We will post surveys and polls here to find out more about issues and aspirations voiced by Aberdeenshire Young People.

  • Current! Click the forum tab below to take part in a discussion on the themes identified by young people at the Aberdeenshire Youth Forum Re-Launch. Have a peek at the themes on the What Happened Report

We will also post anonymised survey results and reports here as well as sharing these with all our Youth Voice Representatives including your MSYPs and Youth Forums.

We will share opportunities and examples of youth action and give you the opportunity to share your challenges and successes around youth voice.

3. Get updates about the Scottish Youth Parliament Elections:

Community Learning and Development Strengthening communities through wider learning.


Add your voice!

If you are a young person age 12 to 25 living in Aberdeenshire and involved in, or interested in, 'Youth Voice' opportunities, we invite you to subscribe free to this page. Subscribers are all considered members of Aberdeenshire Youth Forum!

Members of the Aberdeenshire Youth Forum, subscribed to this page, will get a regular newsletter about Youth Voice opportunities in Aberdeenshire. This will include invites to add your voice to surveys and online discussions about things that matter to young people in Aberdeenshire. You will receive an invite to Aberdeenshire Youth Forum gatherings.

If you are not keen to subscribe to a regular newsletter, you can still use the page to see what is going on and let us know what you think when surveys and polls are open


How being part of Aberdeenshire Youth Forums fits into Aberdeenshire's Youth Participation Structure

Youth Voice is young people feeling able to express their views, being heard and even taking action on, or influencing things that affect them or matter to them. There is a variety of ways children and young people can get involved in decision-making in Aberdeenshire and Aberdeenshire Youth Forum is a way to help connect all these different groups.

Image showing Aberdeenshire Youth Forum Structure. 'Aberdeenshire Youth Forum'' is circling various youth groups in Aberdeenshire including YPOC, Pupils Participation Forum, Uniformed Groups. The image is from Aberdeenshires GIRFEC PageFind out more about Aberdeenshire’s Youth Participation Structure and all the different groups through through Aberdeenshire 'Getting it Right for Every Child' Participation and Engagement Page


Tell me a bit more about Youth Forums, how can I get involved, what does it mean to be a member?

1. About Youth Forums and Youth Voice:

Aberdeenshire Youth Forums are young people coming together at an Aberdeenshire level as well as at more local levels to understand common themes affecting young people, or of importance to young people, and being supported to express these and even take action to address these.

Aberdeenshire Youth Forum members: What does it mean and how do I become a member of Aberdeenshire Youth Forum

  • Meet in person, at least once a year, with representatives from local youth forums, voice groups, youth interest groups and MSYPs to discuss things youth voice, identify common issues and aspirations and plan for youth action.
  • Online gatherings to give more young people a chance to get involved, have there say and plan for action.
  • Receive a regular news letter about youth voice activities and opportunities in Aberdeenshire; Current youth surveys, youth action stories, youth action/voice funding opportunities and invite to yearly meeting
  • Interested in learning more about joining Aberdeenshire Youth forum? Just subscribe free to this page and we will welcome you to the team
  • Want to know more first, or interested in taking part but not keen on subscribing to the page? Contact your Local Area Youth Forum Youth Worker or email roisin.daly@aberdeenshire.gov.uk

We will post surveys and polls here to find out more about issues and aspirations voiced by Aberdeenshire Young People.

  • Current! Click the forum tab below to take part in a discussion on the themes identified by young people at the Aberdeenshire Youth Forum Re-Launch. Have a peek at the themes on the What Happened Report

We will also post anonymised survey results and reports here as well as sharing these with all our Youth Voice Representatives including your MSYPs and Youth Forums.

We will share opportunities and examples of youth action and give you the opportunity to share your challenges and successes around youth voice.

3. Get updates about the Scottish Youth Parliament Elections:

  • AYF Youth Voice News 5th June'25

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    AYF Online Gathering 6:30-7:30pm Thursday 12th June:  Join the meeting All young people, 12-25, in Aberdeenshire welcome. We welcome reps from youth groups from across Aberdeenshire. At the online event learn more about Aberdeenshire Youth Forum model then have breakout rooms to: Present themes, chosen by young people at the AYF relaunch, give young people a chance to add their experience and views, find out what else is important to young people attending , promote and try out Aberdeenshire Youth Forum engage page.

    Join the AYF online gathering 6:30-7:30pm, Thursday 12th June 2025 Join the meeting Interested but want to know more. Contact roisin.daly@aberdeenshire.gov.uk or checkout the AYF engage page https://engage.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/aberdeenshire-youth-voice QR code in attached leaflet


    MSYP News - Scotish Youth Parliment Manifesto Campaign Survey Chance to have your say in the next 5 years of Scottish Youth Parliment. Closing date Friday 13th June! We know the survey is a bit long but we think it's worth it. Find out more and access survey to add your voice through link Your voice. Your future. - Scottish Youth Parliament

    Youth Voice in Aberdeenshire Spotlight - Mintlaw Academy Youth Voice Group challenge bullying in schools Story contributed by Bethany Ovenstone MSYP on behalf of Mintlaw Youth Forum
    A youth voice group made up of Mintlaw Academy pupils are becoming champions on antibullying within their school. When deciding what issues they found it important to address bullying is something they all had experiences with. They wanted to not only improve efforts regarding bullying for themselves but for future Mintlaw Academy students creating a welcoming environment. They quickly got to work with the help of Aberdeenshire CLD (Community Learning & Development). They have surveys to get feeling on how others pupils felt about the topic and gather their experiences. They have met with Senior Leadership staff regarding the issue, discovering that there was no Mintlaw Academy specific 'Anti-bullying policy' as they currently follow the Aberdeenshire wide policy. They have hosted sessions to address bullying finding that some of those responsible for this behaviour found it hard to draw a clear line between banter and bullying. We also discussed phone policies in school and how it can impact bullying in school. We agreed social media and technology can be a great tool but can also lead to a lot of negativity that can present itself outside of these platforms. The school has developed a policy of limiting use of phones within school for pupils and it will be interesting to see how this can affect trends in bullying in the long term. I wish them all the luck in this project, it's great to see!

    AYF News Letters: We're supporting the development of AYF Aberdeenshire Youth Voice Promotion Group and will be sharing regular news letters. If you would like to receive regular AYF Youth Voice news letters, you can subscribe through https://engage.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/aberdeenshire-youth-voice If you would like to contribute news (Live consultation/Events/Youth Voice Successes) you can get in touch with roisin.daly@aberdeenshire.gov.uk Or look out for a 'Your news tab' appearing on AYF Online Page.

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  • Promoting and developing Youth Voice in Aberdeenshire

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    Youth Voice, Youth and Communities Team, CLD, Aberdeenshire Council

    March 2025

    Young people and staff working with CLD, Aberdeenshire Council tell us why it is important that we are prioritising youth voice in Aberdeenshire, including supporting youth forums, Members of Scottish Youth Parliament as well helping to develop a structure for youth voice through working with colleagues, partners and young people.

    Published by Roisin Daly, Youth and Communities Team, CLD, Aberdeenshire Council


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