Could you be our next Youth Parliament Candidate?
UK Youth Parliament Elections are happening this year and applications for our next Youth Parliament Candidates are open now.
The UK Youth Parliament (UKYP) is similar to the adult UK parliament, but it is ran by young people for young people and enables 11-18-year olds to use their energy and passion to change the world for the better and bring around social change.
What does it mean to be a Member of Youth Parliament (MYP)
Being an MYP is a very exciting opportunity. You will collect and represent the views of other young people in WIRRAL on issues that matter to them and present them on a local, regional and national level.
Youth MYPs are not based on a political party but stand only for youth. They are in placement for a 2-year term.
What’s it all about and how does it work?
It’s about your passion to support and bring positive changes for young people in Wirral. Based on the needs of Wirral young people and your drive to make things happen.
Being able to represent Wirral young people to the best of your ability, through training, meetings, presentations, campaigns, discussion, and debates.
The aims
UKYP aims to give a voice to young people which will be listened to by local, regional and national government, providers of services for young people and other agencies who have an interest in the views of young people.
The Structure of UK MYP in the UK
Each Local Authority (LA) across England represents a UKYP constituency. Each constituency has an allocation of representatives called Members of Youth Parliament (MYPs). The number of MYPs in each constituency depend upon the numbers of young people in that area.
Wirral has 2 UK MYP roles and 2 Deputy roles
What’s the role of an MYP?
Meet with Youth Voice groups running in Wirral and Liverpool City Region area
Attend a weekly workshops and training
To support Wirral based youth campaigns, Wirral Youth Conference and Parliaments
Help develop a Youth Surgery process
Help to run Make Your Mark campaign
Collect and represent the views of young people e.g. locally to raise at the House of Commons sitting or with leaders and decision makers
Take part in the wider local, regional and national work including UKYP programme
Attends local and regional meetings and to act on the result of Make Your Mark with other MYPs
Support from WIRRAL Borough Council
Wirral will provide a dedicated lead worker to support you in your role as MYP for Wirral. They will help you with financial support for your UKYP role e.g. travel expenses, and where appropriate they will accompany you to meetings. Wirral will also assist with establishing meetings with local councilors/officers of the council, press releases and any other ideas you may have to make your time as an MYP a success.
Time commitment
3hrs per week
Holiday training
Arranged meetings (shared attendance between the 4 roles)
(please consider if you have the time to be an MYP, particularly if you are just entering your GCSE or A-level years or are already heavily committed elsewhere).
Still interested?
If you feel like you are still interested in becoming an MYP you need to fill out the rest of this form. You will also need to ask a reliable adult to help you.
(This cannot be an adult you live with or are related – a youth worker, social worker, lead worker, teacher, lecturer, advisor, uniformed worker, coach, can all be your reliable adult)
They will support you in your application and write a reference. You need to provide their contact details below.
To apply please send an application to Seline Wakerley by 5th February 2022