July 24, 2025 - 618 views
Conwy Youth Council members have visited Ysgol Clywedog in Wrexham to help develop their school council, focusing on teamwork and leadership skills.
The collaboration aimed to strengthen youth participation and increase student leaders within the council.
Working with 'Mind Our Future', a mental health charity, the groups emphasised the importance of young people's voices being heard and respected.
The United Nations Convention on The Rights of the Child, Article 12 states that all young people must have their opinions listened to and acted upon. The Youth Council’s vision is to see all school councils having a consistent structure to allow all young people to feel heard, respected and valued.
The groups also worked with ‘Mind Our Future’, a young people’s mental health charity funded by the Community Fund of the National Lottery Fund, which aims to help young people with their emotional health and wellbeing, and empower them to get their voices heard by service providers and decision-makers.
Zac, a member of Ysgol Clywedog’s School Council said, “The Conwy Youth Council came to us at Ysgol Clywedog to assist our student council with their structure, goals and next projects and we took great interest in what they had to say to us.
“We believe that the Conwy Youth Council was incredibly useful in aiding our student council and would definitely recommend other schools to follow suit in relying on the Conwy Youth Council if they are struggling with anything."
Conwy Youth Engagement and Belonging Service offers services like youth clubs and employment support for 11-24 year olds in Conwy County.
