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Introduction INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION
2018 was Young Scot, Children in Scotland, the designated the Scottish Youth Parliament, YouthLink Objectives Themes Year of Young Scotland, the Children & Young People’s • Provide a platform for young people to have Participation – looking at how young People (YoYP Commissioner Scotland, Creative Scotland their views heard and acted upon. people can infuence public services and decisions which affect their lives. 2018), a year that and sportscotland. VisitScotland, through • Showcase the amazing talents of young aimed to inspire its Events Directorate, led the development people through events and media. Education – creating a stronger role for young people in shaping their learning. Scotland through and delivery of the events programme for the • Develop better understanding, cooperation its young people by year. This report details the learnings from and respect between generations. Health and Wellbeing – supporting young celebrating their achievements, valuing their the delivery of what was a global first. people to lead healthier, active lives and • Recognise the impact of teachers, youth contributions to communities and creating have opportunities to learn about and This report captures the energy and freshness workers and other supporting adults on new opportunities for them to shine locally, improve their mental health and resilience. that was so evident throughout the Year. young people’s lives. nationally and on the international stage. Equality and Discrimination – broadcasting I had the pleasure of meeting many of the • Provide opportunities for young people to the value of young Scots, challenging express themselves through culture, sport In line with previous Themed Years, YoYP young people and organisers who worked negative perceptions of young people, and and other activities. 2018 sought to drive genuine collaboration to design and deliver the events programme supporting young people to take leading
across a range of sectors and interests with in 2018. I also attended several of the events roles in challenging discrimination in all the aim of celebrating one of Scotland’s highlighted in this report and, without its forms.
greatest assets – this time, our young people. exception, they were a tribute to the benefits Outcomes Enterprise and Regeneration – celebrating 2018 People Young of Year For the purpose of delivering YoYP 2018, that co-design brings. I am grateful to • Young people have a greater say in decisions young people’s role in innovation, ‘young people’ were principally defined as everyone who helped to make YoYP 2018 that affect their lives. entrepreneurship and the Scottish 8 – 26 year olds and, in advance of 2018, a the success that it was. economy as well as making Scotland a • Public perception of young people greener and more pleasant place to live.
core group of young people set overarching is improved. objectives, desired outcomes and priority Culture – celebrating young people’s themes for their Year. • There are more opportunities for talent and contribution to Scottish intergenerational work and conversations. culture and arts. The Year of Young People 2018 was a Scottish Maree Todd MSP • Young people have more opportunities to take Minister for Children and Young People Government initiative delivered with a wide part in positive activities and experiences. range of partners including VisitScotland,
4 5 6 by young people. programme ever co-designed fully global frst–thenationalevents programme representsagenuine all activity,theYoYP 2018events to thedesign anddevelopment of interest. As‘co-design’ was central as well ashighlevels of media attendance and/orparticipation that would generate signifcant enhancements to existing events events andfestivals, andalso both new, cultural andsporting programme, designedto support public-facing celebratory events Directorate, developed ayear-long, VisitScotland, throughitsEvents families andvisitorsalike. experiences foryoungScots,their delivery, creatingnewandvaluable at thecentreofitsdevelopmentand Delivering aglobalfirst prog creation ofahigh-impactevents people inScotland throughthe talents andachievements of young opportunity to celebrate theamazing YoYP 2018provided anationwide ramme thatputyoungpeople
all event organisersworked with 20,000 capacity festival sites and and intimate performances to Events ranged inscale fromsmall from all32engagedinactivity. authorities withyoung people Events were hosted in31local 2018 celebrations. facing events aspartof theYoYP to 232public- promote afurther even widerrange of organisations Programme alsosupported an tourism-focused PartnerEvents communities). Inaddition,our their own events intheirown grants to designanddeliver young peopleto access smaller Events Directorate (which enabled fromVisitScotland’sfunding delivered by Young Scot with events developed fund, and delivered throughtheCreate18 this report)aswell as61events (whichformfunds thefocus of core ‘Signature’and‘Open’ 49 events delivered through programmes. These included supported acrossthreefunding In total, 110events were
performances andoutreachwork. positions inevent orthrough delivery work shadowing ortemporary paid people involved, whetherthrough benefcial experience for theyoung co-design process hasbeenahugely provided clearevidence that the Feedback fromevent organisershas lasting benefits An experience with and beyond. and learningsfor YoYP 2018 programme provided key highlights venues inShetland,theevents Takeover’ main acrossLerwick’s of thefrsteverthe delivery ‘Youth urban sportsevent inGlasgow and festival to thecreationof anew the launchof Edinburgh’sHogmanay the openingof V&ADundeeand for year-long engagement.From and provided excellent opportunities to andtheatre– art,music,writing from sport,science andtechnology on offer was extremely impressive – The variety of events andactivities length andbreadthof Scotland. a diverse range of young peoplethe
festivals sector. potential for intergenerational new opportunitiesandincreased experience hasopenedthedoorto objectives for theYear. Ibelieve the clearly answered theoverarching delivered mutualbenefts and for organisers, YoYP 2018has to engage younger audiences of emergingtrendsandways people to anincreasedawareness and skillsdevelopment for young From agrowth inconfdence event organisersalike –areclear. designing –for young peopleand the signifcant benefts of co- still to belearned,butwe believe As aglobalfrst,therearelessons collaboration intheevents and is hugelypositive. organisers andtheoverarching story to work withprofessional event opportunity for young people YoYP 2018hasprovided afantastic VisitScotland Head of Development –Events Industry Marie Christie
Contents 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.1 Leaving alastingimpact SECTION 4 3.2 3.1 From participation toperformance SECTION 3 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.1 Building kinder communities SECTION 2 1.11 1.10 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 Statistical highlights Executive summary An overview of The c SECTION 1 Introduction
This isour future Passing onthebaton New networks, new partners,new audiences A different perspective Playing our part Going above andbeyond No room for discrimination Engaging with thedisengaged Participation through accessibility Reaching outtocommunities Digital fluency andthe virtualhandshake Collaboration breeds confidence When enthusiasm meets experience A free rein andasafety net Age ismore thananumber Preparing theground for growth Thinking outsidetheroom Breaking down barrierstoparticipation The journey from recruitment toretention
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This report focuses on the 'Signature' and 'Open' events programmes created for YoYP Edinburgh F Photo: Codename Book Festival International 2018. These programmes brought together professional event organisers with young people the length and breadth of Scotland. 49 'Signature' and 'Open' programme events were co-designed, planned, curated, delivered, participated in, and performed by young 2018 FUNDED EVENTS YOYP people. This overview provides an at-a-glance summary of the excitingly diverse range of events delivered through these two programmes.
Edinburgh’s Hogmanay 18 Melrose University Sevens Scottish Mental Health Generation Z #ScotWord Melrose RFC | Melrose | 1 April 2018 Arts Festival East Ayrshire Leisure Trust | Kilmarnock | Underbelly | Edinburgh | 30 December Following in the footsteps of the Mental Health Foundation | Various 19 May – 30 November 2018 2017 Melrose Sevens, the oldest rugby sevens locations across Scotland | 7 – 27 May Ayrshire’s free festival for all age groups Young people across the country competition which dates back to 1883, 2018 featured Tom Foster of Judge Dredd took part in a national engagement men’s and women’s university teams Under the theme of Beginnings, one of fame, Virtual Reality experiences, an campaign, which asked them to sum were invited to showcase their sporting Scotland’s most diverse and inclusive interactive gaming tournament and talent in a day that also featured a junior a host of drop-in activities as well as up, in just one word, what made them festivals delivered a youth-focused Taste of Grampian proud to live in Scotland. Their choice coaching clinic and live music. programme for YoYP 2018, exploring competitions run by The Dick Institute Prime Event Management | Inverurie | was #BRAW, which was spectacularly the idea that the road to both positive for the Young Artist, Young Writer and The Regenerators 2 June 2018 created by thousands of torchbearers in mental health and mental health Young Filmmaker of the Year Awards. Glasgow International Festival of Diverse CiTay Festival Holyrood Park. The largest food and drink showcase
problems begins very early in life. Contemporary Visual Art (GI) | Glasgow | STAGE iT in Scotland’s North East included a Perth & Kinross Council | Perth | 23 June Glasgow International Comedy 20 April – 7 May 2018 Dundee Design Festival Presents… Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival | YoYP 2018 stage, programmed entirely 2018 Dumfries | 26 May – 30 November 2018 by young people to celebrate and Taking place across city centre venues, Festival’s School of Stand-Up The largest festival for contemporary Leisure and Culture Dundee | Dundee | 2018 People Young of Year Scottish Comedy Agency/The Stand art in Scotland created an 80m long 17 – 28 May 2018 This new Young Promoters Group based showcase youth talent throughout this exciting carnival-style festival Comedy Club | Glasgow | 11 March 2018 billboard across the façade of the A riot of colour, music and design, in south west Scotland delivered a the day. positioned Perthshire as a diverse and vibrant place in which young people A bunch of bold and aspiring young historic Dalmarnock Gas Purifer Shed, Dundee’s frst Design Parade snaked programme of innovative music and Evolve Fest from all backgrounds can develop and comics, trained through the School of in a project called The Regenerators. its way through the city as hundreds of dance, cutting-edge comedy, thought- RIG Arts Ltd | Greenock | 3 June 2018 thrive. The packed programme included Stand-Up, were given the opportunity This saw artist Mick Peter and a team of young people displayed their creations, provoking theatre and a ‘High Street This vibrant, interactive summer festival a parade, the frst ever Perth youth to take to the stage for the frst time, young people cover the empty façade inspired by design objects and stories Takeover’ day in Dumfries’s historic town of live music, visual arts, flm, dance and market, a health and wellbeing village, performing their own comedy material with depictions of buildings from from Dundee’s sister UNESCO Cities of centre that featured both world-class theatre celebrated the young people musical performances and much more. to a live audience. different eras, inviting contemplation Design. performers and up-and-coming talent. of the city’s architectural and built of Inverclyde and provided a showcase Mining the Past, Facing the Future Existence: Life and Beyond heritage. STEM at The Helix TEDxYouth@Glasgow for their creative contributions to the National Mining Museum Scotland Trust Edinburgh Science Festival | Edinburgh | Falkirk Community Trust Ltd | Falkirk | TEDxGlasgow | Glasgow | 31 May 2018 region’s past, present and future. The Glasgow Trophy ATP The frst TEDxGlasgow event designed | Midlothian | 30 June – 29 September 31 March – 15 April 2018 19 May 2018 The Young and the Wild Challenger specifcally by and for young people 2018 As part of Edinburgh Science Festival’s All things Science, Technology, Lawn Tennis Association/Tennis aged between 12 and 26 years, enabled Edinburgh International Film Festival | 2018 celebration of the wonder and Engineering and Maths came to The Museum hosted three YoYP Scotland’s youth to showcase their ideas, Edinburgh | 20 June – 1 July 2018 diversity of life on Earth, young artist’s Scotland | Glasgow | 28 April – 6 May Falkirk’s Helix Park for a one-day event 2018 events during 2018, all created energy and innovative thinking. Over As part of the Edinburgh International assistants were recruited to work with 2018 flled with interactive workshops, and organised by their youth panel. 2,200 young attendees were invited Film Festival, The Young and the Wild artist Jack Hackenwerth to create the Over 1,000 young people participated experiments and insights including This included the ‘Coal Generation: to arrive at the SEC Clyde Auditorium offered a packed programme of events world’s biggest balloon sculpture ‘Event in the highest-level tennis tournament LEGO construction challenges, virtual Queens, Teens and Life Outside the with an open mind and leave with new for young people ranging from flm Horizon’ in the National Museum of ever to be held in Scotland. It featured reality kits, an electronics workshop by Mines’ exhibition unveiling rarely seen perspectives on their futures. screenings and ‘in person’ events to Scotland’s Grand Gallery. Their Youth an interactive roadshow, coaching and Glasgow Science Centre and even a photography from their collection, hands-on flmmaking workshops and Consultation Group also hosted pop-up workforce sessions by Judy Murray and scientifc food fght. curated by young people. masterclasses for 15-25 year olds. activity during the second week of the matches played by some of the best Festival. tennis talent in the world.
8 9 10 The Toonproduction, The . the hard-hittinginteractive theatre up-and-coming young performers, and Scotland andDumfries&Galloway's Rudimental, two new stagesshowcasing activities, headlineactsSigalaand including awealth of new, interactive two days of enhanced entertainment moved to anew 20,000 capacity site for Scotland’s largestfreeyouth musicevent Signifcantly upscaled for YoYP 2018, | 30 June –1 July 2018 Dumfries &Galloway Council |Dumfries Youth Beatz variety of workshops, talks andevents. as adedicated KidsComic Zoneanda aspiring young artistsof colour aswell novel anthologyshowcasing work by launched Full Colour –agraphic running comic bookconvention For YoYP 2018,Scotland’s longest- BHP Comics |Glasgow |30 June 2018 Glasgow Comic Con performances by young people. taster sessionsfor young andold, years aswell asentertainment, sports young peopleagedbetween 3and14 mass participationrunningevents for 70.3 Edinburgh,IRONKIDSprovided up to theendurance triathlon,IRONMAN Taking place atthree venues inthelead Midlothian |29–30 June 2018 IRONMAN |Edinburgh, East Lothian & IRONKIDS Scotland An overview of
YoYP 2018fundedevents sun, sand,windandwater. four core elements of life onthe island– creative programme focusing onthe to showcase freshtalentanddeliver a and presented entirelyby young people the ELEVATE stagewas programmed Scotland andbeyond. ForYoYP 2018, welcomes world-class musiciansfrom Each year, TireeMusicFestival July 2018 Tiree Music Festival CIC| Tiree |13–15 Tiree Music Festival creativity. views andshowcased theirskillsand people confdently expressed their galleries inthreelocations, young Through inclusive projectsatpartner creative participantsandevaluators. on rolesasartists,curators, educators, programme saw young peopletake This new andcollaborative visualarts & Tarbert |7 July –9December 2018 Engage Scotland |Edinburgh, Glasgow Celebrate ART were involved atevery stage. running of thefestival, young people From thecreationof new to writing the made its2018debutinRenfrewshire. this exciting new young writersfestival talent fromrightacrossthecountry, developedpoetry by young andaspiring Featuring plays, monologues,songsand | Renfrewshire |27 July 2018 PACE Theatre Company Write Here Write Now
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Edinburgh |3 August 2018 College of Art. designed by studentsfromEdinburgh 100-strong chorusinbespoke costumes youth-led creative elementsincludeda WW1 centenary year. New, spectacular generations pastandpresentinthe that madeconnections between delivered anew youth project Productions, this14-18NOW production composer AnnaMeredithand59 A collaboration between contemporary Scotland’s young people. built, directed andperformed by OTHERLAND was designed, poetry, music, dance, theatre,comedy and and nothingwas impossible.Featuring world whereimaginationwas indulged a festival for YoYP 2018–analternative Young peoplecreated afestival within Beauly |2–4 August 2018 Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival | OTHERLAND the week-long festival. dancing atCulloden,take place across installations atGlencoe andceilidh grime artistsatBrodieCastle to sound the Highlandsandsaw everything from National Trust for Scotland sites across multi-arts festival was staged atsix created LIVE!/BEÒ!.This brand new arts festival to sixyoung curators who over control of theirannual youth The HighlandYouth ArtsHub handed 13 –18 August 2018 Highland Youth Arts Hub |Highlands | LIVE!/BEÒ! more, aroundthethemeof ‘freedom’. popular authors,topical debates and event programme delivered Q&Aswith Festival team, this youth-focused and theEdinburghInternational Book old pupilsfromCraigmillar schools Co-curated by agroupof 8-14year Edinburgh |11–28 August 2018 Edinburgh International Book Festival | Codename F Edinburgh International Festival | Opening Event: Five Telegrams Aberdeen Standard Investments
Orkney International | Orkney |6–12September 2018 Orkney International Science Festival Ltd the event. by theevent’s media team to helpcover ceremony; they were alsomentored of theevent’sand delivery opening schools played akey roleinthecreation took partandpupilsfromlocal high seven talented young Scottish runners spectacular drops.To markYoYP 2018, terrain withprecipitous ridgelinesand the mostchallengingScottish mountain Four skyrunning races infour days across September 2018 Skyline Scotland |Kinlochleven |13–16 Skyrunning World Championships the frstEuropeanamateur team to in Slovenia, whohadrecently become students fromtheSpacelink Institute Children’s Theatre Clubandatalkby Viking-themed performance by Orkney YoYP 2018performances includeda sessions acrosstheprogramme. Special at thefestival, hostingevents andQ&A 2018, young peopletook centre stage offered somethingfor everyone. ForYoYP the Tay RoadBridge,theannualFestival and frommakingrockets to building black holesto hydrogen for transport With topics ranging fromsupermassive Science Festival was designedby ateam madeupof arangeto of try sports,theentireevent young musiciansandtheopportunity art installationsto performances from North Glasgow. Fromstreetfood and in anew, site-specifc, urbanarenain parkour, skateboard andBMXdisplays Crowds were dazzled by highintensity 25 August 2018 Scottish Canals| Glasgow | Youth Urban Games reach space. Glasgow’s young people.
The Big Takeover Photo: The Big Takeover record attempt. successful BeanoStudiosworld art anddesignworkshops anda Shaper/Caper andScottish Ballet, piece created incollaboration with and Sistema Scotland, amass dance performances fromPrimalScream Festival. The event featured musical and delivered theentiretwo-day, 3D people’s collective co-designed, planned V&A MuseumoutsideLondon,ayoung To celebrate theopeningof the only September 2018 V&A Dundee |Dundee |14–15 V&A Dundee’s 3DFestival nam FèisatStrathpeffer Pavilion. on theeve of theconcert, duringCe l musicians alsoshowcased theirtalents at theNorthernMeetingPark.Young outdoor celebration of Highlandculture performers together inalarge-scale, YoYP 2018bringinghundredsof young Festival, was created especiallyfor Òran M r,anew strand of theBlas Inverness |14–15September 2018 Féisean nanGàidheal|Straphpeffer & Òran Mòr @Blas
16 September 2018 Shetland Islands Council |Lerwick |14– The Big Takeover –Shetland Youth ShortsShowcase. intergenerational family events andthe pop-up events, accessible screenings, Programmers designedanddelivered in learningaboutflm.In2018,Young by, for andwithyoung peopleinterested flms andcreative workshops designed An outstandingrange of international 14 –16September 2018 The Glasgow Film Theatre |Glasgow | Glasgow and muchmore. sporting events, crafts flm,arts,writing, music anddrama performances, curated allof thecontent including were taken over by young peoplewho before seeninShetland-seven venues culture andsports–onascale never In athree-day programme of arts,
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Photo: Erika Stevenson The Buke of Howlat at Findhorn Bay Festival Stepping In
Findhorn Bay Arts | Moray | Aberdeen Performing Arts | Aberdeen | 8
26 September – 1 October 2018 December 2018 A spectacular celebration of arts and Co-designed by Aberdeen’s young people, culture in the heart of Moray, the Stepping In marked the re-opening of the 2018 FUNDED EVENTS YOYP Festival delivers a vibrant mix of theatre, city’s redeveloped Music Hall and flled performance, music, dance, visual arts, Graphic Design Festival Scotland the A-listed building with performances, exhibitions and tours. For YoYP 2018, participatory opportunities and activities Moray’s young people co-created The involving over 1,000 local young people in a Buke of Howlat, a new and unique Paisley Halloween Festival fantastic celebration. theatre piece based on the Scottish Renfrewshire Council | Paisley | 26 – 27 literary work. Knight at the Castle Edinburgh’s Hogmanay 19 #ScotArt October 2018 Historic Environment Scotland | Social Bite’s Wee Sleep Out Underbelly | Edinburgh | 30 December 2018 Scottish Youth Poetry Slam For 2018, this annual ‘spooktacular’ Edinburgh | 5 October 2018 Social Bite | Various locations across The city’s annual Torchlight Procession ConFAB | Stirling, Inverness & Greenock | event was signifcantly enhanced with Co-curated with Young Scot, Edinburgh Scotland | 9 November 2018 was enhanced through the delivery of a new creative elements co-designed by 27 September – 25 October 2018 Napier University, Impact Arts and a youth panel. It included large-scale Social Bite, inspired by the success of Scotland-wide engagement project, to Young people from across Scotland Scotland’s Urban Past, this unique parade artworks, a theatrical performance Sleep in the Park 2017 and the enthusiasm bookend #ScotWord, that saw 14 large were invited to take part in music, poetry after-hours event at Edinburgh Castle featuring a 50-strong cast of young of under-16s to get involved, put young scale bespoke artworks created and then and performance workshops leading featured a top line-up of music acts and people and aerial performers, All or people in the driving seat by inviting set alight as the fery centerpiece for the up to the Scottish Youth Poetry Slam showcased some of Scotland’s brightest Nothing, as well as a creative learning them to take the lead on developing and culmination of the procession. Curated by 2018, where they had the opportunity to young creative talent through themed programme designed to develop skills in delivering their own sleep outs. From young people to represent 14 regions of compete for the title of Scottish Youth bars, fun activities and one or two everything from marketing to drama. living rooms to community halls, bedroom Scotland, the artworks were also exhibited Poetry Slam Master 2018. surprises. on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile in the days
foors to sports centres, young people Offski leading up to the end of the year and Futureproof The Royal National Mòd across Scotland raised awareness of Electric Theatre Workshop | Dumfries & homelessness in their communities. the fnale of YoYP 2018. National Theatre of Scotland | Various An Comunn Gaidheàlach | Dunoon | 12 Galloway | 26 – 28 October 2018 2018 People Young of Year locations across Scotland | 28 September – 20 October 2018 Dreams for the Future This site-specifc theatre performance, – 28 October 2018 In celebration of YoYP 2018, young staged in an historic crypt, was created Peter Pan Moat Brae Society | Dumfries | Ten leading UK and international artists people played a central role in planning and performed by the Dumfries & 24 November – 2 December 2018 embedded themselves in communities and promoting Scotland’s premier Galloway Ensemble, the region’s frst In a three-day festival for the whole across Scotland to adapt and create Gaelic festival in Dunoon. New events youth performance company. The young community, running over two weekends, performances with young people. This included the Junior Shinty Cup; drama, people were mentored in a range of the young people of Dumfries & Galloway new, major and radical festival of theatre language and music workshops disciplines and producing skills, including took over the running of Moat Brae, where saw young theatre-makers design, delivered in advance of the festival; and play-writing, choreography and technical JM Barrie drew inspiration for his writing. develop and stage 11 events across 12 a brand new app developed by young management. Music, theatre, guided tours and a special traditional and site-specifc venues from people. CrocRock! Carnival lit up Dumfries at the Edinburgh to Unst. At Your Leisure Las! Ignite! end of 2018. Ed Littlewood Productions/Room 2 Young & Powerful An Lanntair | Stornoway | 20 – 25 Manoeuvre | Edinburgh & East Lothian | Sunday Mail Young Scot Awards Graphic Design Festival Scotland | October 2015 29 October – 3 November 2018 Young Scot Enterprise/Media Scotland Glasgow | 1 October – 23 November This exciting new arts festival at An At Your Leisure delivered live productions Events | Glasgow | 30 November 2018 2018 Lanntair was run by young people and workshops from international Scotland’s biggest celebration of young The Festival introduced a brand new for young people. As well as curating professional dance companies that were people and their achievements included Young and Powerful Poster Competition exhibition spaces, programming the created for young people to celebrate the live entertainment, celebrities and the to give young people the tools to explore cinema and delivering workshops, open relationship between sport and dance. inspirational stories of young nominees. topics important to them through visual mic nights and comedy, young people At Your Leisure’s Youth Panel took the In 2018, Glasgow’s Clyde Auditorium communication. The fnal exhibition at invited creative industry professionals to lead on the creation and delivery of showcased more young people than ever The Lighthouse in Glasgow provided a symposium to talk about career paths the event and undertook various roles during a glittering evening that was also space for thought-provoking new and take part in important discussions including photographers, designers, broadcast on television. perspectives. around mental health. composers, producers and social media
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The organisers of each of the 49 In addition to the 49 outcome reports, people often opened the eyes of an funded events that took place across many event organisers and their older and more established workforce partners, as well as young people to new ways of seeing the world, of Scotland as part of the YoYP 2018
themselves, submitted supplementary communicating, and of thinking from a SUMMARY EXECUTIVE
Signature and Open event programmes information and insight in the form of younger perspective.
V&A Dundee's 3D Festival 3D Dundee's V&A submitted detailed event outcome media reports, summaries, case studies, reports, addressing various aspects volunteer profles, visual imagery, BUILDING KINDER COMMUNITIES takes a closer look at the ways in which of event planning, programming and photographs and video footage. These were delivered to the EventScotland young people approached the idea delivery. Key to each outcome report team and closely analysed from both a of reaching out to their communities, was the opportunity it afforded event quantitative and qualitative perspective. locally, regionally and nationally, and organisers to highlight ways in which the imaginative and empathetic ways they had approached co-designing Although the detail provided varies from in which many young people who report to report, taken together the experience exclusion and isolation – due with young people, ways in which material provides a substantial body of to disability, mental health, chaotic they had reached out to communities evidence that clearly refects not only lifestyle, rural location or deprived and embraced diversity, and ways in the huge successes of YoYP 2018, but circumstances – were supported to take which they expected the experience of also the challenges addressed along the part in YoYP 2018 as participants and way – by event organisers and young performers. delivering their co-designed events to people alike – and the opportunities
leave a lasting impact. that the learnings from the 2018 events FROM PARTICIPATION TO programme will provide for the future. PERFORMANCE showcases the outstanding skills and talents of the This report refects those successes, many thousands of Scotland’s young
challenges and opportunities by people who volunteered to deliver addressing key thematic strands that events and took part as performers emerged from the evidence provided in events the length and breadth of
and which, in turn, refect the six themes Scotland. 2018 People Young of Year and fve key objectives (detailed in this report’s introduction) of YoYP 2018. The Finally, LEAVING A LASTING IMPACT report is structured into four sections, explores how the YoYP 2018 events following the events programme journey programme has made a positive and from the start of the co-design process to lasting impact on the lives of so many the lasting impacts that it leaves. young people and also on the ways in which event organisers and their THE CO-DESIGN JOURNEY provides partners in industry plan to work insight into working with young collaboratively with young people in people through a collaborative design the future. process and explores issues around accommodating the needs of different The overarching success of YoYP 2018 is age groups, providing supported clearly evidenced within this report. autonomy and building both skills and Yes, there are challenges to be addressed confdence in a younger workforce. but there are also opportunities to be It also addresses opportunities to embraced and great outcomes make participation in co-design more already being delivered. accessible and looks at the different ways in which the co-design process allowed young people to have their views heard and acted upon. Finally, this section highlights how working with young
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Year of Young People 2018 THE CO-DESIGN JOURNEY 20 Existence: Life and Beyond Photo: Edinburgh Science Festival to delivery. engaged andmotivated from planning in keeping their just insetting upa co-designteambut event organisers, thechallenges lay not activities, was oftenchallenging. For family commitments andextra-curricular homework and assignments, exams, tasks ontopof lessonsandlectures, attend meetings andcarry outadditional finding timetotake on a volunteer role, For the younger cohort inparticular, many existing demandsontheir time. to engage in YoYP 2018despitethe Young peopleembraced theopportunity recruitment toretention The journey from SECTION 1 . 1
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event managementcourse atcollege. Incentives withaddedimpact involvement contributing towards their TEDxYouth@Glasgow beneftted by their experience whiletheco-designers of Certifcate aspartof theirco-design Scotland’s Participative Democracy Awards accreditation andYouthLink were supported to work towards Saltire V&A Dundee’s3DFestival, for example, involved. The young co-designers of focus to notonlygetinvolved butstay people withadditionalmotivation and beyond theevent provided young accreditations andawards thatlasted benefcial. Young Scot Reward Points, to incentivising was often more but adoptingastrategic approach costs andrefreshments was helpful, Addressing practical issueslike travel
21 Edinburgh’s Hogmanay 19 #ScotArt Glasgow Trophy ATP Challenger Photo: Ian Georgeson Photo: Tennis Scotland Year of Young People 2018 THE CO-DESIGN JOURNEY 22 through theco-design process. platform andgiving everyone a voice people iskey tocreating anequal increase participation for all young Finding ways toimprove access and to participation Breaking down barriers SECTION 1.2 motivated group. they once theinitialdrop off hadtaken place, with smaller groups –often findingthat would, inthe future, chooseto work of event organisers reported that they young peopleas volunteers. A number accounttakeninto whenworking with insights into thefactors that needto be event organisers, italsoraised valuable co-design team presented challenges to or not. While of losingmembers their group whether they are young people of challengesany working with volunteer may reflect, to a certain extent, the transport andother commitments and to practical issuesaround availability, got underway. Often this was down drop offs asthe co-design process designers, inevitably many experienced widest possibleinvolvement of young co- considered various options to supportthe While themajority of event organisers Safety in(smaller) numbers
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Dundee Design Festival Presents... Photo: Erika Stevenson people aspossible. with aswideacommunity of young them inagoodpositionto co-design the MentalHealthFoundationput and Young PeopleManagerfrom issues. Involving aChildren,Families people experiencing mentalhealth track record of working withyoung partners onboardwithastrong from theoutsetthatthey needed Health ArtsFestival were clear organisers of theScottish Mental Five Telegrams, whiletheevent in theco-design groupof theirevent, with autism,dyslexia anddyspraxia Festival provided supportfor people committee. EdinburghInternational from DeafAction ontheiradvisory and alsoincludedarepresentative Index of MultipleDeprivation (SIMD) from areasidentifedby theScottish Consultation Groupfor candidates protected seatsontheirYouth Edinburgh Science Festival created For Existence: Life andBeyond and disadvantaged backgrounds. minority orhard-to-reach groups reaching outto young peoplefrom barriers to participation–aswell as mental healthissuesorother young peoplelivingwithdisabilities, process asaccessible aspossiblefor This meantmakingtheco-design of young peopleinco-design teams. the widestpossiblerepresentation alike, was how to involve andengage organisers andyoung co-designers a critical consideration for event and wellbeing, andparticipation, equality anddiscrimination,health In linewithYoYP 2018themesof Genuine inclusivity
Centre supported meto attend.” meetings butResource thestaff from Disability tochallenge wasgetting theYouth Panel Events which hasincreased confidence. my Mybiggest made newfriendsandbeenableto socialise, me to haveacompletely newexperience. I’ve “Being involvedinPaisley Halloweenallowed Young co-designer, Paisley Halloween Festival 23 Futureproof Photo: Pete Dibdin
Year of Young People 2018 THE CO-DESIGN JOURNEY 24 Mining the Past, Facing the Future Photo: Rob McDougall replaced with virtual solutions. needed tobesupplemented or even discovered that traditional ‘meetings’ to planandexchange ideas.Many to assembletheir young co-designers finding both thetimeandplace challenges facingevent organisers was Undoubtedly, oneof thebiggest the room Thinking outside SECTION 1.3
Event organiser, At Your Leisure easier manner.” further deliberations inan would facilitate this task and that aprivate Facebook group itwasdeemed commitments, to distances andvarious meetings were held but due Leisure. Initially,physical perform aspartof At Your of dance companies thatwould to decideupontheprogramme was for youth panelmembers Thefirst order ofbusiness
At Your Leisure Photo: Eloi Teixido example, requiredonlythreeface- Scottish Youth Slam,for Poetry co-design process andexperience. others itwas acritical elementof the simply wasn’t anoption,whilefor to meetinpersononaregularbasis time. Forsomeevents, theopportunity to travel andotherdemandsontheir distance thatyoung peopleneeded people themselves. refected thepreferences of theyoung played asignifcant roleandalso where availability was atapremium, and sometimesto replace meetings using virtualchannelsto keep intouch, through. However, for mostevents, team andallow ideasto beworked between allmembersof theco-design workshops to create bondsof trust person-to-person meetingsand refect thevalue of holdingtraditional Event outcome reportsconsistently Communicating virtually the entireweekend programme. Saturday programme to co-curating people’s rolefromco-curating the event organisersextended theyoung coordinated strengthof inputthatthe period andthisresulted insucha met every Thursday for a14-month team for V&A Dundee’s3DFestival a 19-monthperiod.The co-design for Generation Zmetregularlyover whereas thesixyoung co-designers to-face meetingsbefore theirevent group, thescope of agesinvolved, the the event, thesize of theco-design of factors includingthenatureof widely andthiswas dueto anumber meetings andworkshops varied regularity andstyleof co-design Across theevents programme, the Meeting inperson
etn nieta npro,wie groupintouch. phoneconferencing to keep the Evolve Festandanumberof other meeting onlinethaninperson,while co-designers were morecomfortable quickly establishedthattheiryoung Scotland andYouth UrbanGames face-to-face meetings.IRONKIDS check progressandsometimesreplace communication, agreeandassigntasks, social mediaplatforms to maintain groups, madegooduseof digitaland common withmostof theco-design The co-designers of Generation Z,in Lucy (26),YoYP 2018Coordinator, Dreamsfor theFuture young to enough know everything!’.” Brae future Ihope and generations willrealise they’re ‘not YoYPlegacy from 2018 willcontinue for years to come atMoat whichever feldIwork future. inthe I’mcertain the that I developed over course the year ofthe willbevaluable in oftenor artists, taking skills The meetings. leadinthese the organisationscomfortable withpartner meetings holding byhugely and year ofthe end the Iwas much more Over course the of2018 my confdence inmy work grew were often highlightofmy the week! was always ourThursday infectious and afternoon sessions were young awonderful group to work enthusiasm with,their teamof the to come JMBCreatives upwithsolutions.The tackling combined new the experiences using challenges and really Ideveloped felt professionally asIwas constantly hugely positive experience for Ilearned me. somuch and Overall, beginning. the itwasvoice a beheard right from employee, itwas Year' spirit inthe 'Themed ofthe to letmy Administrative Assistant onlyoffcial‘young’ the being and “I beganworking for Peter the Pan MoatBrae Trust asan Lucy’s story
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Year of Young People 2018 THE CO-DESIGN JOURNEY 26 as anequalpartner. playing field where everyone was seen build confidence, helped to create a level to know eachother, try outideasand designers andevent organisers could get creating safe environments in which co- and embedded.Setting ground rulesand process hadtobeunderstood,agreed Before co-design could begin,the for growth Preparing theground SECTION 1.4 and discusstheir ideas. young person an equalopportunity to share to arrive at ashared vision by givingevery - OTHERLAND –afestival withina festival of Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival’s and found their than verbally designers to share their ideas visually rather allowand magazinecutouts,to young co- and methodologies, including post-itnotes 3D Festival usedarange of visual tools bringing intools of their own. Young Scot Co-design Blueprint as well as ideas. To address this,organisers usedthe speak outandtheresources to work through process, often lacked both the confidence to Young people,at thestartof theco-design creativity Using toolstounlock used LEGO Serious Play Methodology
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Dundee Design Festival Presents... Photo: Alan Richardson an equalcollaboration. and focus onbuildinganddeepening had to extend beyond consultation people, they recognised thatco-design activities inconsultation withyoung previous experience of developing from 20to 26.AlthoughHYAH had slightly oldercohort ranging inage rules for allco-designers: established clear ground Dundee’s 3DFestival From theoutset, V&A theco-design team needsto • • • • • the word go Ground rules from
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Edinburgh’s Hogmanay 19 #ScotArt Photo: Ian Georgeson work around theage gaps. were more ambitiousand found ways to target 8to26 year oldage bracket, others work with anarrower age group within the maturity. While many organisers choseto varying levels of capability, experience and from children toadults–revealed widely ranged from 8to26 years –basically, Working with ‘young people’ whose ages a number Age ismore than SECTION 1.5
Event organiser, Edinburgh’s Hogmanay 19#ScotArt opinions to beshared.” a more diverse range of backgrounds allowed for wider agegroups and Working with
Evolve Fest 2018 Photo: RIG Arts one groupwould bechallengingfor together suchawideagerange into Many organisersfelt thatputting up of themiddleandolderbands. co-designers were predominantlymade specifcally aimedat8-16year olds–but Social Bite’s Wee SleepOutevent was in theYoYP 2018 cohort –for example, events represented theyoungest people the participantsandperformers atthe younger endof thespectrum.Many of this simplywasn’t truefor thoseat the taking responsibilityto carry outtasks, may have hadexperience of working or end of the‘young people’agespectrum Whiletheolder absolutely terrifying!”. Glasgow, andArgyll&Bute: “Itwas visual artsprogramme inEdinburgh, the organisersof Celebrate, a ART prospect. Infact, according to oneof designers was anew andchallenging working withyoung peopleasco- For many of theevent organisers, Finding common ground 18s only. hours’ event, focused onover on theotherhand,for their‘after age grouping.KnightattheCastle, year olds–amorenaturally aligned restricted middle age band of 13-18 In worked fromtheoutsetwitha organisers of Aberdeen’sStepping and #ScotArt, whiletheevent age groupsfor both#ScotWord developed resource kitsfor different as one.Edinburgh’sHogmanay older andyounger groupstogether a similarage,before mergingthe confdence withotherpeopleof express theirviews andbuildtheir the process, allowing themto freely groups rightatthebeginningof and Beyond into two separate age co-designers for Existence: Life Science Festival splittheiryoung different ways. The Edinburgh everyone andaddressedthisin
Event organiser, Futureproof or younger.” only four are 25years old under theageof30and members, only11 are we are old!Ofour 57staff However, werealised that a staff body,asyoung. we thinkofourselves, as a youngorganisation and “We present ourselves as comfortable with. and wasn’t abadge they felt their authority andposition word ‘Youth’ undermined Futureproof their Scotland (NTS) reported that while National Theatre of want any specialtreatment’ designers emphatically ‘didn’t challenge astheir young co- for example, faced atricky Design Festival Presents… The organisers of meeting YoYP 2018objectives. organisers inthecontext of up challenges for theevent perceptions of age threw co-designers, their own For someof the young around age perceptions Challenging
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Year of Young People 2018 THE CO-DESIGN JOURNEY 30 Youth Beatz Photo: Dumfries & Galloway Council Event organiser, Mining thePast, Facing theFuture deadlines andmore support goingforward.” will beworkingto remain youth-led but offer firmer to timemanagementby theyoungpeopleandwe working withyoungpeople–thesereally stem down “We faced afew challenges throughout theyearwhile assigning tasksandresponsibilities. take into account their experience when the younger andolder age bandsand very different needsand expectations of realised that they neededtoaddress the age-appropriate way. Organisers quickly event hastobemanaged inasensitive and allowing themtotake theleadinstagingan Involving young peopleinco-design and a safety net A free rein and SECTION 1.6
facilitation.” them withstructure and autonomy andsupporting between givingpeople the tension wediscovered from thisinaugural group was The biggestlearningwetook challenging andenlightening. Team was,inequalparts, the Young People Project Event organiser, Futureproof Graeme (13),Young Co-designer, Youth Beatz to doasmy career.” Iwould thisissomething that me like increased my confdence shown and Park Farm. team the Joining really has buildweek ofthe at alsoaspart and was great to beinvolved inbothdays certain event, ofthe aspects it and previously. alotoffundesigning Ihad neverhaving attended agroup my frst experience ofyouth work, JuniorEvents“Joining the Team was Graeme’s story The experience of young co-design grouptheopportunity worked well asthey gave therestof the much therewas to do.Bothsolutions than gettingoverwhelmed by how specifc aspectsof event rather delivery and interests, allowing themto focus on into sub-groups,basedonexisting skills meetings andassignedtheirmembers chairing of theyoung co-designers’ Festival Coordinator whotook over the Coordinator. Las!/Ignite!appointed a round, paidrolefor aYoYP 2018Project example, putinplace apart-time,year- paid roles.Dreamsfor theFuture,for proposals, recruited young leadersinto in linewiththeirYoYP 2018event the co-design team orevent organisers, their own young leadersfromwithin Many co-design groupseitherappointed Assigning leadershiproles inexperience andalackof confdence. challenging andthiswas down to actions atthestartof theprocess was of theirco-design team to undertake too noted thatgettingsomemembers The organisersof TEDxYouth@Glasgow situations thatwould overstretch them. young peopleto avoid placingthemin need to temper theirexpectations of Takeover -Shetlandhighlighted the while theevent organisersfor The Big festival andturntheirideasinto reality take ownership of theDumfries-based primarily thoseundertheageof 14,to difculty of gettingyoung co-designers, for theFuturecommented onthe YoYP 2018coordinator for Dreams how to handleit–varied hugely. The given thiskindof autonomy –orknew which young peoplewanted to be end of theagescale. The extent to particularly withthoseattheyounger could beproblematicinpractice, was akey objective of co-design but lead’ inprojectplanninganddelivery Allowing young peopleto ‘take the Providing supported autonomy
TEDxYouth@Glasgow Photo: Ian Watson in charge. moreemotionalissues,suchaslackof there was aresponsibleyoung person applyingstrictenoughdeadlines,to organisers thesecurityof knowing that career;their future andgave theevent young people to make decisions by Shetland alldiscovered thatleaving the FutureandThe BigTakeover - Generation Z, MiningthePastFacing event organisers,theteams supporting to) decisions.Incommon withmany and inmaking(and thensticking getting tasks accomplished ontime This was revealed inthecontext of signifcantly slowed down progress. end of theYoYP 2018 agerange – again, particularlythoseattheyounger that working withyoung people–and the events programme reportswas A common thread revealed through decide? How longhave we got to which they could take into forward opportunity to gainvaluable skills peer; gave theappointed leaderthe to theirown ageto beconsidered a to beledby someonecloseenough Event organiser, Celebrate ART geographical distance.” range oforganisations and there are newpartners, a particularlywhereprojects, and runningpartnership you thinkfor developing than time andflexibility “Always buildinmore performers andcontributors. to source andsecureoutsideservices, impacted available onthetimeleft confdence. The resultingdelays then rather thanthroughmeetingsandnot communication beingmadeby email factors includingpractical issuessuchas making was hamperedby anumber of themselves often didn’twork. Decision- 31
Year of Young People 2018 THE CO-DESIGN JOURNEY 32 Stepping In Photo: Richard Frew YoYP 2018Coordinator, Dreams for theFuture follow thesethrough…” support from thestaff team to thenneededalotof ideas, they ofweird andwonderful lots fantastic atcoming up with were …althoughthey meets experience When enthusiasm SECTION 1.7 working with young people. by experts with direct experience of for ittobeharnessedandnurtured thinking, butthere was often aneed was certainly noshortage of original partners with their creativity. There impressed event organisers and Young co-designers consistently
Becky (14),Young Ambassador, Stepping In I’maYoungsay that Ambassador.” with different jobsaswell. I’mvery proud to massive renovation Iloved and out helping MusicHalllookedThe sobeautifulafter its such afantastic dayfor my and me peers. MusicHall’sthe Thiswas grand re-opening. experience jobmyself the by during helping to know better thisindustry asIgotto photography promotion. and Ialsogot very usefulskillssome such asadvertising, valuable experience because ittaught me YoungThe Ambassadorcourse was avery Ambassadors. withmy bond and fellowindustry Young very successfulsome peopleworking inthe different skills to learn Ialsogotto and meet offered abroad range and ofactivities Young Ambassadors course. course The with Aberdeen their and Performing Arts ofworking opportunity amazing the “I had Becky’s story
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STEM@TheHelix Photo: Falkirk Community Trust consultant withmany years’ experience for example, was facilitated by aneducation for Edinburgh'sHogmanay 18#ScotWord, The initialco-design workshop inGlasgow in additionalexpertise. while othersclosedthegapby bringing recruited by Young Scot for 2018activity, and YoYP 2018Ambassadorsnetwork provide supportthroughtheCommunic18 process andpartneredwithYoung Scot to spotted thisgapduringtheco-design majority of organisers.Many quickly activity, thissimplywasn’t thecase for the turn young people’sideasinto focused with theexpertise andexperience to were youth workers themselves, equipped While theevent organisersof Youth Beatz Calling inthe youth experts confdence andtrustwithinthegroups. the ‘experts’ successfully builtself- responsibility to theiryoung co-designers, managed andappropriately supported encouraging creative thinking.Bygiving training andalsoby nurturingideasand through practical skillsandevent planning also acted asmentors, providing support lead organisersof TEDxYouth@Glasgow in working withyoung peoplewhilethe
community. to promotingislandcultureand people, aswell asahugecommitment years’ experience inteaching young an individualwhobroughtalong40 Music Festival, was supported by people’ buttheorganisationof Tiree in ageto theoldestcohort of ‘young cases, theexperts were relatively close Impact Artsamongothers.Insome Young Scot, NapierUniversity and youth-led organisations,working with tapped into theskillsof anumberof the organisersof KnightattheCastle YoYPof ffty 2018ambassadorswhile Takeover -Shetlandandtheirgroup the planningteam for The Big providedStaff acritical linkbetween Parliament andYouth Work Support Members of theScottish Youth place to deliver events successfully. training, ensuringtherewas capacity in build ontheircapabilities withspecifc young people’screative ideasbutto not onlyaneedto harnessanddirect For many event organisers,therewas capability –through training Building capacity –and delivered by their own staff. focused SkillsDevelopment Programme, mentoring andtraining to develop and The organisersof FindhornBay Festival theatre productionThe Buke of the stage theirambitiousworld premiere enhance therange of skillsrequiredto a six-monthprogramme of activities, engaged theiryoung co-designers in Future, puttheiryouth team througha designed MiningthePast,Facing Mining MuseumScotland, whoco- their team managementwhile National the principlesthey’d absorbedinto youth work training andthenbrought team for LIVE!/BEÓ!asked to be given expert guidance. The young co-design themselves whorecognised theneedfor Sometimes itwas theyoung people presenting ideas. confdence inpublicspeakingand vocal coaching andtraining to instill International Science Festival delivered similar vein, theorganisersof Orkney would beableto actuponthem.Ina with therelevant event partnerswho their thoughtsandviews confdently designers were equippedto fully share this new skillsset,theiryoung co- and technical skills.Asaresultof fundraising; andonprogramming on customer marketing services, and vlogging andsocialmediaengagement; Stepping Inran workshops onblogging, Howlat. AberdeenPerforming Art’s
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Year of Young People 2018 THE CO-DESIGN JOURNEY 34 STAGE iT Photo: CT Productions possible. they comfort zones andachieve thingsthat grow inconfidence, move out of their all stages of planning,saw young people from theoutset andinvolving themin approach, working with young people who adopted agenuinely collaborative collaborative process. Event organisers Co-design is,by its very nature, a confidence Collaboration breeds SECTION 1.8
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Event organiser, Youth Beatz ownership andresponsibility.” as aresult offeeling asenseof their confidence andself-esteem belonging, inturnincreasing people asenseofpurposeand co-design team can giveyoung Becoming involved ina becoming ‘Board not Bored’. the youth team for Las!Ignite! considered andpersonal with panel’ title to something more name from ageneric ‘youth early onby changingtheir more literal senseof ownership remit. Many alsoassumed a tasks above andbeyond their commitment to carryingout and showing unwavering shouldering responsibility of ownership of their event, groups developed aclear sense collaboratively, young co-design Largely asaresult of working ownership Collective
degree of trepidationfound themselves approached co-design withsome event organiserswhohadinitially collaboration was astounding and The creativitythatemergedthrough Look what we cando! me throughoutlife.” Ambassadors, thiswillnow help from beingpartof theMusicHall In: “Myconfdence hasincreasedgreatly of theyoung co-designers for Stepping general…” –a sentimentechoedby one on bothotherpeopleandtheworld in treat them,theimpactthatIcan have how Iinteract withotherpeople,how I “… thishasmadememoreaware of Glasgow co-designer commented: lives.future AsoneTEDxYouth@ experience, butwillimpactontheir central to theirenjoyment of the collaborative approachwas notonly For many of theyoung people,this • • • • • beneftted by: supported to work asateam reveal thatyoung peoplewhowere Event outcome reportsconsistently with event organisersandpartners. and allowing themto work asequals of teamwork withtheirco-design peers ideas, introducingthemto theconcept respected, butaboutvalidating their young co-designers were listened to and not simplyaboutensuringthattheir around theyoung people.This was co-design process, buildingitwithand put collaboration attheheartof their Youth FilmFestival andFive Telegrams, and 19#ScotArt, Futureproof, Glasgow Edinburgh's Hogmanay 18#ScotWord In common withthemajorityof events, Working asoneteam
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Year of Young People 2018 THE CO-DESIGN JOURNEY 36 STEM at the Helix reach a younger demographic. evolving marketing and PRstrategies to audiences of thefuture by adapting and eyes tonew co-designers openedevent organisers’ events tonew audiences. Often the young models toincrease reach andconnect social mediaintheir embedding digitalcommunications and their confident approach toembracing and people madetotheco-design process was One of thekey contributions that young virtual handshake Digital fluency andthe SECTION 1.9
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Arts Festival Youth Slamledonusing Poetry the young co-designers for Scottish Escape theFake event whileone of media takeover days to promote their Life andBeyond stagedtwo social report ontheirevent. Existence: Instagram channels to promote or a ‘takeover’ of theevent organisers’ Telegrams andStepping –staged In Glasgow Trophy ATP Challenger,Five design teams –including thosefor The performance, many of theyoung co- As planningprogressedinto Staging adigital takeover partner organisations. media channelsaswell asthoseof use of theyoung co-designers’ social Out extended theevent’s reachthrough Scotland, whileSocialBite’s Wee Sleep reaching thelengthandbreadthof participation fromotheryoung people, own socialnetworks to encourage Hogmanay 18#ScotWord usedtheir The young co-designers of Edinburgh’s signifcant useof theirdigitalfuency. events programme, young teams made throughout the co-design process for the media solutions.Perhapsunsurprisingly, outandadoptnew and arequickto try Whatsapp, MessengerandFacebook on Instagram, Twitter, SnapChat, their own extensive virtualnetworks manage friendsandfollowers. Mosthave confdent useof digitalplatforms to On adailybasis,young peoplemake Creating virtual communities
Generation Z Photo: Mike Scott Photography Five Telegrams, thanks to thedigital the buildupto andperformance of aged between 13and17years during reported a47%increaseinfollowers videos. EdinburghInternational Festival poems andmusicto live-stream social mediaplatforms to sharestories, methods of engagement. to branch out frommoretraditional people benefcial asithelpedthem found theconfdent approach of young followers –inthemain,event organisers but failed to gaintraction fromexisting led pagesorchannelswere created channels –particularlywhereyouth- unsure of youth takeovers of main Although someevent organiserswere specifcally theiryoung Marketing Intern. diligence of theirco-design team, and Julie (24),Young Co-designer, TEDxYouth@Glasgow work.” throughthose theory event the you and wouldn’t necessarilyI have gain from gained more me made employable. Ican now skills listthe knowledge and I defnitely volunteering thinkthat atTEDxYouth@Glasgow has comfort zone. organising anevent have encouraged to me step outofmy carriedand outanumberofpresentations. of aspects Allofthese spoken onstage to over 2,000 people,ledateam ofvolunteers My confdence improved has greatly. Ihave radio, beenonthe my to mind it. harder showed and Iamcapable that me ofachieveing more ifIput event come that my way. opportunities inspired Ithas to me work events future, inthe to always to and getinvolved say‘yes’ inany on my confdence motivated has and to me organise planand more work involved. youth ofthe team part Being apositive had has impact knowledgeable aboutconference events understand and hard the “TEDxYouth@Glasgow agreat Ifeel had onme. has alotmore impact Julie’s story significant reach andengagement.” ‘Paisley.is’ channels,generating featuredThey heavilyonour how theeventwaspromoted. went out onCapital FM,shaping calls andrecorded theadvertthat the scenes atourphoto andvideo performed oncamera andbehind things thatmattered to them.They to speakout on the opportunity and videos,having blogs, posts our onlinechannels,including generated engagingcontent for panelalso “The youth events Event organiser, Paisley Halloween Festival
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Year of Young People 2018 THE CO-DESIGN JOURNEY 38 The Buke of Howlat at Findhorn Bay Festival Photo: Paul Campbell representatives. as well asby government andcouncil influencers inScotland’s industries choices and voices were heard by key helped toensure that young people’s science andsporting events. This widest possiblerange of arts,culture, programmed content across the their choices were reflected through lead inco-designing meant that Allowing young peopletotake the Our choice, our voice SECTION 1.10
Event organiser, OTHERLAND to delivery.” stage –from co-design people atevery because oftheinvolvement ofyoung as wellfun.Itwasahugesuccess festival. Howbestto make itinclusive young peoplewouldlike from a knowbestexactlythat they what Young peoplehaveevidenced Edinburgh International BookFestival, a drop-inevent for Codename Fatthe Freedomto beHeard, songs andpoetry. in 2018throughplays, monologues, what itwas like to beayoung person Scotland to share theirthoughtson aspiring young writersfromacross a new Young Writers Festival, allowed Create Paisley's Write HereWrite Now, imprisoned whilePACE Theatre & of membersof theirfamily being people to explore andsharetheimpact Health ArtsFestival –allowed young – on young people.KIN:Branching Out explored theeffects of pornography designers includedtheatrework that programmed by theyoung co- main Dumfries&Galloway ArtFestival For STAGE iT,theelementsof the day programmed aroundmentalhealth. developed aCreative anda Symposium and wellbeing andLas!/Ignite! too around mentalandphysical health focused theirentireday’s programme to young people.TEDxYouth@Glasgow and tackleissuesof critical importance also provided anopportunityto raise given achoice aroundprogramming perhaps even moreimportantly,being a widergroupof participants.However, cultural activitiesintroduced to draw in people could participate in,with meant curating anevent thatyoung designers of IRONKIDSScotland, it ‘Pecha Kucha’nightwhilefor theco- to choosetheirown topics for the it meantafreereignfor young people For DundeeDesignFestival Presents… programme over thecourse of 2018. and issuescovered throughtheevents performers andperformances, topics scope of activitiesandpresentations, different ways andrefected inthevast freedom of choice was revealed in How young peopleexercised their This is what matters to us an elementof theScottish Mental
they had‘a place atthetable’while The Young &theWildto feel that Edinburgh International FilmFestival’s fgures encouraged theco-designers of Perth &Kinross.Meetingkey industry raise local issueswiththeProvost of Diverse CiTay hadtheopportunityto Festival –whiletheco-design team for – and mostrenowned bookfestivals voice inoneof theworld’s largest gave theirco-design groupacreative radio. The organisersof Codename F for local andnationalpressaswell as cinema andalsotook part ininterviews how bestto engageyoung peoplein key representatives on flmindustry where they addressedanaudience of event organisedby FilmHubScotland Youth FilmFestival took partinan The young co-designers of Glasgow infuencers. their voice to conversations withkey to publiclysharetheirviews andadd of young peoplehadtheopportunity over thecourse of theyear, thousands a central objective of YoYP 2018and, their views heardandacted uponwas Giving young peopleaplatform to have Influencing theinfluencers pupils Ithoughtknew’. project gave her‘anew insightinto school librarian to comment thatthe participants atthisevent caused one eloquence andconfdence of theyoung have about younger people.The preconceptions thatolderpeople specifcally looked atchallengingthe the EdinburghInternational Book
of infuencers. and theirmindsto ayounger generation admirable willingnessto opentheirdoors turn, thoseorganisationsdisplayed an the NationalTheatre of Scotland. In Edinburgh International Festival and such asDFConcerts &Events, Underbelly, connections withinfuentialorganisations many young peoplemadeimportant exposed to key leaders, industry Through thisexperience of being Citizen MinGlasgow. experiences aspartof YoYP 2018at of theprojectandgave atalkontheir people alsopresented aphoto exhibition Glasgow CityCouncil. Fourof theyoung and External Affairs; andaleaderfrom for Culture,TourismCabinet Secretary Glasgow International; FionaHyslop, the Glasgow’s LordProvost; theDirector of many key fguresinthecityincluding their involvement intheprojectandmet several events wherethey discussed of Contemporary VisualArt,attended with Glasgow International Festival for The Regenerators project,working Hepburn, MSP. The young co-designers of theYoung Scot board)andJamie Nicola Sturgeon,ElmaMurray OBE (Chair YoYP 2018experiences withFirstMinister judging panel,metanddiscussedtheir Mail Young Scot Awards, aspartof the Three young membersof theSunday Scottish LabourLeader. Young PeopleandRichardLeonard, Government Minister for Childrenand their views withMareeTodd, Scottish had theopportunityto meetandshare young co-designers for Youth Beatz
39 Codename F Photo: Edinburgh International Book Festival Year of Young People 2018 THE CO-DESIGN JOURNEY 40 The Buke of Howlat at Findhorn Bay Festival Photo: Graeme Roger and sheer professionalism. respect for their affect young people,as well as understanding of theissues which the majority gainedanew-found ‘grown ups’ was justassignificant; generation, theimpacton working asequals with theolder designers benefited hugely from of generations was a key objective co-operation and respect between Promoting better understanding, through youngereyes the world Seeing SECTION 1.11
YoYP 2018.While young co-
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with kindnessandpatience withan interacted to theevent.They vibrancy brought newideasand event. They helped to plan,shape anddeliverthe involvement thisyear.Theyoungpeople voice wasreinforced by ourYoYP 2018 Theimportance ofhearingayoung Event organiser, The Royal National Mòd process.”way interaction. Theentire eventwasatwo- generation dividebenefited from the older generation andbothsidesofthe The Buke of Howlat atFindhornBay Festival Ruth (23),Carpenter andAssistantStageManager, frstin the place –itwas pretty special.” people love together. Itreminded why me Istarted theatre workedsituations and inateam to that bring something worked onafantastic show, learned how to dealwithcertain given people, wonderful somany met me I’ve benefts. involved solutions.Being and inthisproduction defnitely has knowledge was and ofbuilding ableto give goodideas some learned alotabout outdoor events. confdence Igained inmy work goesinto that scheduling for the acommunity cast I and existing Ifound ones. anew level ofrespect for of amount the During thisproduction new Igained skills aswell asdeveloping hometown. skills to putonashow help isveryimportant that to my and me construction, itwas brilliant to come usemy back and home Forres my justfnished having degree and inset “Coming from Ruth’s story
invigorating’ theestablishedorganisers themselves. The organisersof The Royal light thatthey may nothave considered designers broughtissuesandideasto majority acknowledged thatyoung co- and professional experience, the a balance between progressing While event organisershadto maintain Room for new National M dreported positively on maintaining arealisticgriponbudgets ideas proposedby young peopleand Dreams for the Future Photo: Colin Hattersley popular‘escapecreating thevery room’ For KnightattheCastle, theideaof engage better withyounger audiences. to theirgeneration and,assuch,how to tell theorganiserswhatmattered most to thetablebutfact thatthey could fresh ideasthatyounger peoplebrought many others,appreciated notonlythe Diverse CiTay Festival, incommon with for anumberof years. The organisersof who hadbeeninvolved withtheevent their co-designers both‘challengingand
views his nana and her friends who don’t like future youth future engagementincommunity organisersbelieve thiswillencourage atthesametimeasbeingheardand respected by theoldergeneration –the his nanaandherfriendswhodon’tlike performances to appealto peoplelike this includedpresentingmorematinee who don’tthinktheatreisfor them; event was onethatmay nothave come and respect A community of trust being outlate atnight! young people to make new connections understandingwas formulated’, allowing be mademoreappealingto people presentation onhow marketing could co-design team madeafascinating a memberof theFutureproof young to lightwithoutyounger input,while support young peoplewithaninterest organisations arereadyandwillingto eyes to thefact thatrespected cultural and openedtheyoung co-designers’ not normallyusedfor youth events LIVE!/BEÒ! events took place invenues each others’views andexperiences. how to develop trustandrespectfor and younger peoplealike discovered Working acrossthegenerations, older be involved at every levelofourbusiness.” be involvedatevery we mustcreate opportunitiesfor themto be ago-to organisation for youngpeople, preferences ofyoungpeople. Ifwewantto the concerns, perspectives worries, and people through thisproject hashighlighted “The experience ofworking withyoung Event organiser, Futureproof
Glasgow Youth Film Festival Photo: Stuart Crawford activities. Similarly,TireeMusicFestival process ‘adeeperintergenerational festival incommitting anentirestage by thelonger-term membersof the commented onthetrustthatwas shown reported thatthroughtheco-design the organisersof The Buke of Howlat, in artsandculture.FindhornBay Arts, word was leaked out. consequently impressedthatnotone highly confdential information andwere co-design team’s integrity by sharing 3D Festival showed respectfor their level, theorganisersof V&A Dundee’s co-design practical team. Onavery sense of responsibilityintheiryoung that thiswas crucialto creatinga YoYP 2018projectandacknowledged and community programme to the “The result isatruly Event organiser, The Buke of Howlat involved.” and across theage groups understanding between brings about better experience that intergenerational co-operative and 41
Year of Young People 2018 THE CO-DESIGN JOURNEY 42 gender orethnicity. issues aroundtheirsexuality, barriers to participationdueto experiencing barriersorperceived status;andyoungrefugee people people whoarehomelessorhave mental healthchallenges;young people dealingwithphysical or isolation orexclusion; young backgrounds; young peoplefacing disruptive anddisadvantaged young peoplefromdeprived, to beas inclusive aspossiblefor and widercommunities andsought events reachedoutto theirown light onthespecifcways inwhich , thissectionsheds participation Breakingin 1.2 down barriers to design process andisaddressed diversity startswiththeco- story Although thecommunity and communities anddiverse and excluded groups. and encouraged participation from local how their events both had engaged with organisers were asked todemonstrate where and forms. As partof theevent outcome reporting, a leadrole inchallengingdiscrimination inallits were encouraged tosupport young toplay people the key themesof Addressing equality anddiscrimination was one of communities Building kinder SECTION 2
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Year of Young People 2018 BUILDING KINDER COMMUNITIES 44 younger andolder generations alike. geographical andsocialbarriersfor community andaremoval of both understanding of the wider senseof with before. It alsoencouraged an they may not have come into contact groups intheir own communities who that allowed themtomix with other people toparticipate inactivities programme andencouraged young factor for the YoYP 2018events Community engagement was akey communities Reaching outto SECTION 2.1
Event organiser, Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival wherever possible.” communities thatittakes place in, ensuring thatworkisledby the with communities alloverScotland, programming approach –weengage is largely dueto ourcommunity-led of peopleinlowerincome areas. This showed thatwereach ahighnumber Earlyresearch into thefestival
Dundee Design Festival Presents... Photo: Erika Stevenson inclusive. ConFAB, theorganisersof attending, makingitfeel muchmore related directlyto young people young people leadingthesessions empowerment workshop wherethe isolation inrural Lochaber–ran an youth groupputtogether to reduce At youth community. national youth voice andaunited Procession of acollective – asymbol mapattheTorchlightartworks andfery people throughthecreationof the represent allof Scotland’s young Hogmanay soughtto artistically event For#ScotArt, Edinburgh’s itself. 32 local authorityareasbefore the 2,600 young peoplein28of Scotland’s the successful engagementof over social mediaplatforms, resulted in well asextensive useof digitaland length andbreadthof Scotland as libraries andcommunity centres, the youth groupsinschoolsanduniversities, across thenation.Workshops heldwith people, inviting participation right a muchwidercommunity of young on theotherhand,reachedoutto Edinburgh’s Hogmanay 18#ScotWord, different agegroupsinthearea. close community tiesandunite approach helpedto bothengender they knew young peopleinvolved, this they’d heardaboutthefestival because With athirdof attendees reportingthat region withascattered population. sought to create asenseof unityina various venues acrosstheHighlands, BEÒ!, holdingpre-event workshops in Edinburgh andEastLothianwhileLIVE!/ with young peopleintheCityof Your Leisureconcentrated onengaging their own, immediate communities. At Some events focused onreachingoutto Thinking beyond geography
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OTHERLAND Photo: Dylan Morrison Photography it wasn’t always theeasiest option,they to spreadactivitywidelyandalthough people were clearlyaware of theneed #ScotArt projectrevealed thatyoung The Addressing rural restrictions most remote rural communities. productions to Unst,oneof Scotland’s and non-traditional’, takingoneof their remote, neglected by cultural provision the aimof ‘reachingcommunities rural, organisers of Futureproofbegan with the HighlandsandIslandswhile living inrural poverty inMoffat and locations, engagingwithyoung people to buildclosercommunity tiesinrural Scottish Youth Slamalsoaimed Poetry Edinburgh’sHogmanay 19 Ella (23),Festival Coordinator, Las!/Ignite! world.”of the better, rural connecting and communities like oursrest withthe how innovation technology and are ourworld changing for the ofourfestivaltheme was we and ‘Change’ wanted to celebrate stereotypeschallenging younger aboutthe generation. The to showcase talents amazing the ofyoung people while Scotland’s Year ofYoung People, Las!/Ignite! provided aplatform ourisland’sand talents. Inkeeping motivations withthe behind afterisland graduating, Iwas excited to represent my generation “As aproud bucked who islander trend the by moving back to the Ella’s story transport andaccess costs. – Òran M r@BlasandThe BigTakeover organisers. LIVE!/BEÒ!incommon with to transport issueswas key for many removing barriersto participationdue bybe poorlyserved publictransport, Because rural areas,inparticular,can sense of regional‘coming together’. across theHighlands,resultinginareal in theirown towns andcommunities co-designers delivered LIVE!/BEÒ!events aspiring young artists.Similarly,HYAH experience, unavailable otherwise to rural areawithahighqualityvisualarts through Celebrate ART,provided a & LeisureCentre inTarbert,delivered areas. Acreative projectatTemplar Arts chose to take workshops to morerural as well as in my localas wellinmy “The fact thatiswasfree, Participant, Offski would haveto spend.” parents and howmuchmy ofcosts the usualworry something Ilovedwithout and Ifelt Icould bepartof area, wasamassive help Shetland, allocated budgetto cover 45
Year of Young People 2018 BUILDING KINDER COMMUNITIES 46 Event organiser, Scottish Youth Poetry Slam barriers.” people withattitudinal LGBTQI andBAME youngpeopleand backgrounds skills andpoorliteracy aswell deprivedeconomic andsocial disability, to engagedueto arange including ofbarriers targeted youngpeople whowere struggling to managemental health.We particularly culture andupskill themwithcreative ways and to engageyoungpeopleinliterature and to nurture elements languageandliteracy traditional by barriers usingfun,youth culture educational andsocialdisadvantage, crossing Theproject deliberately targeted different challenges are supportedtoparticipate. face, andthenaddressing thesetoensure that groups facing barriers toparticipation thatin our youngpeople communities geographical barriers,butaboutrecognising many the other and participation is not only about breaking down Adopting a community-led approach to event programming accessibility Participation through SECTION 2.2
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to simplepractical issues.Paisley have their voices heard. take part,sharetheirexperiences and possible were given theopportunityto ensured thatasmany young peopleas needs. Adopting aninclusive approach with complex additionalsupport and ASD –andalsoyoung people esteem to conditions suchasADHD anxiety, depressionandlow self- participation –theseranged from health issuesthatcould compromise young peopledealingwithmental organisers addressedtheneedsof participation andperformance, event From co-design throughto health attitude A positive mental additional learningneeds.This notonly of the Futureincludedaperformance event programming for Dreamsfor musician withDown’s and Syndrome stunning performance by ayoung be abarrierto participation witha that perceived disabilityneednot the Castle similarlydemonstrated wheelchair tennis player. Knightat through ademonstration by ayoung young peoplelivingwithadisability also celebrated theachievements of throughout theirfve-day event and accessibility akey consideration Trophy ATP Challengermadephysical timings. Organisersof The Glasgow equipped toilet facilities to event addressing everything fromspecially experience of anevent islike, Centre intheirco-design group Halloween Festival hadtwo young in participationthatcan bedown disabilities often face challenges Young peoplelivingwithphysical Access allareas who w people fromtheDisabilityResource
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Closing thedeprivation gap local schools(seven primary of which circumstances. The Glasgow Trophy and Beyond, DundeeDesignFestival Most events, includingExistence: Life Festival and D&G ArtsFestival made as well asFutureproof, FindhornBay Presents… andGlasgow Comic Con for whomaccess was abarrier. ensure thatthey reachedyoung people also live-streamed performances to UCASfuture applications. Many events Award, whichinturncontributed towards them to complete theDumfriesArts gave themaplatform butalsosupported an Education Maintenance Allowance) being inreceipt of ClothingGrants or to attend allevents (an offer basedon took uptheoffer of free membership reported thatwhile230young people and The BigTakeover – Shetland not enoughto encourage participation Financial incentives alonewere often interest inculture. groups to encourage participationandan meet-up sessionsatninecommunity Multiple Deprivation (SIMD)andheld identifed throughtheScottish Index of of 74groupsinfve broadtarget areas Five Telegrams madecontact withatotal sport. EdinburghInternational Festival’s preconceptions of tennis beinganelite deprived areasinScotland) to address challenged by theirbackground and fnding ways to reachyoung people earlier intheengagementprocess by deprivation perhapsneedsto begin barriers to participationcaused by with transport. However, addressing year olds)orfreetickets andassistance discounted (often for 50%off under26 through practical meanssuchas participation asaccessible aspossible fell into the20%bracket of themost ATP Challengerengagedwith13
Dreams for the Future Photo: Colin Hattersley the freemembershipsavailable. this stillonlyrepresented 50%of attendance fromyoung peoplein experienced in asmalldropoff Similarly, Paisley Halloween Festival engagement. own was simplynotenoughto drive and priorities,fnancialsupportonits deprived areas,withdiffering needs committed. Foryoung peopleinmore they hadthoughtwere engagedand areas of multipledeprivation who Event organiser, The Big Takeover -Shetland customised for theirneeds.” thatwereenvironments within take partinactivity to allowed participants at Mareel. Thesechanges and relaxed filmscreening Inflatable Extravaganza Needs (ASN)sessionatthe dedicated Additional Support was theinclusionofa outcome ofthesediscussions inclusive… anexample ofthe and ensure ouroffer was to consult onourprogramme Shetland such asDisability reached out to organisations “… theplanninggroup
participation by ensuring: of Stand-Up encouraged Comedy Festival’s School Glasgow International accessibility Seven steps to thefestival offered travel • • enue was well serviced • • • • •
their venue was fully free parking by busandsubway withample their v wider audience digital campaigns to reacha workshops were promoted via approach suited them best workshop tutor whose participants could choosethe for theshowcase event discount codes were provided ticketscomplimentary and participate in workshops were freeto per event reimbursement of upto £5 accessible withgenderneutral toilet facilities
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Year of Young People 2018 BUILDING KINDER COMMUNITIES 48 factors, often at thesametime. addressed anumber of different had todevelop solutionsthat meant that event organisers issues around disengagement complex andoften multi-layered participate. Addressing the making ithard for themto physical andemotional issues various reasons with both disengaged from society for Young peoplecanbecome the disengaged Engaging with SECTION 2.3 Event organiser, Celebrate ART at thesessions.” maintain attendance them to attend and of supportto enable provided with)alot required (andwere problems. Participants or hadmental health chaotic backgrounds from challengingor some ofwhomcame range ofparticipants, welcomedprojects a Allthree of our
IRONKIDS Scotland Photo: Huw Fairclough Futureproof Photo: Tim Morozzo Project whileScottish Youth Slam Poetry young people’ throughtheirImpactArts Castle worked withagroupof ‘referred people withdifferent needs.Knightatthe new perspectives onsupportingyoung Renfrewshire Young Carers,to introduce deprivation datazone areas,aswell as Festival hadrepresentationfromkey high of 28young people,Paisley Halloween home lives. Withinitsco-design group faced withexclusion dueto disruptive work experience for young people backgrounds. Inaddition,they provided hard to reachandsociallydisadvantaged of 211freetickets to young peoplefrom Advocacy (HiMRA)to distribute atotal Team andHighlandMigrant &Refugee as well astheHighlandCouncil SocialCare Blas networked withanumberof charities possible. Co-designers for Òran M r@ and reachingoutto asmany groupsas insight andempathy inrecognising and young co-designers alike showed Across theevents programme, organisers Adopting aninclusive approach
• • • included: a result,theevent’s participatinggroups and excite theirinterest intakingpart.As communities to talkabouttheproject to reachgroupsandvisitingthem intheir member invested timeinresearching hard earliest stagesof theproject,ateam City of Designdesignation.Fromthe normally engagewiththecity’sUNESCO communities inDundeewhowould not their mainaimswas to proactively target inclusivity, equalityandaccess asoneof avarietyforward of initiatives focused on Dundee DesignFestival Presents…took people. well asgroupsof young accommodated excluded fromtheschoolenvironment as engaged withgroupsof young people
groups representingdiversity. hard to reachyoung people city-wide organisationsworking with deprivation groups fromareasof multiple Young participant from HMYOI Polmont, Futureproof anymore.” I don’tfeel asangry too. It’sjustreally helpedmecome out shelland my more wacky comfort zonebut thenthat’s helpedmeto bemore confident. I’m doinganythingI neversawmyself like this.It’sright out ofmy youintothe boredom trouble thatgets here andontheoutside. “Being involvedintheproject, andperforming, it’staken away Co-artistic director of Glas(s) Performance who created for themandthattheir voicesjourney are there to beused.” about themto getting seethattheatre isthestart ofalonger gottothat peoplewouldwantto It’salso say. hearwhatthey’ve couldmen to make believethatthey ashowfrom scratch and can theseyoung doit.With‘Motion’,thechallengewasgetting “I thinkthebiggestchallengeisbeliefinpeoplethatthey Motion
collaborative experience. the firsttime,ina new and of many of themengaging,for reflected thepositive outcome young men who tookpartand transformative for many of the production of more positive future. Their up new opportunities for a trying new thingsandopening with eachother through believe inthemselves, work way of encouraging themto Polmont, usingtheatre asa Offenders Institution (HMYOI) at Her Majesty’s Young group of young mendetained Futureproof The event organisers of with young men from HMYOI, Polmont engagement through positive Changing lives
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Year of Young People 2018 BUILDING KINDER COMMUNITIES 50 Write Here Write Now Photo: Write Here Write Now communities. and buildpathways tokinder, more tolerant commonalities withinperceived differences organisers –it was anopportunity tofind and performers –as well asevent basis. For people inScotland often deal withonadaily addressed themany issuesthat young was explored through initiatives that Discrimination comes inmany guisesand discrimation No room for SECTION 2.4 Scotland, with great vision andpassion. four massSleep inthePark events delivered across feelings totheir communities and audiences at the effects of homelessnessand communicate their encouraged themtothinkaboutthecausesand raise awareness of homelessness inScotland, but the comfort of their own bedsnot only helpedto Bite’s Wee Sleep Out, sacrificinganight away from For almost5,000 young participants inSocial comfort zone Thinking beyond the
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themselves andothers.” young peoplewillthinkabout that andtheway of oursociety positive impact onthefuture in Wee Sleep Out hasmade a Young co-designer, Social Bite’s Wee Sleep Out Paisley Halloween Festival Photo: Elaine Livingstone I feel participation thatmy and attendees. and attheevent for participants,performers during theplanningstagesfor volunteers, gender, butprovided advice andsupport event to explore issuesaroundsexuality and village. Youth Beatznotonlyusedtheir Racism theRedCardattheirwellbeing representation fromPinkSaltireandShow and BAMEgroupswhileDiverse CiTay had out earlyto young peoplefromLGBTQI the ‘typical UNESCO audience’ andreached moved thefocus of theirparade away from Design Festival Presents…specifcally their sexuality, genderorethnicity. Dundee could beat risk of discriminationdueto include andsupportyoung peoplewho The majorityof events aimedto positively and understanding Embedding acceptance time andendeduptaking tripto aday Edinburgh to seethesculptures ontheRoyal displayed Mile.” School pupils,andHOPE–agroup of12youngSyrianrefugees. Thegroup from HOPEhadafantastic “At theTayside workshop, #ScotArt brought together alocal LGBTYouth Group, twogroups oflocal High Event organiser, Edinburgh’s Hogmanay 19#ScotArt
or socialcircumstances. industries, regardlessof theirethnicity themselves inthecreative andcomic backgrounds, to for seeafuture more challengingsocio-economic participants, particularlythose from colour –this encouraged the young guests were, themselves, allpeopleof The Lighthousewherekey industry launched atanexhibition inGlasgow’s to create theirfrstcomic. This was a groupof young peopleof colour of Full Colour project,delivered aspart their voices andviews heard.The whom were given aplatform to have different ethnicbackgrounds, allof Here Write Now, aswere thosefrom were well represented throughWrite Young asLGBTQI peopleidentifying
Glasgow Comic Con, supported experiences. traumatic circumstances to sharetheir people arrivinginScotland under provided an idealplatform for young topics suggested for poster themes,this ‘Celebrate Equality’asoneof thesix familiesrefugee livinginScotland. With of groupsspecifcally working with invited participationfromanumber and challengingbehaviours, they with complex additionalsupportneeds and organisationsfor young people addition to reachingout to schools & Powerful Poster Competition. In and excluded groupsfor theirYoung organisations involved withdiverse Scotland specifcally targeted In Glasgow, Graphic DesignFestival 51 Stepping In Photo: Alastair Robb
Year of Young People 2018 BUILDING KINDER COMMUNITIES 52 the young peoplewhotook andon planning anddelivery volunteers whoworked onevent YoYP 2018for themany young positive impactof takingpartin In thissection,we explore the people acrossYoYP 2018events. involvement of Scotland’s young This represented asubstantial events programme. attending asspectators orvisitors. was trulyastagefor theyoung peoplewhoplayed theirpartinthe in excess of 264,000young people stageto theworld aerialgymnastics, parades andsportingevents, with took support,andfromperforming part asperformers on andin branding andmarketing to technical over 37,000young peoplealso participants.Withrolesranging from rolesfor events,delivery funded partinevents asperformers and over 8,700took onadditional participated inco-design and While over 4,400young people through culture, sportandother activities. for of focused onshowcasing theamazingtalents Two of thekey objectives of to performance From participation SECTION 3
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Year of Young People 2018 FROM PARTICIPATION TO PERFORMANCE 54 clear up.” videography andpost-gig presentation, photography, video screen management, technical production, management, security, and lightproduction, event with advertising,sound shadowing roles connected people were involved in Event organiser, Òran Mòr @Blas professionalism. enthusiasm, commitment, skillsand organisers andpartners with their consistently impressing event their roles andresponsibilities, assigned tothem,butextend people tonot only embrace thetasks was theappetite displayed by depth. What was equally staggering were staggering intheir breadth and the YoYP 2018events programme available for The volunteering opportunities and beyond Going above SECTION 3.1 A total of54young
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Edinburgh’s Hogmanay 18#ScotWord and19#ScotArt Bruce (24),YoYP 2018 Coordinator, beinspiredand throughout workshops”. the region. young Iwitnessed peoplegrow inconfdence huge scale to and creatively engage their and withart through to #ScotArt bothexpress voice their ona young peoplewere given atrulyuniqueopportunity development career and advancement. Ibelieve that beenincredible has opportunity forthe personal centrethe closing and projects, opening ofthe and highlyenjoyedI’ve ofYoYP part being at being 2018, responsibility independence. and developfurther various skills, taking onarole ofgreater last year's experience on#ScotWord allowed to me “Returning to Edinburgh’s the 19team Hogmanay after Bruce’s story
to stewardship for sportingevents. technical support for cultural events the event Rolesranged itself. from widely according to thenatureof the co-design groupandvaried as avolunteer were notlimited to The opportunities for participation attitude. an admirably fexible and‘can do’ involved inasco-designers, butdisplays people felt towards theevent they were ownership andcommitment thatyoung part notonlyrefects thedeepsenseof in theparade. This willingnessto take help withface-painting andperform event andthenwent onto designprops, photo call, created ahashtagfor the recorded aradio advert, took partina Halloween Festival, for example, One young co-designer for Paisley andperformanceinto delivery too. people extended theirco-design role event reportsreveals thatmany young and acommon threadrunningthrough were certainly notmutuallyexclusive viewed asseparate opportunities,they and participatingasaperformer were co-designer, participatingasavolunteer, Although participating in YoYP 2018 as a What’s my role?
Youth Urban Games Photo: Brian Sweeney, Sweeneypix volunteers, operating site equipment. safety and even, for theYouth Beatz management and lighting,healthand trained intechnical skillssuchasstage young people hadtheopportunityto be In additionto these‘softer skills’,many day orputinequalamountsof effort! always respondto emails, turnuponthe in theadultworkplace peopledon’t For some,italsomeantdiscovering that negotiate andshoulderresponsibility. deal withchallengesandresolve issues, run workshops andchairmeetings, to olderpeopleasrespected equals, well for later life –theconfdence to talk develop skillswhichwould equipthem people were given theopportunityto established event organisers,young working withfellow volunteers and By participatinginYoYP 2018and Developing skillsfor life Maclean. Masterchef winner,Gary Awards collaborated withformer BBC for theSunday MailYoung Scot Murray whiletheMenuDesignteam development sessionledby Judy to attend anexclusive workforce ATP Challengerhadtheopportunity Volunteers atThe Glasgow Trophy exciting contemporary composers. Meredith, oneof most thecountry’s Telegrams worked alongsideAnna Findlay Napier;andparticipantsinFive In worked withScottish songwriter, Alan Bissett;participantsof Stepping playwrights DouglasMaxwell and had theopportunityto work with Participants inWrite HereWrite Now experiencefrom industry andexpertise. valuable connections andalsobeneft professionals, allowing themto make young volunteers into contact with events programme broughtmany Participating intheYoYP 2018 shoulders of giants Standing onthe the virtual handshake virtual the . Digital fuency and as highlighted in1.9 videos to stagingsocialmediatakeovers branding andfyers, andproducing press releasesandblogs,creatingevent part inradio articles, interviews,writing Here, participationranged fromtaking in thePRandmarketing of events. opportunities for young volunteers was However, oneof themostpopular
Event organiser, Codename F a greater platform.” givingourco-programmersevents, this waslater increased to eight views sorefreshing andvariedthat however, wefound their ideasand people to programme fiveevents, “The initialplanwasfor theyoung Event organiser, Five Telegrams throughout theproject.” additional opportunitiesfor them originally anticipated, identifying with theseyoungpeoplethanwe “We cultivated deeperrelationships invaluable. third year ashisinputhasproved so are keen for himtoreturn for a on #ScotWord and#ScotArt their young Project Leader twice – Edinburgh’s Hogmanay, employed Underbelly, theevent organisers of work onsocialmediapromotion. paid placement for astudent to @ Blas event provided aten-week Telegrams first paid role aspart of the gave a young videographer his Edinburgh International Festival also extended into other roles too. Your Leisure for example –this the Future, LIVE!/BEÒ! and roles –inthecasesof was mainly inco-design leadership paid employment. Although this chose toprovide opportunities for events, someevent organisers for theplanninganddelivery of people volunteered their time Although themajority of young workforce Joining thepaid
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Playing our part
The YoYP 2018 events From rugby to writing of the Paisley Halloween Festival, the a stage for scientifc exploration too. “It came as a genuine Through the core 49 funded events, range of opportunities was impressive Through the Orkney International surprise to older people programme gave young people and an excellent refection of the , young people showcased their skills Science Festival Existence: Life that young people could physical activities that excite younger and Beyond and STEM at The Helix, an unprecedented opportunity to and talents across a dazzling array of develop, organise and sporting, scientifc, cultural and arts audiences today. young people were encouraged showcase their skills and talents. events. The runners who ran their to showcase talents that are deliver a project of such Theatre played a signifcant role as a perhaps not celebrated as widely PERFORMANCE TO PARTICIPATION FROM hearts out at IRONKIDS Scotland were breadth and quality. They For many young people who vehicle through which young people amongst the youngest participants as they could be and these events could perform and the talent they were also delighted by the participated as co-designers and in YoYP 2018, while the men’s and successfully brought young people brought to the stage was outstanding. quality of artwork exhibited women’s university teams who took at school and in higher education volunteers, they were literally From Youth Beatz’ The Toon to closer to industry. Similarly, with the to the feld for the Melrose University in the venue over the day of the National Theatre of Scotland’s professional kitchen as their stage, Sevens displayed their prowess the festival and beyond.” ‘behind the scenes’ but for others, Futureproof, young people had through one of Scotland’s most young people taking part in Taste the opportunity to stage their own Event organizer, Las! Ignite! it was their opportunity to shine established sporting events. With of Grampian had the opportunity to interpretations of some of the biggest sporting opportunities extending to perform as commis chefs, working on stage – whether that stage issues facing society today. parkour, skateboarding and BMX at alongside celebrity chefs including was in a theatre, a tent or a field. James Martin. Youth Urban Games, seven young Although co-designed drama, visual Scottish skyrunners taking part in the Ross’s story arts and music productions – perhaps A rehearsal for life Skyrunning World Championships predictably – featured highly in the “Before IRONKIDS Scotland, and aerial gymnastics forming part For many young performers, events programme, YoYP 2018 provided I had designed posters and
LIVE!/BEÒ! LIVE!/BEÒ! the opportunity to take part in rehearsals and to work as part of graphics for other events and a team with other young people social media pages but this was Year of Young People 2018 People Young of Year Each and every one of and event organisers from an older the frst big project I had done the finalists is exceptionally generation, was as important as outside of school, so I learned a the performance itself and, in lot from the experience. A big talented and we also had a some cases, transformational. V&A part of my job was creating Dundee’s 3D Festival saw young graphics that would both number of young performers performers with disabilities take part look good and also meet in a mass dance participation piece specifcations. attend the awards, from choreographed by Shaper/Caper while a young performer conquered What made me especially the GAMTA performance “Watching pupils find her fear of heights during aerial proud was seeing the end their inner artist and the rehearsals for Paisley Halloween product of all the time and of The Greatest Showman Festival. A number of the young effort I spent. confidence to perform is men from HMYOI Polmont who took to the pipers and magician, part in Futureproof felt that their Working on this project was a an immensely rewarding views on life had been substantially great experience of designing there was a real variety of experience.” changed through the process of graphics in a real life situation producing and performing live Teacher commenting on Scottish Youth Poetry Slam and doing it further increased performances showcasing theatre. my desire to pursue this as a the talent of young Scots.” career in the future.” Ross (19), Young Co-designer, Event organiser, Sunday Mail Young Scot Awards IRONKIDS Scotland Photo: Colin Hattersley Hattersley Colin Photo: Futureproof 56 57 SECTION 4
Leaving a lasting impact
There is no doubt that the thousands of young people involved in the planning and LEAVING LASTING IMPACT A delivery of events for YoYP 2018 have had a profound influence on event organisers, established organisations and partners, and ‘older’ generations across the nation. For this strong and positive influence to continue, and for young people’s voices and views to continue to play a part in Scotland’s future, it is important that the legacy and learning captured through the events programme
for YoYP 2018 are not lost.
Within this report, it is not our intention In this section, we explore the ways Year of Young People 2018 People Young of Year to provide prescriptive guidelines for co- in which event organisations plan to designing events with young people, but build on the experience of working with to share the learnings and experiences young people during 2018 and look at of YoYP 2018 with event organisers, who the new connections they have made we would encourage to make their own thanks to the involvement and infuence interpretations, based on their own events of their young co-workers. And we look and working practices. too at the impact that the various events had on the young people themselves – The key outcomes for YoYP 2018 were to how they have changed their views of give young people a greater say in decisions themselves and others, how they plan that affect their lives, to improve public to pass the baton on to other young perceptions of young people, to provide people and how they will shape their more opportunities for intergenerational
own futures thanks to their experiences. Bell Sean Photo: work and conversations, and to give young people more opportunities to take part in 4.1 A different perspective positive activities and experiences. Each of these targets was well and truly met and 4.2 New networks, new partners, exceeded through the events supported by new audiences the YoYP 2018 Events Fund and is clearly 4.3 Passing on the baton evidenced in the outcome reports compiled 4.4 This is our future
by the event organisers. Mining the Past, Facing the Future the Facing Past, the Mining
58 59 60 Event organiser, STAGE iT, D&G Arts Festival are engaged today. ensure that tomorrow’s audiences in termsof programming content to co-design from theoutset andalso terms of involving young peoplein plan to work inthefuture, both in on the way that many organisations YoYP 2018hadaprofound influence Working with young peoplethrough A different perspective SECTION 4.1 development.” in business plan,currently towill bekey ourfive-year focus forever. Young people Live.Ithaschangedour Arts Festivaldeliver Arts and young peopleinfluence and of theimportance ofhaving recognition from ourgroup our Board. Thiswasamajor undertaken by theChairof was previously always 2018 Festival, arole which was invited to openthe [Young Promoters Group] TheChairoftheYPG
TEDxYouth@Glasgow Photo: Ian Watson LIVE!/BEÒ! Photo: Claire White Event organiser, The Regenerators and gainnew perspectives fromtheir a largeraudience of young people YoYP 2018allowed themto bothreach refected thattheirinvolvement in International Comedy Festival eventsat theirfuture whileGlasgow to lower theagerange of speakers participants andperformers, now plan input of theiryoung co-designers, Glasgow, thanks to theprofessional Theforward. organisersof TEDxYouth@ fndings into new policiesgoing to change,now planto buildthese Highlands andwhatthey would like explore how young peopleseethe during theOTHERLAND weekend to Highland, wholedthreesessions at thehighestlevel. Similarly,Youth and programming of theorganisation allow themto supportthegovernance to bothengagewithyoung peopleand new andlong-term structuresinplace reported thatthey now planto put Las!/Ignite! organisers,AnLanntair, and planning.” people have hadahandindeveloping delivering activityinwhichyoung to participate in,we’ll looktowards something simplyfor young people commented: “Ratherthancreating of people can play and,astheorganisers understanding of therolethatyoung event organisersnow have aclearer reports isthatmoving forward, thread runningthroughtheoutcome venues andnew formats’. Acommon look at‘new ways of doingthings,new and thatthishasencouraged themto anticipated atthestartof theprocess, with young peoplethanthey ever had gainedmorefromworking Science Festival reported thatthey organisers of Orkney International In common withmany events, the planning anddelivery Embedding young peoplein foundations forbuild onthisincrediblesubsequentiterations workandits ofthefestival.” elementinfundamentallybeen akey changingourmodusoperandi andweare absolutely lookingto “Until thisproject, thefestival hadnotundertaken aproject ofthisscale withyoungpeople.Ithas DundeeDesignFestival Presents…
the upscaled 2018 model andto activities for young peoplefollowing free event witharichprogramme of 2018. This willallow itto remaina next three years asalegacyfromYoYP deliver anenhanced festival for the confrmed to funding continue to organisers of Youth Beatz , has Dumfries &Galloway Council, the for thefuture Making bigger plans the future. market events to younger groupsin input whichwillinfuence theway they in place: a number of new strategies organisers now plantoput developed, theevent networks andpartnerships knowledge gainedand the skills, theexperience and people’s talents and their recognition of the FindhornBay Festival, Theof Buke of Howlat 2018 for theproduction with young peopleduring to their collaboration activity and events. Thanks through aprogramme of nurture talent intheir region experiences for peopleand quality creative learning a core missiontoprovide Findhorn Bay New learning=new strategy
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ideas andtalentsof young people. showcases andnurturestheskills, programming thatcelebrates, people andrecent graduates experience opportunitiesfor young worka commitment to identifying young peopleandtheirfamilies needs, wishesandambitionsof that respondsto theexpressed a programme of activityandevents Ambassadors training of theFestival Youth Arts support thedevelopment and an ongoingprogramme to families interests of young peopleand their communications thatexcite the development of PR,marketing and Protection Policy accessibility andinclusion and communications to promote opportunities, facilities, incentives production, Motion. issues dueto involvement inthe reported animprovement inbehavioural was substantiated by Barnardo’s who on theyoung menwhotook part.This and the‘transformational impact’ithad a resultof thesuccess of Futureproof secureduntilSummer2019,as funding established atHMYOI Polmontwith a new youth theatrehas been Youth Market concept while forward, to lobby local stakeholders to take the the organisersof Diverse CiTay , plan greater capacity. Perth&KinrossCouncil, continue to usealargervenue witha
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Year of Young People 2018 LEAVING A LASTING IMPACT 62 access before YoYP 2018. considered or didn’t have connections to people andaudiences that they either hadn’t delivery brought theminto contact with worked with, butco-design, planningand ideas andopinionsof the young peoplethey partners have their eyes openedby the Not only didevent organisers andindustry audiences, new partners New networks, new SECTION 4.2 The BigTakeover –Shetland Jonathan (15),Young Co-designer, ofthat.” part weekend Iwas and proud to have beena numbershighest ofvisitors ever during the its had Library it turned Shetland outthat BigTakeover.huge asThe After event the anevent ofrunning so forefront be atthe Itisveryraretime. young that peoplegetto experience was and great same funatthe Volunteering event atthe was such a great 70 events. YoYPthe 2018 ambassadors hosted over Fables BigCircus, Gigand allover Lerwick Sharratt draw-along workshops, to 100 the ceremony withMaree Todd Nick the MSPand merchandiseselling From etc. opening the various events –checking tickets, wristbands, at helping channels and social media interviewedbeing for offcial#YOYP2018 the taking photos to be uploaded on social media, surveys to to views, participants their gather was asuccess. Myroles out included handing in lotsofdifferent roles ensuring event the was involved, ambassadors, other alongside BigTakeover The “When weekend arrived, I Jonathan’s story
Mining the Past, Facing the Future Photo: Rob McDougall content for ourprogrammes.” people inthedevelopmentof meaningful linkswithyoung importantly, wehavedeveloped and thecreative awards. More the content ofthelaunchevent a more diverse audience through local businesspartners aswell visitors through workingwith Wedays. were ableto reach new increased significantly onevent has widenedandourfigures Event organiser, Generation Z Our visitor demographic Bite hopeto doublethenumber organisations and othersupporters, Social established in2018withschools,youth as theIsleof Mann.’Fromthenetwork far north asStornoway andasfar south thousand young peoplespanningas the central beltto reachingafew hundred young peoplelocated around project went fromreachingafew part inYoYP 2018ensuredthat‘the For SocialBite’s Wee SleepOut,taking audiences inthefuture. for attracting andretainingyounger now openuptheirsphereof infuence their engagementwithyoung peoplewill in YoYP 2018was theextent to which event organisersandpartnersinvolved the biggestrevelations for many of the is for arts,cultureandheritage.Oneof this astruefor sportandscience asit to attract andsustainaudiences, and facing many organisationstoday ishow leaders andinfuencers. Achallenge Today’s young peoplearetomorrow’s Casting a wider net
Youth Beatz Photo: Dumfries & Galloway Council and Historic Environment Scotland. both theNationalTrust for Scotland created new businessrelationswith organisers of LIVE!/BEÒ!,YoYP 2018 to Forthe partnerwithinthefuture. of youth organisations whothey plan universities, colleges andawiderange in theircommunities aswell as partnerships withlocal organisations with young peoplehasledto new all reported thattheirinvolvement Future andThe Royal NationalM d STAGE iT,MiningthePast , Facingthe Orchestra. Similarlytheorganisersof Screen Education andTinderbox new partnershipswithYoung Scot, years; they also created valuable will besustainedfor two afurther a new sponsor,arelationshipwhich International FilmFestival secured and The Wildevent, Edinburgh Through theirco-designed The Young Building new partnerships their marketing inthefuture. more engagingandrelevant in gave them insightinto how to be and morediverse audiences butalso only connected themto new, younger working withyoung peoplenot Trust, whosupported Generation Z, years.future ForEastAyrshire Leisure the scope andreachof theevent in than before, whichwillinfuence to connect withmorestakeholders YoYP 2018involvement allowed them Scot Awards similarlyhighlighted that projects. The Sunday MailYoung the beneft of local homelessness of young peopleinvolved in2019for
Event organiser, Scottish Youth Poetry Slam YoYP 2018closingevent.” royal visitto Edinburgh andthe the winningteam taking partinthe not otherwisehavehad,suchas additional opportunitieswewould and theproject. Ithasalsoprovided greater profile for theorganisation to develop.Ithasgenerated a otherwise havehadtheopportunity develop partnerships wewouldnot Ithasenabledusto opportunity. of have hadaccess to thistype people whowouldnototherwise reach, workwithandengageyoung “This experience allowedusto Event organiser, At Your Leisure region.” audience for future workinthe that wehavedevelopedagreater trust for thecompany, nowmeans people, andthebuildingupof region. Ourcloseworkwithyoung stronger relationships withinthe has allowedusto forge newand Your Leisure inEastLothian “The process ofdeliveringAt 63
Year of Young People 2018 LEAVING A LASTING IMPACT 64 their involvement going forward. a number of themkeen to maintain putting inplace indifferent ways, with young peoplethemselves are already involved andone which many of the that shouldbeshared by everyone experiences gainedisaresponsibility down thelessonslearnedand generations that will follow. Handing young people who tookparttothe sending ripplesof influence from the The experience of Passing onthebaton SECTION 4.3 15 young peopleinthecoming year. people, delivering direct benefits to mental healthandtheartsfor young projects andopportunities relating to the Sandy Watson Fund, which supports raffle atthe event’s dinner event. In addition,allproceeds from the involved intheplanningof the whole bespoke delivery panelof Mail Young Scot Awards which saw a a result of thesuccess of the2018Sunday continue working withthe Sunday Mail as working practices and willseekto own co-design modelfor their standard Young Scot hasbeendeveloping its from year to year Maintaining momentum
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available.” the eightwhowere trained thisyearare the plansfor next year.Allbut oneof we havebeenkeeping intouch about This hasgivenusanewdimension and beenhere. hadalways looking asifthey and came to thefore inanatural way, camefor inasateam us.Thisyearthey young peoplehasbeenabreakthrough Event organiser, Orkney International Science Festival Rachel Tidmore, MailYoung Sunday Scot Awards 2018 -Year ofYoung People Year ofthe Champion Photo: Mail Sunday The experience ofworkingwith of theatre. Oneof theyoung co-designers provocation for anew piece of devised performance art.These willbeusedas people participatingincontemporary physical artifacts to agroup of young manifesto andhave alreadyhandedover team for theThe Regenerators wrotea co-designers The of thefuture. co-design YoYP 2018experience to inform young a flmthatcaptures thelegacyof their Dundee’s 3DFestival have eachcreated teams for Youth UrbanGamesandV&A and advice, whiletheyoung co-design for the2019event, sharinglearning personally handover to theyouth team their desireto theevent organisersto STEM atThe Helixhave expressed The YoYP 2018co-design cohort for experience Handing onthebenefit of
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Event organiser, Mining thePast, Facing theFuture attainment gapinthisregion.” being usedasanexample ofraising the from across Midlothianandthisisnow their award-winning tour to otherchildren delivered “Pupils from Gore GlenPrimary of becoming self-sufcientandraising they areinterested inlookingatways this groupkeen to remaininvolved, but a platform for youth voice. Notonly are with supportingadults,andproviding of intergenerational work, working feedbackinsightful ontheirexperiences the event organisersand provided In attended a‘wash-up’ meetingwith Young Ambassadorsteam for Stepping support programming. Similarly,the atEdinburghSciencestaff Festival to to meetregularlyandwork withthe part of theorganisationandcontinues Consultation Groupisnow apermanent younger audiences in2019.The Youth this to make itmorerelevant for programme andways of improving Festival onthelookandfeel of the and suggestionsto EdinburghScience the event to contribute theirthoughts Life andBeyond reconvened after The young peopleinvolved inExistence: harnessing input Capturing insight, on inclusion. events, marketing anddesign,focusing to beinvolved indesigningtraining for Disability Resource Centre, willcontinue Halloween Festival, whojoinedfromthe while two of theco-designers for Paisley his own experience duringYoYP 2018 management, sharingthebenefts of schools to talkto pupilsaboutevent
of young people. Dundee to sharetheirviews ontherole UNESCO Creative Citiesdelegationto 2018 programme andtakingpartinthe museum to consult beyond theYoYP an establishedpartner,working withthe Dundee’s 3DFestival have now become Similarly, theyouth panelfor V&A fxtures inthevenue’s programme. from YoYP 2018now plannedasregular creative team, withsomeof theevents to boththeBoardandexisting organisation, providing valuable input Ignite! arenow apermanentpartof the not Boredteam for AnLanntair’sLas!/ spirit of entrepreneurship.The Board their own refecting ahealthy funds, 65 Tiree Music Festival Photo: Alan Peebles
Year of Young People 2018 LEAVING A LASTING IMPACT 66 Event organiser, Celebrate ART in thevisualarts.” art college, andatleastoneisemployed people are noweitheratorapplyingfor is notable thatatleast12oftheyoung experience ofworkingasanartistandit from thisrealistic introduction to the andtrainees benefittedThe participants techniques andthevisualartindustry. with abroad education invisualart Celebrate ART provided participants the young peopleinvolved. transformational change for many cases,this was a vision of their future. In with aclearer andbrighter thousands of young people performance, hasprovided design, participation and YoYP 2018,through co- The events programme for success and wellbeing. critical toour nation’s people of Scotland is the future for the young Creating pathways to This isour future SECTION 4.4
IRONKIDS Scotland Photo: Huw Fairclough the confdence to goonandteach. contribution to theevent, that henow had Hogmanay 19 #ScotArt realised,throughhis art studentwhotook partinEdinburgh’s said thatbeingpartof the events team assisted withlightingdesignfor Youth Beatz transformational. Ayoung personwho some, theexperience was, quite simply, had theconfdence to grasp. Andfor available to themordidn’tbelieve they had notpreviously realisedmight be opened theireyes to opportunitiesthey as co-designer, participantorperformer pursue. Forotheryoung people,their role oractivitythatthey willnowindustry actively with insightandenthusiasmfor acareer, event they worked onprovided them focused onasharedgoal.Forsome,the experience working life aspartof ateam people were given theopportunityto Through YoYP 2018,thousandsof young opportunities Transforming lives through new had ‘changedhisoutlookonlife’; andan
‘Creative Stars’andattended theSocial young peopleinvolved in SocialBite’s young peopleinvarious capacities people whosaidtheexperience really to understandthefnancialvalue of but, importantly,encouraged them experienceyoung peoplegainindustry placements whichnotonlyhelped organisers provided paidwork perform atCeltic Connections 2019 @ Blaswere given theopportunityto singers whoperformed atÒran M r number of theyoung musiciansand opportunities beyond theevent. A YoYP 2018openedthedoorto new For somepeople,theirexperiences in opportunities and connections Doors wide opento new range of paidopportunitiesincluding while Five Telegrams offered awhole paid employment for atotal of six their confdence; LIVE!/BEÒ!provided helped to buildboththeirskillsand Wee SleepOutemployed two young their inputandskills.SocialBite’s programme, anumberof event As partof theYoYP 2018events placements The role of paid work Young co-designer, Mining thePast, Facing theFuture about future my career inmuseums.Thank you all!” experiences andskills, thisyearhasleftmefeeling really positive “From meetingthe First Minister to gainingnewconfidence, the year –a prestigious event attended Foundation DinnerattheEICC later in were invited to assistattheHunter Malala Yousafzai. Allfve young co- Bite GalaDinnerwithkeynote speaker, Wee SleepOutwere nominated as new Youth Events Panel.37of the had herpostextended to sustainthe the young Creative Intern for the event Festival completed Youth Awards and people involved inPaisley Halloween as partof ayouth showcase. 20young assistance. in artisticliaison,wardrobe andevent fve voice captains andfve positions placements for twenty technicians, designers fromTEDxYouth@Glasgow
Venice Bienniale. programme for Scotland inVenice, partof the to take partintheprofessional development Templar Artswhowere youth trainees onthe museums whiletwo young peoplefrom university degreecourses inheritageand to bright futures Creating stepping stones more experience to theirCVs. by MichelleObama–andthishasaddedyet young peopleinvolved inMiningthePast, andhighereducationfurther –two of the to usetheirexperience to secureplaces in many of thoseinvolved inevents were able At theolderendof theyoung peoplecohort, one of thestudentswhotook partand,thanks supported Taste of Grampian planto employ employment. PrimeEvent Managementwho programme provided aclearpathto For others,involvement intheevent Celebrate ARTevent have since beenselected Facing theFuturehave beenaccepted onto
Codename F Photo: Edinburgh International Book Festival of Creative Dundee.Two participantsin Dundee itselfandoneonto theboard sports ambassadors. within PerthCollege, withtwo becoming student associationsandsportingclubs number have goneonto become repsin Diverse CiTay arenow employed by the roles following theevent –two withV&A Collective have moved into industry Youngmembers of theV&A People’s company involved intheevent. Four work experience withthepyrotechnics Beatz, oneyoung volunteer was offered to hisexcellent work backstage for Youth Academy of SportandWellbeing whilea in aprofessional manner.” opinions andto showcase ourart given usaplatform to voice our Ithas ourselves asyoungartists. to carve apathfor opportunity “This project hasgivenusan Co-designer leader, Social Bite’s Wee Sleep Out able to achievethispastyear.” entirely downto whatIhavebeen personal growth –isalmost and to beofgreat employability tomyself bein–whichIbelieve “The positionthatInowfind Young co-designer, The Regenerators experience willallow themto follow in and itisinthebrightpathsthatthis the opportunitiesthey have grasped; it isintheskillsthey have gainedand and theself-confdence they have built; 2018, theconnections they have made journeys they have taken duringYoYP skills, itishere.Itinthepersonal heard andastageto showcase their providing themwithaplatform to be young peopleinplanninganddelivery, is neededof thebenefts of involving The talesof success goon.Ifevidence the future. the future. 67
Year of Young People 2018 LEAVING A LASTING IMPACT It may be impossible to quantify the impact that the Futureproof project will have on its participants - that will be borne out as their lives progress. But for those Photo: Ian Georgeson Ian Georgeson Hogmanay 19 #ScotArtEdinburgh's Photo: of us watching, it was a small but welcome example of what young people, given the opportunity, time and belief, can do.”
Kelly Apter, The List
Thank you to all of the young people and event
organisers across Scotland who helped to make YoYP 2018 such an astounding success.
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