What can Genius Ideas do for you?

Training

I can offer training in the following areas, adapted to meet your specific requirements. Typically these are a one day course, but we can be flexible to meet your needs and budget!

• introduction to working with young people
• listening to young children
• children and young people’s rights
• involving young people in recruitment and selection
• children and young people’s participation in practice
• student voice in schools
• asset based community work
• community media projects

I can also develpoo training for a particular purpose within your organisation, adding engaging, participatory exercises and focus to make sure you get your points across.

Research

What’s important to young people who use your service?

How could school be better at listening to young people?

How can we work better together with service users?

Want to involve young people in recruitment but not sure where to start?

I can design and deliver projects to help your organisation work with children and young people more effectively. Its easy and effective to involve young people in decision making – but getting started can seem daunting.

I’ll work with your service users and staff team to set up lasting and meaningful voice for children and young people.

I can design engaging online survey, effective group disucssions or in depth interviews to get to the heart of issues affecting your community, and identify the themes and important points for you so you can focus on using the information to help you develop your service.

Community Development

Asset based community audits

Community networking events

Mapping your community

Bring people together to disccuss shared experiences and find what they have in common. Community netowrking events can bring unexpected benefits for your organisation and everyon who attends!