Engaging young people on Peabody estates
We’re lucky enough to be working on Peabody on a number of projects. These projects help to apply some of the principles we thiRead more …
Model Westminster event
We’ve been hearing good things about Model Wesminster recently, so I’m excited to check out their event next week. It’s all aboRead more …
involver has been running for 5 years now, in which time we’ve worked with fantastic organisations in the UK and overseas as well as hundreds of schools.
We thought it was time for a refresh of our image and website. Partly this reflects a change in how we are working and what we’re working on, but we’ll explain that in more detail soon (once we’re clearer about it ourselves).
What do you think of the new look?
Let us know if there’s anything you have trouble finding anything on the site.
Greg judging SSCA 2014
A great day at the Speaker’s School Council Awards 2014, that Greg was helping to judge. We’re really happy to be working with Read more …
Get ready for a Takeover
The Children’s Commissioner’s Takeover Day is a fantastic way of giving the young people you work with a say in your organisation. We’ve been big supporters ever since we first heard about it, so we’re very proud to announce that we’ve been commissioned by the Children’s Commissioner (how appropriate) to organise the scheme this year.
Competitive games to promote collaboration and teamwork
Competition is seen by some people in education, youth work and team building as a dirty word, but it definitely has its uses. With many groups and individuals it is a great motivating factor and can help you break down some people’s reluctance to join in. As long as you don’t dwell on the winners and losers and instead try to pull out the learning it can be very effective.