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Youth Voice Challenging Perceptions of Culture

The final episode of the new series of Amplify provocatively asks 'what is 'culture?', challenging organisations to look beyond the neat categories provided by DCMS to see how young people are redefining what culture can be.

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Welcome to Amplify

Profiling children & young people's voice in creative & cultural learning, Amplify is made for professionals working in the cultural, education & youth sectors. Each episode shares evidence from a range of contexts designed to inspire & give practical tools to support your work with amplifying children & young people’s voice.

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Ambassadors

Exploring the ways that a young people can serve as a representative for and within an organisation

We visit Derby, Sunderland and Colchester to hear how young people can promote an organisation to external stakeholders, but also serve as youth voice representatives internally.

  • Culture & Heritage
  • Music
  • Theatre & Performance
  • Visual Arts
  • Technology
  • Film & Media
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Changemakers

Giving young people the tools to push for change in society

We visit Kent and Yorkshire to hear how young people are empowered to make meaningful change in both organisations and within their communities.

  • Culture & Heritage
  • Film & Media
  • Music
  • Theatre & Performance
  • Visual Arts
  • Technology
  • Changemakers
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Board & Governance

Giving young people strategic decision-making power at your organisation

We visit Preston and London to hear how organisations are inviting young people to share in the decision-making power, and input into the direction and strategy of their work.

  • Culture & Heritage
  • Theatre & Performance
  • Music
  • Visual Arts
  • Board
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Child-led Learning

Giving young people a say in how and what they learn

We visit Birmingham and Northumberland to hear how young people are empowered to a lead in their education, and help create the curriculum from which they are taught.

  • Theatre & Performance
  • Music
  • Culture & Heritage
  • Dance
  • Literature
  • Visual Arts
  • Child Led Learning
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Young Creatives

Supporting young people to take their first steps into the creative sector

We visit Manchester and the Isle of Wight to hear how organisations support and empower young people to start exploring the creative industry, and how youth voice impacts project delivery and the direction of an organisation.

  • Culture & Heritage
  • Theatre & Performance
  • Film & Media
  • Young Creatives
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Wellbeing

Empowering young people to direct their lives

We visit Leicester and Kent to hear how organisations support and empower young people to improve their mental and physical wellbeing, and how they use youth voice to enact positive change.

  • Film & Media
  • Music
  • Theatre & Performance
  • Wellbeing