Mansfield Learning Partnership (MLP) hosted a Youth Conversation event at the Civic Centre on Wednesday 7 July. Mansfield Youth Mayor, Leah Wright, a student at the Manor School, welcomed young people to the event to discuss their views on post-16 education and training.
MLP is a partnership between all secondary schools in Mansfield, West Nottinghamshire College and other training and education providers such as Education Business Futures (EBF, formerly NEBA). They work together to ensure young people get high quality learning opportunities which inspire them to achieve their potential and prepares them for a working environment.
The focus of the Youth Conversation was to talk to young people about their experiences in their first year of post-16 education and training, including the choice of courses on offer, work experience and job opportunities, quality of information and guidance they received, and the overall quality of their learning experience. They, in turn, provided feedback and their views on educational topics, which could make a difference to future generations and shape the Youth Agenda for Mansfield.
Berni Dickinson, director of MLP said “The event was a wonderful opportunity to bring young people together, from a range of post 16 providers, across the Mansfield Learning Partnership. By partners working together, we will have a greater impact on young people’s education and training experience. The majority of young people who participated in the Youth Conversation are 6th formers at Mansfield schools. The Mansfield schools work together to offer a collaborative 6th Form provision, ensuring that young people can choose from a wider range of provision based on the strengths across the school partnership.”
During National Sports Week we raised £1,024.93 for the British Heart Foundation from the jump rope and dodge ball sessions during the National Schools Sports Week. 
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