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Youth Voice and Opportunity Hub

Your voice. Your future.

Tell us what gets in the way, what would help and what you would change. Your ideas help decide what IT’S POSSIBLE NOW does next.

  • Greater Manchester
  • Ages 16 and over
Have your sayRegister interest in the panel
Three young adults stand around a worn wooden table in a red-brick studio beside a tall window, one gesturing as she explains an idea while the others look at cards and a sketchbook.
Illustrative image

Our promise

A genuine voice in what happens next.

We share what young people recommend, what IT’S POSSIBLE NOW decides and what changes as a result. When something cannot happen yet, we explain why.

How your voice becomes action

  1. Step 1: Tell us

    Share an experience, an idea or something you wish existed.

  2. Step 2: Shape it

    Young people discuss the ideas and recommend priorities, including through the proposed youth panel.

  3. Step 3: See progress

    We publish what we decided, who is responsible and what needs partners or funding.

  4. Step 4: Keep improving

    Young people review what worked and help improve what comes next.

Ways to take part

  • Have your say

    Send us an idea, a barrier or an improvement. You do not need to join the panel.

    Have your say

  • Answer a survey

    Short surveys about decisions we are making. Each one shows when it opens and closes.

    There is no open survey today.

  • The youth panel

    Register interest in the proposed youth panel of eight young people.

    Register interest in the panel

The proposed youth panel

We propose a panel of eight young people aged about 16 to 24, from different backgrounds across Greater Manchester.

A panel of eight

ProposedMembership, meetings, payment, safeguarding arrangements and dates are agreed before anyone joins.

A group of people crouch around a large sheet of paper on a pale floor, each drawing on a shared diagram with markers.

What the panel would do

  • Find the barriers young people face

    For example, a course that starts before the first bus arrives, or a form that only works on a laptop.

    Share a barrier

  • Improve programmes and services

    For example, suggesting a drop-in session instead of a booked appointment.

    Suggest an improvement

  • Co-design new opportunities

    For example, testing a new activity or service with the people it is for before it is offered.

    See how SHAPE works

  • Review this website for accessibility and ease of use

    For example, checking a page with a screen reader, on a small phone or with larger text.

    Report a website barrier

  • Take part in consultations

    For example, answering a short survey about when and where sessions should run.

    View youth surveys

  • Follow what happens to its recommendations

    For example, checking what happened to an idea and the reason for the decision.

    See decisions and progress

You said, we did

How this record works

When young people tell us something, it moves through four stages: Heard, Reviewed, Decided and Acted. Each item here shows what young people said, what happened, its status and when it was last updated. Items are written without names or personal details.

Stages

  1. Heard: We received what young people said.
  2. Reviewed: The team and young people looked at it.
  3. Decided: We made a decision and recorded why.
  4. Acted: We did something about it.

Statuses

  • PlannedWe have decided to do this and have a plan.
  • Under discussionWe are looking at this with young people and, where needed, partners.
  • In progressWork on this has started.
  • CompletedThis is done.
  • Cannot do yetWe cannot do this now. The reason is shown.

Have your say

Shape opportunities across the six pathways

Images are illustrative.

What ENJOY SUCCESS can look like

Success looks different for everyone. It can be a day in the mountains, a first flight, a meal out with friends, something you have saved for, or simply time with people you like.

  • Two people on a tandem paraglider flight smile at the camera against a clear blue sky.

    Paragliding

  • A line of hikers walks up a narrow grassy mountain ridge under a blue sky.

    Mountain climbing

  • An open safari vehicle with people on board drives along a track through tall green grass and palm trees.

    A safari

  • Three friends laugh and share food and drinks at a table in a busy restaurant.

    A meal out

  • A young man in a cap sits on the bonnet of a grey car under a cloudy sky.

    A car you chose

  • Two people try on gold rings beside necklaces laid out on a marble table.

    Jewellery

Progress so far

  1. 28 October 2026Youth Voice and Opportunity Hub designed.
  2. 28 October 2026Proposed youth panel set out: eight young people aged about 16 to 24.

Last reviewed 1 November 2026.

Your privacy and safety

  • We ask only for what we need. If you do not want a reply, we do not need your contact details.
  • Only the IT’S POSSIBLE NOW team can see what you send. We publish a summary only if you give permission, and never with your name.
  • Do not include health details, a diagnosis or another person’s private information.
  • If something you tell us makes us worried about your safety, or someone else’s, we may need to share it with people whose job is to help, such as children’s services or the police. If it is safe to, we tell you first.

Read the Youth Voice privacy notice

Questions about Youth Voice

  • No. Anyone aged 16 and over can have their say. The panel is one way to take part.

  • No. Summaries are published without names or personal details, and only if you give permission.

  • The IT’S POSSIBLE NOW team. If you tell us something that makes us worried about someone’s safety, we may share it with people whose job is to help.

  • You will know whether the role is paid, and how much, before you agree to join.

  • Youth Voice is for people aged 16 and over. A parent, carer or teacher can contact us for you.