The voices and views of children and young people are at the heart of making Leeds a child friendly city.
When Leeds first set out its vision, we listened to the ideas of thousands of young people of all different ages. They told us what they thought would make Leeds a better city for them to play, live and grow up in and their feedback was grouped together to form our 12 wishes.
Celebrating its 10th birthday in 2022, Child Friendly Leeds has reviewed the feedback from local and city-wide consultations, surveys, and ballots over the last 3 years, capturing the views of 80,000 children and young people in the city to identify the current top issues and priorities.
The Child Friendly Leeds team and Voice Influence and Change team then worked in partnership with children and young people from Leeds Youth Council, BARCA, SEND Youth Forum, Youth Service, as well as Swillington Primary and Parklands Primary School to develop the wishes for a new generation of children and young people in the city.
You could use these to think about things that you and your organisation could do to make a difference. The Child Friendly Leeds wishes can be found here: https://www.leeds.gov.uk/childfriendlyleeds/cfl-the-story/12-wishes
Child Friendly Leeds wish 12
Leeds in an inclusive city for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.
Children and young people feel there is more awareness and understanding of different disabilities and that there are more activities and places to go that are accessible to all.