Encourage staff, parents and sixth form students to be the ‘Voice of Warwickshire’ and share their views!
Warwickshire County Council is forming a new residents’ panel called ‘Voice of Warwickshire’ to give people an opportunity to share their views, so they can listen to the voices of as many people as possible.
The County Council wants their decisions and priorities to be informed by the views of a representative group of residents, to help them to understand their needs and improve how they work with communities in tackling the huge challenges that Warwickshire faces in a world that has been changed by COVID-19.
So far, the Council has had a fantastic response, with over 500 residents already signed up to share their views – but the Council particularly wants to be able to listen to the voices of more people in North Warwickshire, Nuneaton & Bedworth, and Rugby.
The Council also wants more people aged under 40 from across Warwickshire’s different communities to sign up to get involved, particularly people aged 18 – 24, so is asking schools to encourage staff, parents and sixth form students to sign up.
People who sign up will be helping the County Council deliver the new Council Plan, focusing on big issues in Warwickshire, like education, health and wellbeing, climate change and sustainability, community safety, transport, economic growth, inequalities and inclusion, and more.
To be eligible to take part, people need to be 18 or over and live in Warwickshire. The County Council is asking people to sign up initially for 12 months.
Once they’re registered as a Voice of Warwickshire member, around 4 times a year Warwickshire County Council will ask them to give their opinions, mainly using online polls and short surveys.
If they are unable to participate online, the County Council would still like to hear from them and will be able to arrange another way for them to share their views. The closing date for registering is 14th November 2021.
People can sign up to be a Voice of Warwickshire member by either:
- visiting https://bit.ly/VoiceofWarwickshire or
- if they don’t have access to the internet, by calling 01926 410410 (Monday – Thursday 9am-5pm, Friday 9am-4.30pm).
The County Council will then ask them to provide some basic information about themselves in the first instance.
A digital flyer that you can share in your school newsletters and online, or print out as a poster to display in school, is included.
Download the digital flyer here.