1. LIVERPOOL CULTURAL EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIP COMMISSION
MAKE IT MORE INTERESTING
AUDIENCE IS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
LSCB Young Advisors
LSCB in partnership with Targeted Services for Young People

2. LSCB Young Advisors
There are 22 LSCB YA’s. Ages range from We are from across the city, the majority of YAs are in education however some are in employment.

3. What the LCEP wanted from us…
The LCEP asked us to find out how young people across the city felt about arts and cultural activities including specifically:
What young people consider art and cultural activities and what are art and cultural activities are they interested in
What barriers young people face when they are trying to engage with art and cultural activities and what support is needed
How young people find out about art and cultural activities
How young people feel about art and culture

4. Presenting our findings today
The Plan
Presenting our findings today
Meet and come up with the plan
Delegated roles and started our jobs
Drafted and completed questionnaire
Arranged to meet up with focus groups with the LCEP criteria
Collected, input and analysed the data
Drafted and completed of report
With the aim of presenting our findings today, we had…
Throughout the process we had meetings, exchanged s and phone calls with our supervisors and each other for support and updating

5. The Questionnaire
Demographics
The LCEP questions

6. The Demographics The Numbers: Groups we visited:
Children in Care Council
YOT
SPLICE (Clubmoor, Wavertree and Childwall)
NSPCC
Barnardo’s Young Carers
NeuroChamps

7. Summary of our Findings…
What young people consider art and cultural activities and what are art and cultural activities are they interested in
What barriers young people face when they are trying to engage with art and cultural activities and what support is needed
How young people find out about art and cultural activities
How young people feel about art and culture

8. What young people consider art and cultural activities and what are art and cultural activities are they interested in
What they think they are:
What they like to do:
Art and Crafts (29%) Music (25%) Drama (22%)
Art and Crafts (47%) Drama (36%) Music (29%)
The second list had more options showing how everyone is individual
The second list where clearly in the lead

9. What barriers young people face when they are trying to engage with arts and cultural actives
Issues:
Practical Barriers:
Disengagement:
Loss of interest (13%)
Travel issues (13%)
Cuts to service (13%)
Nothing (29%)
Cost (11%)
Bad timings/other commitments (11%)
Problems with people in the activity (11%)
Cost (33%)
Transport (32%)
None (18%)
Bad thing/Not
enough time (8%)
Disengagement is out of the 31 people who did disengage
33% disengaged
The precentages is out of the 33% who disengaged

10. Recommendations Barriers and Issues Disengagement
Safe environment for everyone Deal with discrimination Carpool for people who cant afford to travel Venues being accessible
Give young people the chance to explore new things to keep them interested
Taster sessions of different activities
Messaging or ing young people to remind them

11. What support is needed…
Support that YP need
Recommendations
None (22%) Going with friends (9%) Transport (9%) Family support (5%)
Have taster sessions in school so friends in school can go to sessions together Suggest young people meet up beforehand to car share Promote the MerseyTravel app

12. How young people find out about art and cultural activities
Sources of information
Recommendations
Social media (44%) Friends (37%) School announcements (19%) Youth clubs (19%)
Have a social media profile Tell participants to talk about the event Send information to schools to read out or retweet etc Send non-art and culture groups information

13. How young people feel about art and culture…
Good for socialising (28%) Experience/Skills (18%) Increases knowledge (17%) Confidence building (8%) Not really helpful to me (7%) It’s relaxing (6%) Don’t know how it could help me (6%) Good for my mental health (6%)

14. Thank you for listening! Do you have any questions?
“Thanks for the opportunity to take part and give my opinions”
“Thanks for asking me to take part”
Thank you for listening! Do you have any questions?