Youth Council tell the commission what’s unfair for kids in Plymouth

 Members of Plymouth Youth Council took part in a workshop with commissioners to explain what a fair city means to them.

The children, who were from several primary schools from across the city, shared what they felt was unfair about life in Plymouth with chair Dame Suzi Leather and commissioners Jo Higson, Sue Shaw, Steve Baker and Cllr Chris Penberthy.

Chair Suzi Leather works with some of the students to come up with their views on fairness

Working in small groups, the children produced a variety of powerful and interesting results, with one group opting to write a song to convey their views.

Some of the responses included…

“It’s unfair that people are homeless”, “Bus fares are too expensive” and “We should have more say in what happens in the city”.

The responses will be used as part of the Fairness Commission’s information gathering process, to inform their final recommendations.

Head of Lipson Co-operative Academy guides some of the children in presenting their ideas

The students came up with a variety of ways of communicating their ideas to the Commissioners