Consultation with children, young people, parents, and carers
On behalf of the Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland (SBNI), Barnardo’s NI is carrying out a series of consultations for children, young people, parents, and carers. We are seeking to gather their opinions and views on what the SBNI should concentrate and focus on in terms of its aims, goals, and priorities in its new strategic plan for 2026-2030. This is a public consultation so open invitation is extended to all families, carers or young people.
The purpose of this exercise is to ensure that the views and voices of children and young people, parents and carers are heard and responded to in relation to the safeguarding and child protection system in Northern Ireland. This event will provide participants an opportunity to engage in some group work, art activities and open discussion as means to capture their contributions on this topic . Sessions will be running across various localities throughout NI via in person sessions as well as through Virtual MS teams.
There will be an opportunity for young people to meet directly with Bernie McNally, the SBNI independent chairperson, in addition to the main consultation sessions. If this is something that would be of interest, please let facilitating staff know.
Enrolment can be completed by clicking here,
Through this, participants can indicate their preference of session attendance and indicate what is most accessible to them. Additional session links (MS teams) and sign-up agreement forms will be shared prior to events running.
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
- Mossley Pavilion, Newtownabbey, 6th August 10-11am (Primary school aged Children)
- Mossley Pavilion, Newtownabbey- 6th August 11-1pm
- Orchard Leisure Centre, Armagh- 7th August 1pm- 4pm
- Girdwood Community Hub, Belfast – 8th August 11-2pm
- Riverdale Leisure Centre, Strabane- 11th August 1-4pm
- Resurgem Youth Initiative, Lisburn- 13th August 1-4pm
- GOLD Surestart, Cookstown- 20th August 1-2pm (Primary school aged Children)
- GOLD SureStart, Cookstown- 20th August 2-4pm
- Fermanagh House, Enniskillen, 26th August 1-4pm
FOR CARERS/PARENTS
- Riverdale Leisure Centre- 11th August 10-12pm
- Online via Teams, 18th August- 10-11am
- Online via Teams, 18th August- 7-8pm
- GOLD SureStart, Cookstown- 20th August 10-12pm
Further session details are attached. Please share widely with your networks. If you have any questions please contact owen.darby@barnardos.org.uk or jim.peacock@barnardos.org.uk
