Children & young people
Why consider Children and Young People?
A specific section of eventIMPACTS has been dedicated to children and young people for two reasons. Firstly, they arguably represent the most important part of society for events to impact upon – especially when so many events are now considering long-term legacy plans. Secondly, there are specific considerations that have to be made when measuring impacts on children and young people.
- How the event involves and is accessible to young people;
- How the event might help increase the participation of young people in certain activities (especially culture and sport); and
- How the event might help young people by improving their lives in a number of ways, both short term and long term - ie its developmental outcomes.
This section includes:
This section will examine the absolute number of people attending a given event and will move beyond the numeric to examine some of the legacy issues around engagement with, and participation in, an activity. Some of the measures discussed below mirror those in Participation.
Resources
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Measuring the Involvement of Young People
General principles around applying some of the eventIMPACTS guidance to young people
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Monitoring Participation of Young People
General guidance regarding monitoring of participation of young people
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Specific Measures for Young People
Outlines national frameworks and strategies for assessing general impacts and services for young people
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Online Measurement Techniques
Provides guidance on using online techniques to measure impacts