Fframwaith is committed to the participation and involvement of all children, young people and their families within RCT. So what is it exactly? Participation means to take part, or join in – but also much more than that, it is about being involved and having the right to give your own views and opinions on things that may concern you. Although participation is not forced involvement, as some may wish not to participate, but it is about having the choice to do so.
Locally, we define participation as:
‘Participation means that it is my right to be involved in making decision, planning, and reviewing an action that might affect me - having a voice, having a choice’.
For Fframwaith, participation is also about working in a way that continuously involves children, young people and their families.
Article 12 of The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) state, ‘Every young person in Wales has the right to be consulted, to participate in decision making, to be heard on all matters that concern them or have an impact on their lives.’
The right to participate is embedded in the articles of The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, these articles underpin all the work of Fframwaith:
National Standards for the participation of children and young people have been developed by the Participation Consortium for Wales and the Participation Unit, by listening to the views and opinions of children and young people from across Wales, and Fframwaith have adopted these standards. There are many forums in Rhondda Cynon Taf, whereby children and young people can give their own views and opinions. Some of these have been set up within communities and voluntary sector organisations, to involve the children and young people on issues directly concerning them within their own areas.
Some young people want to get involved in tackling wider issues, and are members of more borough-wide groups, others enjoy participating on their school council.
Opportunities for involvement on a wide range of forums include:-
Young People Say Training:
Young People Say… is a National Project, whereby young people between the ages of 16yrs and 25yrs are trained to deliver participation training themselves, to organisations, service providers etc. The training is for people who work with young people directly or work with young people in mind and is backed by Millennium Volunteers. There is commitment required but the young people will be supported every step of the way, and the project will help them to increase their confidence and self-esteem, whilst developing their knowledge and understanding of participation and the issues surrounding it. The young people can choose to undertake an OCN in participation whilst training. There are many benefits to this approach, for the young people themselves as well as the organisations which will receive the training. When participation is integral to service design and delivery, children and young people have opportunities to instigate change for improvements where they are needed.
The Young People Say… project is now run jointly with Interlink, with the current cohort of young people almost ready to deliver participation training themselves.
Take a look at the short DVD and some of the photographs.
For more information contact:
Sue Phillips or Helen Green on 01443 846200
Or email:
School Councils:
Every Secondary School has a school council, with elected members from each academic year. If you are interested in getting involved with a school council, ask your school year representative for more information or check out the national website for Pupil Participation via schoolcouncilswales
Young People’s Single Planning Group:
This is a group of young people, brought together from different parts of the borough, who now undertake a variety of different tasks for the Fframwaith Partnership including the development of billingual child and young person friendly versions of the Children and Young People's Plan for Rhondda Cynon Taff, a DVD which is available to watch on this website, in English, Welsh and Sign Language.
They also produced an information guide for anyone wishing to consult with, or present information to, young people.
For more information or if you would like to be a part of this group contact:
Sue Phillips on 01443 846200 or 07824496419
ROOTS Forum for disabled children and young people:
A new group recently set up. This is for children and young people with disabilities and they meet every month at the Viva Project in Pontypridd. ROOTS means Raising Our Opportunities To Say and this name was chosen by the young people themselves.
For more information or to come along please contact:
Teresa Butler on 01443 480297
Black Minority and Ethnic groups:
For more information please contact:
Mirco Cordeiro at Valrec on 01443 742704
Blueprint Forum for children and young people who are looked after:
For more information please contact:
Fiona Stevens on 01443 411747
Community youth organisations:
For more information or to come along please contact:
Maria Prosser at Interlink on 01443 846200
Fr any further information on any of the above information contact:
Sue Phillips
Fframwaith Participation and Involvement Officer
01443 846200 or 07824496419
Mae Fframwaith wedi ymroi i ofalu bod plant, pobl ifainc a’u teuluoedd yn RhCT yn cael manteisio ar gyfleoedd i gymryd rhan. Beth mae hyn yn ei olygu? Mae cyfranogiad yn golygu cymryd rhan neu ddod yn rhan o bethau - a llawer rhagor, mae hefyd yn golygu bod yn rhan o bethau a chael hawl i leisio’ch barn ar y materion hynny sydd o bwys ichi. Serch bod cymryd rhan ddim yn orfodol, oherwydd efallai fydd rhai pobl sy ddim yn dymuno cymryd rhan, yr hyn sy bwysicaf ydy gofalu bod cyfleoedd o’r fath ar gael.
Dyma’n diffiniad o faterion cyfranogiad yn lleol:
“Ystyr cyfranogiad yw bod gennyf yr hawl i fod yn rhan o wneud penderfyniadau, o gynllunio ac o adolygu unrhyw gam a allai effeithio arnaf i. Cael llais, cael dewis.”
Ar gyfer Fframwaith, mae cyfranogiad yn golygu gweithio mewn ffordd sy’n cynnwys plant, pobl ifainc a’u teuluoedd byth a hefyd.
Mae Erthygl rhif 12 ar Hawliau Plentyn Cynhadledd y Cenhedloedd Unedig (UNCRC) yn pennu, ‘Every young person in Wales has the right to be consulted, to participate in decision making, to be heard on all matters that concern them or have an impact on their lives.’
Mae’r hawl yma yn chwarae rhan ganolog yn erthyglau Cynhadledd y Cenhedloedd Unedig ar Hawliau’r Plentyn, ac mae’r erthyglau yma wrth wraidd gwaith Fframwaith i gyd:
Consortiwm Cyfranogiad Plant a Phobl Ifainc Cymru a ddatblygodd y Safonau Cenedlaethol ar gyfer cyfranogiad plant a phobl ifainc. Fe wnaethant hyn, ar y cyd â’r Uned Cyfranogiad, drwy wrando a barn a syniadau plant a phobl ifainc ym mhob rhan o Gymru. Mae Fframwaith wedi mabwysiadu’r Safonau hyn. Mae nifer o gylchoedd trafod ar gael yn Rhondda Cynon Taf, ac sy’n rhoi cyfle i blant a phobl ifainc i leisio’u barn. Mae sefydlu rhai o’r cylchoedd yma yn y cymunedau ac mewn sefydliadau yn y sector gwirfoddol, i ddod â phlant a phobl ifainc yn rhan o’r materion hynny sy’n effeithio arnyn nhw yn eu hardaloedd.
Mae rhai pobl ifainc eisiau dod yn rhan o drefnau sy’n mynd i’r afael â materion ehangach, ac sy’n aelodau o gylchoedd sy’n ymestyn ar hyd a lled y fwrdeistref, tra bod eraill yn mwynhau cymryd rhan yng nghyngor yr ysgol. Mae cyfleoedd i ddod yn rhan o ystod eang o gylchoedd trafod yn cynnwys:-
Cynghorau Ysgol:
Mae gan bob Ysgol Uwchradd Gyngor Ysgol, ac sy’n cynnwys cynrychiolwyr o bob blwyddyn. Os oes diddordeb gyda chi i ddod yn rhan o gyngor yr ysgol, gofynnwch i’ch cynrychiolydd blwyddyn am ragor o fanylion neu alw heibio i’r wefan genedlaethol ar gyfer Materion Cyfranogiad Disgyblion trwy schoolcouncilswales.
Cylch Cynllunio Cynllun Sengl Pobl Ifainc:
Dyma gylch o bobl ifainc sy’n byw ar hyd a lled y fwrdeistref, ac sy’n ymgymryd ag ystod o orchwylion ar ran Partneriaeth Fframwaith e.e. datblygu fersiynau hawdd eu darllen o Gynllun Sengl Plant a Phobl Ifainc yn Rhondda Cynon Taf i blant a phobl ifainc ac mae’r DVD maen nhw wedi’i baratoi ar gael ar y wefan yma, yn y Gymraeg, Saesneg ac Iaith Arwyddion. Maen nhw hefyd wedi cyhoeddi canllaw ar gyfer y sawl sy’n dymuno ymgynghori â, neu gyflwyno gwybodaeth i bobl ifainc.
I gael rhagor o fanylion, neu os hoffech chi ddod yn rhan o’r cylch yma, cysylltwch â:
Sue Phillips ar 01443 485337 neu 07824496419
Cylch Trafod ROOTS ar gyfer plant a phobl ifainc anabl:
Dyma gylch sy newydd ei sefydlu. Cylch ar gyfer plant a phobl ifainc a chanddyn nhw anableddau ac sy’n cwrdd unwaith y mis ym Mhrosiect Viva ym Mhontypridd. Ystyr ROOTS ydy Raising Our Opportunities To Say. Y bobl ifainc ei hun a ddewisodd yr enw yma.
I gael rhagor o fanylion neu fynychu sesiynau, cysylltwch â:
Teresa Butler ar 01443 480297
Cylchoedd ar gyfer pobl Groenddu a Lleiafrifoedd Ethnig:
Mirco Cordeiro yn Valrec ar 01443 742704
Cylch Trafod Blueprint ar gyfer plant a phobl ifainc sy dan adain gofal:
Fiona Stevens ar 01443 411747
Sefydliadau Ieuenctid Cymuned:
Maria Prosser yn Interlink ar 01443 846200
I gael rhagor o fanylion am yr wybodaeth uchod, cysylltwch â:
Sue Phillips
Swyddog Materion Cymryd Rhan - Fframwaith
01443 846200 neu 07824496419
National Young People standards Pack
