Andrew Speight

Hi all! 👏👏👏 I'm Andrew Speight, the former Member of Youth Parliament for Blackpool. This is just a tweet to confirm that this is my new account for those joining me from @MYP_Blackpool - thank you very much for your continued interest in my activities.

Many thanks to Andrew Speight who lead another EMCO meeting today. Excited to get our plans into action and help our Academy family to #BeTheirBest and #Shine #MentalHealthMatters

Really proud to have co-authored this report with @EdPolAlliance, published today for #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek! It explores the culture of well-being and how policy-makers & schools can all play their part in bringing this vision to life. ⬇️You can find the link below:

Today, to mark #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek, we publish our landmark report 'Everybody Thriving: Creating a Culture of Wellbeing in Schools' See here for the full report, press release, and to download our one-page summary: educationpa.org/publications @Place2Be @KensingtonRoyal

✨"Your lived experience is your superpower." Hear from #BigChangemaker @andr3wsp8 as he shares his top two pieces of advice for young leaders striving to create lasting change. #leadership #youngleaders #collaboration

Thank you to our incredible community for joining us and sharing your wisdom! We’re inspired and energised after connecting and reflecting on how we can leverage our collective leadership to ensure every young person thrives.🫱🏻‍🫲🏾✨

Super inspired by answers to the question, "What does leadership mean to you?" ✨"Creating spaces for people to grow." ✨"Remembering who we are here to serve." ✨"Lifting other people up." Let us know what leadership means to you👇🏼

Staff, parents and students at @Head_stmarys had a fantastic meeting with @andr3wsp8 around all things #EMOCO this afternoon. What a privilege to be invited onto a steering panel with mental health & wellbeing at its core. #WellbeingInSchools #EMOCO #BrightLeaders💡

🎉We're thrilled to celebrate the successful launch of the Connected Futures Programme tackling youth unemployment in Blackpool. Last week's event showcased the programme's 3 year plan to create sustainable systems change that works for, and is shaped by young people.

This #YouthEmploymentWeek, we're celebrating Blackpool's incredible Youth Advisors 🌟 Working with @BpoolCouncil and the @YF_Foundation Connected Futures Programme, their insights are shaping the future of employment in Blackpool, making it brighter for all young people. 👇

Thank you for sharing your story about why #YourGradesDontDefineYou, @andr3wsp8!💙 So inspiring to hear how your experiences outside of the classroom played a critical role in shaping your creativity, communication, and collaboration skills 👏

Many thanks to Andrew Speight, former pupil & local changemaker who met with our KS3 Pupil Council yesterday. Inspired by his work with Blackpool Youth Council and Blackpool Education Improvement Board, we look forward to collaborating with him on the Emoco mental health project.

How are people with lived experience contributing to creating systems change? Join us Co-production Community of Practice on Tuesday 7th May 2024 Reserve your space eventbrite.com/.../co-product…... Check for our future sessions here sites.google.com/seaside.blackp… #BlackpoolCoproduction

Fantastic day discussing employment, skills & sustainable, youth-led, systems change with #ConnectedFuturesPartnership 🤝 Blackpool @BITC, @FCATrust, #Youthadvisors @BpoolCouncil, @b_and_fc @LancCareersHub and @YF_Foundation colleagues. Huge thanks to @BFCCT_ for hosting 🎉

What is the purpose of #education? Young voices shared their vision with policymakers and other stakeholders at a #BigEdConversation in @MontgomeryFCAT, Blackpool🤝 Thank you @IPPR, @BpoolCouncil, @bphillipsonMP, @Right2Succeed💙 Watch the highlights👇 youtu.be/NApodT3-hS4

Today is the last day for you to have your say on how we can improve teacher recruitment and retention. Thank you to everyone who has responded so far! If you have not yet had the chance, you can share your thoughts here forms.office.com/pages/response… #edutwitter #teachersoftwitter

Hi Guys, I need everyone's help. If you travel by train please could you fill this survey in, I have made it for my EPQ research project. If you could fill it out it would be a great help. Thank you very much! forms.office.com/Pages/Response…

Full council 🤗🤗. Always the best time to speak in front of councilors about Manchester becoming a child friendly city. @Yasmine_Dar @GarryBridges @UNICEF_uk

WE ARE LIVE! You can now vote for your two favourite candidates and a Make Your Mark topic that you feel is most important. Voting link and information page can be found at bolton.gov.uk/youthmp #UKYP #BoltonYouthMPElections2024

Have your say here!! Be Heard in Election Year!!🗳️ ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

Experience what Co-production in Blackpool looks like and learn from each other’s experiences whilst improving services in the community. Reserve your space and learn more about Co-production in Blackpool bit.ly/46EtKsF #coproductionblackpool