Takeover Day (2)
19 Nov
Samee and Gemma Take Over!
We are excited to announce that Children's Commissioner's Takeover Day 2012 will take place on Friday 23 November. Following the success of Takeover Day 2011, which involved thousands of children and young people across the country, this year Samee Ahmed will take over the role of Jan Britton CEO Sandwell MBC, and Gemma Caffrey is shadowing the role of Dr Maggie Atkinson, The Children's Commissioner For England.
Takeover Day gives children and young people the chance to work with adults for the day and be involved in decision-making. Children benefit from the opportunity to experience the world of work and make their voices heard, while adults and organisations gain a fresh perspective on what they do. We hope this will help break down barriers between generations and encourage children's active involvement in their communities.
Samee is 12 and has been going to Young Voices since 2011. He was involved in putting together the Whole of Life standards and believes that everyone should be equal and young people with disabilities should have the same rights as everyone else. His ambition is to be a computer programmer. Gemma is 18 and is part of Right Squad training, My Life My Dreams representing the views of young people in Sandwell and has recently proved to be an excellent compere at Spotlight!
We'll keep you updated as to how they get on!
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Takeover Day gives children and young people the chance to work with adults for the day and be involved in decision-making. Children benefit from the opportunity to experience the world of work and make their voices heard, while adults and organisations gain a fresh perspective on what they do. We hope this will help break down barriers between generations and encourage children's active involvement in their communities.
Samee is 12 and has been going to Young Voices since 2011. He was involved in putting together the Whole of Life standards and believes that everyone should be equal and young people with disabilities should have the same rights as everyone else. His ambition is to be a computer programmer. Gemma is 18 and is part of Right Squad training, My Life My Dreams representing the views of young people in Sandwell and has recently proved to be an excellent compere at Spotlight!
We'll keep you updated as to how they get on!
My name is Gina and I took over Jan Britton's job as Chief Executive for the day.
I met almost all of the directors who are in charge of all the the things Sandwell Council deal with, such as finance. I approved some new business cards for all of the council to use and also approved the christmas edition of the Sandwell Herald.
Finally, I interviewed Jan. One of the questions I asked was 'Why did you become the Chief Executive?' He told me that 'it was a complete accident!'. I really enjoyed everything that I did and learnt many things.