Your Voice Matters: Our SEND Youth Forums
Supporting young people to share ideas, build connections, and create change
Our youth forums are open to any Reading or Wokingham young person 8 – 25 years old with any additional need and their siblings.
Special United is for Reading young people and Say YES is for Wokingham young people. Both meet 6 times per year. Young people can attend all or just some of the sessions.
We welcome service managers from Local Authority, health and other local organisations who would like to meet with young people and find out their views to help with service development.
Get Involved with Special United & Say Yes
“Me2 helps us have our say!”
– Say YES participant
Our Special United and Say Yes youth forums are vibrant, welcoming spaces for young people to connect, share ideas, and create positive change within their communities. Whether you’re interested in advocating for local services, developing new skills, or simply connecting with peers, these groups are for you.
Ready to Join Us?
We’d love you to join these amazing forums! To find out more or to book a spot for your young person at the next session, get in touch by emailing ramona@me2club.org.uk.
When do we meet?
Say YES Weds 6 – 7:20 in Woodley – 6 times a year
Special United Weds 6:20 – 7:50 in Tilehurst – 6 times a year
Ramona will be happy to answer your questions and help you get started.
Benefits of Joining Say Yes and Special United
Have your say on local services, meet new friends and enjoy a takeaway!
As a recognition of the contribution our young people make to local services, they will receive a £10 Amazon voucher.
Sense of Accomplishment
A Platform to be Heard
Skills Development
Building Confidence
Fostering Friendships
Real World Impact
What Young People Said, What We Did
At Me2 Club, we believe in the power of young voices to shape their own futures and improve the community around them. We’re continuously working with the local Borough Councils and Royal Berkshire Hospital to ensure the feedback shared at our forums is heard and action is taken.
Say YES and Special United also invite guest speakers to give talks at the forums on subjects our young people want to hear about, such as options after school/college and managing mental health.
From advocating for better local services to shaping national initiatives, the documents below showcase how their input has created tangible, meaningful change each year. It’s a testament to the strength of listening and working together.
Check out our past and current achievements to see how young people are making a real difference!
What Young People Said, What we did
At Me2 Club, we believe in the power of young voices to shape their own futures and improve the community around them. Our What Young People Said, What We Did section captures the inspiring conversations and feedback shared by the young people we work with—and how their ideas have been turned into action.
From advocating for better local services to shaping national initiatives, this powerful document showcases how their input has created tangible, meaningful change. It’s a testament to the strength of listening and working together.
Check out our past and current achievements to see how young people are making a real difference!
| Date | What Young People Said | What We Did |
|---|---|---|
| Jan-22 | Improve the Local Offer. Include more information about getting help at school and with colleges, employment and activities outside school. | Wokingham Borough Council is using Safety Valve money to improve the Local Offer. They are due to visit Say YES again in Nov 2023 Me2 Club arranged for SENDIASS to talk about how they can help young people with school and college and Adviza’s BEEP project about options after school and college. We have also arranged for Ways into Work to speak at Say Yes in Sept 23. |
| Mar-22 | Adviza’s BEEP project spoke about options after school and college. | |
| May-22 | You told us how GP and hospital appointments can be improved. | We have passed your views on to the Royal Berkshire Hospital and the health commissioners – the BOB ICB. |
| Jul-22 | Young people told us what they wanted the national SEND reforms to look like. | Wokingham Borough Council gave Say YES’s views to the national government. This is the government’s response. SEND and Alternative Provision Improvement Plan (publishing.service.gov.uk) |
| Sep-22 | Educational Psychologists talked about managing our mental health and coping with bullying. | |
| Nov-22 | You told Wokingham Borough Council how they can make Wokingham more child friendly. Young people also said that they often didn’t feel safe at school or college. | Me2 Club have passed this information on to the Community Safety Officers, the people revising the Wokingham SEND strategy. |
| Jan-23 | We heard for Arc Counselling and SENDIASS about how they can support young people. | |
| Mar-23 | Make the introduction video for the new Keyworking team shorter and more engaging. Make a Youth Social Action team on improving awareness of additional needs in Wokingham and Reading | The Keyworking team have made a new video and will show it to Say YES in Nov 23 The new youth social action group: Include Me2 started in June 23. |
| May-23 | Young people talked to No 5 about what they want from a youth centre. They also voted on logos for the new Keyworking Team. | No 5 will be using young people’s views in the design. You can see the winning Keyworker logo here: Keyworking Team, Berkshire West | Children Young People and Families Online Resource (berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk) |
| Jun-23 | Young people told us how they want Wokingham Borough Council to improve preparing for adulthood support. | Me2 Club are meeting regularly with the council to develop this work. |
