Successful futures for young Londoners

A new agenda for children and young people

Young Londoners – successful futures: the Mayor’s renewed agenda for children and young people sets out what he is planning to do to make London a great place for young Londoners. It has information about all the activities that will be going on in the next two years for young Londoners to take part in, and what positive changes are being planned.

Read Young Londoners - successful futures now and have your say

What we're doing

The Mayor is working hard to make sure that London is a safe place for children and young adults, where everyone can be healthy and happy, no matter where they live in the city.

We are doing six things:

• Listening to what children and young people have to say about London and how it’s run
• Stopping child poverty
• Helping families
• Making sure that more young people are in education, training or employment
• Working with children in care
• Tackling youth crime.

What opportunities will there be?

The Mayor has plans to get young people into training, like new apprenticeships and internships, to help them get jobs. Education, whether it’s in school or on the job is really important so it’s important that everyone has the chance to learn in the way that is right for them, whether that’s in the classroom or in an office or a workshop.

The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games are coming up and there will be lots of opportunities for Londoners aged 16 to 18 to volunteer at the Games. The Mayor wants to give young people more opportunities to volunteer because it is a good way of getting work experience and doing things in your community.  After the Games have finished some of the venues will be used to get young people involved in sports, making it easier for young people to stay fit so they won’t have health problems in the future.

Find out more by reading Young Londoners – successful futures

What do you think?

The Mayor is keen to find out how young Londoners feel about these plans. If you are a young person and you want to tell the Mayor what you think of Young Londoners – successful futures you can leave a comment here. What you say will make a difference, for children and young people in London now and in the future.

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