A NUMBER of schools across the Bradford district met virtually to discuss the most pressing issues affecting them.

The Listening Summit was the culmination of a campaign that ran in schools last term to work out the key priorities for young people in the city, with the aim to present proposals to decision-makers on the changes they want to see.

Answering the question ‘what needs to change in Bradford for young people this year?’ around 100 students from Beckfoot Trust, Dixons Academies Trust, Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust, Carlton Academy Trust, and Exceed Academies Trust set out their change manifestos for the year ahead, which were debated and prioritised.

At the summit, which was chaired by students from Dixons Sixth Form Academy and held last month, students voted the cost of living, mental health and racism as their key focus areas in their community. They will now continue working on their strategy to influence change around these topics.

The summit was the launch event for Bradford Citizens, an alliance of organisations in the district that serve young people. The alliance, made up of five Bradford-based school trusts, exists to give young people a platform and a voice to try to change in the communities they live in.

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