Transitioning to adulthood can often leave young people and their families with more questions than answers.
To make the journey clearer, learners from Regent College helped co-produce an accessible booklet with practical information about planning for life as a young adult.
Developed with young people, for young people
Regent College learners, Sam and Jacko, worked closely with National Care Group, which owns Regent College, to create the transition-to-adulthood booklet.
They reviewed the initial designs and shared honest feedback on what should and should not be included, had their say on language and wording to ensure the information is easy to understand, and advised on the preferred Easy Read approach.
"I am really proud of Jacko and Sam for their hard work, it was great to see both of them working with Mike Cleasby and Carly Jones and giving constructive feedback. This is a great example of co-production."
Co-production that makes a difference
By involving learners throughout the project, the finished booklet reflects the priorities and preferences of the people it is intended to support.
Listening to people with lived experience leads to resources that are clearer, more relevant and more useful, and gives young people a meaningful voice in decisions that affect them.
National Care Group colleagues have already received very positive feedback from families at recent transition events.
“It was a pleasure working with Sam and Jacko. Their feedback was direct, detailed, and invaluable. They certainly didn't hold back when sharing what they disliked during the early design stages!
“Sam and Jacko’s contribution has helped create a resource designed to make an uncertain time feel more manageable for young people and their families. If it helps the transition to adulthood feel a little less daunting, then it will have achieved exactly what we set out to do.”
