{"id":16611,"date":"2025-05-14T13:08:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T13:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/sustainability\/?p=16611"},"modified":"2025-11-26T08:29:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T08:29:25","slug":"opportunity-to-become-a-youth-sustainability-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/sustainability\/2025\/05\/14\/opportunity-to-become-a-youth-sustainability-champion\/","title":{"rendered":"Opportunity to become a Youth Sustainability Champion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-teams=\"true\">The Department for Education (DfE) has opened applications for its Youth Sustainability Champion positions, a national sustainability leadership opportunity which University of Reading students can apply for.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"16614\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/sustainability\/2025\/05\/14\/opportunity-to-become-a-youth-sustainability-champion\/screenshot-2025-05-14-140528\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-14-140528.jpg?fit=1051%2C304&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1051,304\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot 2025-05-14 140528\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-14-140528.jpg?fit=300%2C87&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-14-140528.jpg?fit=640%2C185&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-16614 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-14-140528.jpg?resize=469%2C136&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"469\" height=\"136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-14-140528.jpg?resize=300%2C87&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-14-140528.jpg?resize=1024%2C296&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-14-140528.jpg?resize=768%2C222&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-14-140528.jpg?w=1051&amp;ssl=1 1051w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>About the Youth Sustainability Champions scheme<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Are you 18-23 and passionate about sustainability and education? The Department for Education are recruiting for the next cohort of Youth Sustainability Champions (formerly Youth Focal Points) \u2013 three young people who will help shape education policy and provide a youth voice mechanism in heart of policy making.<\/p>\n<p>This is an incredible two-year opportunity to get involved in national decision making alongside civil servants and government ministers, further and champion youth climate action, and meet young people across the country and beyond. You will be supported all the way by SOS-UK, the youth-led climate justice charity, and receive an annual stipend of \u00a31,000. The current holders of these roles have attended\u00a0United Nations COP meetings, spoken at events and collaborated with experts around the world. You can find out more about their experience in these roles on the <a id=\"menur1hf\" class=\"fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn\" title=\"https:\/\/www.sos-uk.org\/project\/dfe-youth-focal-points-for-sustainability-and-climate-justice\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sos-uk.org\/project\/dfe-youth-focal-points-for-sustainability-and-climate-justice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Link SOS-UK website\">SOS-UK website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You do not need any experience, just a passion for sustainability, education and the power and potential of young people. Applicants must be aged 18-23 on 1st July 2025, and based in England. We are particularly interested in applications from young people who are currently or have been recently studying in a vocational or technical setting, but those from all backgrounds are welcome to apply.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you would like to apply to become a Youth Sustainability Champion, you will need to submit an <a id=\"menur1hi\" class=\"fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn\" title=\"https:\/\/sosuk.livevacancies.co.uk\/#\/job\/details\/32\" href=\"https:\/\/sosuk.livevacancies.co.uk\/#\/job\/details\/32\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Link online application\">online application<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\" data-teams=\"true\">Key Dates:<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-teams=\"true\">Closing Date: 17:00 Wednesday 28th May 2025<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Informal Calls: 4th and 5th June 2025<\/li>\n<li>In Person Interviews in London: 17th June 2025<\/li>\n<li>Start Date: 1st July 2025<\/li>\n<li>Residential Training in London: 3rd and 4th July 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department for Education (DfE) has opened applications for its Youth Sustainability Champion positions, a national sustainability leadership opportunity which University of Reading students can apply for. 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