Last September, I joined Young Citizens as their first ever 'young trustee' to champion something I'm really passionate about: getting young people engaged with issues that shape their lives. At a time of constant budget cuts for schools, we can only make legal, political and social education a priority by advocating for it ourselves. To demonstrate my commitment, I'm doing something that takes me 13 miles beyond my comfort zone... I hope you'll recognise this and get behind my cause! 

As a charity, Young Citizens helps young people to become active, engaged and motivated citizens by improving their understanding of the law, their rights and responsibilities and by helping them to engage in democratic society through social action. Each year Young Citizens work supports 350,000 children and young people. Since 1989, Young Citizens has helped generations of young people to become engaged and active citizens. Young Citizens work ranges from immersive learning projects where young people learn about the legal justice system to empowering children to take action on social issues they care about most. They empower teachers and volunteering professionals with specialist training and resources to work with young people. They also campaign to persuade those in power of the importance of high quality citizenship education for every young person, whoever they are.