In the Youth Climate Assembly, young people take part in climate action and democracy lessons within their own classrooms before leading a youth debate with other schools in the Council Chambers at Stockport Town Hall.
Following the debate, young people present their ideas at a meeting of all Stockport councillors and the CAN team act on the winning idea.
How to get involved
The Youth Climate Assembly is open to all schools, colleges, youth groups, and groups who work with young people.
If you're a young person and you want to get involved, encourage a teacher, youth worker or other community leader to get in touch with us.
If you're part of a school or community group that works with young people and would like more information about how to get involved, you can contact us.
Winning ideas
2025
In 2025, the young people involved voted to support composting food waste at school to use in gardens or feed wildlife in bug hotels. This winning idea was proposed by Cale Green Primary.
The CAN team developed guidance for schools on composting and provided grants to schools to support the action.
2024
In 2024, the winning vote was proposed by St Mary's Primary in Reddish, and Cale Green Primary. The idea was to support setting up more swap shops, recycling bins, and compost areas.
In response, the CAN team created and shared resources on how to set up swap shops and compost areas, and encouraged recycling initiatives which were circulated with schools during the school year.
2023
In 2023, pupils voted for an idea submitted by St Paul’s Primary in Brinnington. Their idea supported community gardens where people can plant and pick fruit and vegetables, reducing the carbon footprint of food.
As a response, we developed a partnership with our libraries and set up the Bookworms Gardening Club, overseeing the creation of new food growing spaces in our libraries. We also created and shared with schools educational resources about the climate impact of food.
2022
In 2022, the winning idea was from Reddish Vale High School. Their idea was for eco-friendly, biodegradable and reusable period products to be more affordable and accessible in schools.
In response, we provided grants and training to increase provision of eco-friendly period products in Stockport schools. Watch our eco-friendly period product training video.