Endz priorities
You told us what Endz should focus on between now and 2029. Here's the plan you're shaping.
If Endz could only pick ONE priority…
- Get Social29%
- Youth Voice & Change27%
- Get Learning18%
- Get Creative14%
- Get Active11%
- Something else1%
How important should each pillar be?
Yellow shows increasing importance. Rankings use every answer: Essential = 5, Very important = 4, Important = 3, Nice to have = 2, Not important = 1. Average scores out of 5 make the ranking fair if answer counts differ; total points are shown too. Equal averages share a rank.
What they'd personally use or join
- Hangouts53%
- Paid youth advisory and leadership opportunities42%
- Futuremakers39%
- Endz app36%
- Arts Award programme31%
- Project 9.028%
- Sports Mode28%
- Youth-owned Endz26%
Where Endz should put the most effort
- Endz app26%
- Futuremakers12%
- Hangouts11%
- Paid youth advisory and leadership opportunities11%
- Sports Mode9%
- Project 9.08%
- Young Sports Leaders7%
- Unscrambled Young Journalists Programme5%
What young ownership should look like
Young people describe ownership through equal votes, elected boards and members shaping projects and priorities. Suggestions include open nominations, accessible meetings and ways to hold board members accountable. One answer says success should be measured in young people's confidence, skills and experience, rather than money alone.
There are different views on how membership should work. Some favour free entry or low fees; others suggest concessions, donations or charging for optional activities. Some want youth-only voting, while others see a role for adult guidance. Open participation and checks on commitment both appear in the answers.
57 written answers
How these themes were counted
Themes use explicit words, not a full manual interpretation. Each answer counts once per theme and may appear in several, so totals can exceed 100%. Unmatched answers remain in All answers. These counts describe this question's written responses, not all survey respondents. Read the quotes to judge the context.
Young people aren’t just invited to participate but actually trusted to make decisions and shape an organisation. Succes wouldn’t be how much money it makes but how many young people gain confidence, skills and experience
I feel like a small fee for membership is fine, and this can be used to subsidise costs for meetings (eg food). Each member deserve an equal opportunity (equal weighting) to vote the board members
Free membership, no set leader
It should be free or cheap to join, with everyone having an equal vote. Young people should be able to vote for the board and have a say in decisions.
Friendship is key
There should be discipline and self-criticism sessions
Young people having real voting power
1 = not important, 5 = very important
- 10%
- 21%
- 310%
- 422%
- 567%
How much the youth-owned idea connects
1 = not at all, 5 = a lot
- 13%
- 23%
- 314%
- 426%
- 554%
What ‘built by all of us’ means to young people
Many read the motto as a promise of belonging: somewhere that feels like home, welcomes different people and has a place for everyone. Shared responsibility comes through too, with young people designing programmes, shaping their surroundings and building something together.
For others, the wording is unclear or feels awkward. Some are unfamiliar with the phrase or mention a ‘cringe factor’. A few interpret ‘end’ as a finish line or death rather than a neighbourhood. The idea of belonging appeals to many, but those answers show where the wording could be clearer.
100 written answers
How these themes were counted
Themes use explicit words, not a full manual interpretation. Each answer counts once per theme and may appear in several, so totals can exceed 100%. Unmatched answers remain in All answers. These counts describe this question's written responses, not all survey respondents. Read the quotes to judge the context.
That through determination and hard work we are able to shape a future for all young people!
Every young person should feel they have a place of belonging.
There is a programme that suits me, and all of these programmes are designed by myself and other young people.
This is somewhere that feels like home, somewhere to belong with others
I think it is trying to say that there’s a place in the world for all of us
As community we need to build a safe space for everyone
Other priorities young people suggested
The written alternative priority is ‘Safety of London’. This respondent wants safety considered alongside the listed priorities.
They do not name a particular location or action. The answer leaves room to ask what would help them feel safer.
1 written answers · too few to rely on for group trends
How these themes were counted
Themes use explicit words, not a full manual interpretation. Each answer counts once per theme and may appear in several, so totals can exceed 100%. Unmatched answers remain in All answers. These counts describe this question's written responses, not all survey respondents. Read the quotes to judge the context.
Safety of London
Alternative endings in their words
Suggestions include ‘Theres an endz for everyone’ and ‘There's an end for every one of us, how do you want to help shape it?’ Both keep the idea of a place or future for everyone, with the second inviting people to help shape it.
Another respondent wants ‘endz’ removed because it feels ‘too much and overwhelming’. The fourth suggestion, ‘Endz is amazing.’, is a short endorsement. These answers favour different wording rather than one shared alternative.
4 written answers · too few to rely on for group trends
How these themes were counted
Themes use explicit words, not a full manual interpretation. Each answer counts once per theme and may appear in several, so totals can exceed 100%. Unmatched answers remain in All answers. These counts describe this question's written responses, not all survey respondents. Read the quotes to judge the context.
I would not include 'endz', seems to be too much and overwhelming
Theres an endz for everyone
Endz is amazing.
There's an end for every one of us, how do you want to help shape it?
Which ending feels stronger?
- There’s an endz for every one of us, built by all of us40%
- There’s an endz for every one of us, shaped by all of us36%
- There’s an endz for every one of us, owned by all of us10%
- Not sure10%
- Neither — I’d say it differently4%
One thing Endz must get right by 2029
Young people want ENDZ to turn listening into action: give them real power, respond to feedback, support their ideas and be open about resources. Practical expectations include accessible work experience, fair earning opportunities, leadership skills and connections with businesses.
They also want ENDZ to tackle loneliness through free or affordable spaces, stronger friendships, creative activities and accessible mental health support. Events should not revolve around drinking. Safety, welcoming different needs and viewpoints, and reaching people through better publicity also feature.
57 written answers
How these themes were counted
Themes use explicit words, not a full manual interpretation. Each answer counts once per theme and may appear in several, so totals can exceed 100%. Unmatched answers remain in All answers. These counts describe this question's written responses, not all survey respondents. Read the quotes to judge the context.
A lot of young people feel lonely, that's rhe first issue you need to manage
Making sure young people have more opportunities, support and a real voice in decisions that affect them.
Help with the younger generation directly and not openly, be more direct and more this opinion and this one. Take suggestions.
Make more jobs
Listening
I think what you have is fantastic, one idea I have, if it's not already been don, is Networking with businesses and local areas, those connections could then be used as a pathway for those your helping.
Big ideas for Endz to explore
Ideas for ENDZ include paid placements, career clinics, job matching, support to start a business and small grants for youth projects. Shared workspaces, equipment loans, skill swaps and adult-life workshops would give people practical ways to build experience. One suggestion is for people helped by ENDZ to use their new skills to help others.
Other ideas include affordable motorsport and theatre, community gardens, paid clean-ups, mobile activity vans and pop-up wellbeing support. A debate club would help people practise disagreeing without aggression. Another proposal brings school-leavers together around making friends, finding work and learning life skills.
46 written answers
How these themes were counted
Themes use explicit words, not a full manual interpretation. Each answer counts once per theme and may appear in several, so totals can exceed 100%. Unmatched answers remain in All answers. These counts describe this question's written responses, not all survey respondents. Read the quotes to judge the context.
Confidence Careers
A programme that help with career advice.
Affordable Motorsports with advice and tutoring for younger people as it’s growing in popularity and always has, but no one has ever taken real notice.
Community
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