Field Studies CouncilOther

Field Studies Council Youth Advisory Panel

Sep 27, 2026 21:00:00 GMT

Opportunity type

Other

Funding

Fully Funded

Location

United Kingdom

Deadline

Sep 27, 2026 21:00:00 GMT

About this opportunity

The Field Studies Council, a UK environmental education charity with over 80 years' experience, is recruiting new members for its Youth Panel, a group of young naturalists who advise the charity on how it engages young people. Members serve a two year voluntary term, meeting online about once a month and in person once a year at a residential weekend in a field centre.

What you get:

A place at the funded Youth Panel residential weekend, 6 to 8 November 2026 at Preston Montford, Shropshire, with costs covered
Training opportunities, including heavily subsidised Biodiversity Courses online and in person
Transferable skills such as chairing meetings, minute-taking, decision-making and influence in the environmental education sector
A seat at decision-making meetings with Field Studies Council staff and trustees, and chances to represent the charity at events and conferences
A network of other young people passionate about nature

What you'll do:

Advise the charity on topics relevant to young people and give feedback on its youth products and programmes
Join monthly online meetings on weekday evenings, 6pm to 7:15pm, attending at least four a year
Discuss and carry out actions to increase engagement and diversity
Create blog and social media content for Field Studies Council channels and your own

Key dates:

Applications opened at midday on 14 September 2026
Applications close at 9pm on Sunday 27 September 2026
Outcomes shared at the start of October 2026
Short virtual interviews for shortlisted applicants on 13 or 14 October 2026
In-person residential, Friday 6 to Sunday 8 November 2026, Preston Montford, Shropshire

More information:

If online forms are difficult, answers can be recorded as video or audio (3 minutes max per question) and emailed to youth.engagement@field-studies-council.org
Questions about the application: youth.engagement@field-studies-council.org

Who can apply

Aged 16 to 18 at the time of applying
Based in the UK
Able to attend the in-person residential, 6 to 8 November 2026 at Preston Montford, Shropshire
Able to commit a couple of hours per month to meetings and associated tasks
A parent or guardian must complete several questions in the application
Commit to a two year voluntary term
Answer three written questions (200, 200 and 300 words maximum)

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Good to know

+A funded residential weekend at Preston Montford field centre in Shropshire, 6 to 8 November 2026
+A real say: members sit in meetings with Field Studies Council staff and trustees
+Training, including heavily subsidised biodiversity courses, and skills such as chairing meetings
+A short application of three written questions, which you can also answer by video or audio
+Run by an environmental education charity with over 80 years of experience, and no application fee is mentioned

Worth checking yourself

!Closes Sunday 27 September at 9pm UK time, not midnight
!UK residents aged 16 to 18 only
!Voluntary and unpaid, for a two year term with monthly online meetings on weekday evenings
!You must be free for the 6 to 8 November residential, and the charity does not say whether travel there is covered
!A parent or guardian has to fill in part of the application

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