We’re proud to share with you the Peer Action Collective’s first research report! ‘Leading research, driving change‘ is based on insights from over 4,600 children and young people (aged 10-20). The research was conducted by young people, with young people. Our PAC Peer Researchers have gone out into their communities. They’ve listened to what young…

Learning from the Peer Action Collective As part of the Peer Action Collective’s work, The University of Central Lancashire’s Centre for Children and Young People’s Participation and associates from the University of East London have been collaborating with the network as learning partners. This guide reports on what was learned together during PAC on how…

Learning from the Peer Action Collective As part of the Peer Action Collective’s work, The University of Central Lancashire’s Centre for Children and Young People’s Participation and associates from the University of East London have been collaborating with the network as learning partners. This is a report of what was learned about outcomes for young…

Learning from the Peer Action Collective As part of the Peer Action Collective’s work, The University of Central Lancashire’s Centre for Children and Young People’s Participation and associates from the University of East London have been collaborating with the network as learning partners. This briefing report highlights and describes the areas of community impact of…

We’re proud to announce that young people have won the first ever Gamechanger Awards in recognition of their work as part of the Peer Action Collective (PAC). Gamechanger Awards celebrate the work of ten incredible young people and projects, who are part of PAC, a ground-breaking new youth-led network, which is funded by the Youth…

Today, Peer Action Collective (PAC) members from all over the country are coming together in Liverpool, to share research about young people’s experiences of violence – and what they’re doing to make their communities safer, fairer places. Through a ground-breaking new youth-led network, which is funded by the Youth Endowment Fund, the #iwill Fund (a…

Over the last year, 120 PAC peer researchers designed and delivered 23 peer research projects across England and Wales. They engaged more than 4,500 young people aged 10 to 20 in interviews, focus groups and surveys about their understandings of youth violence. Peer researchers were able to use their shared identity as young people to…

As you know, recently two Peer Researchers from the Peer Action Collective in Merseyside stole the show when they spoke at a Labour Party Conference Fringe event hosted by The Rt Hon Justine Greening.  Grace Goodman and Grace Ward from PAC Merseyside joined the event – sponsored by the Co-op and The Purpose Coalition –…

In this video, peer researchers from Sheffield Wednesday Community Programme reflect on what they’ve learned from being part of the project and share their advice for the next generation of PAC!

Two members of the Peer Action Collective in Merseyside stole the show when they spoke at a Labour Party Conference Fringe event hosted by The Rt Hon Justine Greening. Grace Goodman and Grace Ward from PAC Merseyside joined the event – sponsored by the Co-op and The Purpose Coalition – to talk about their PAC…

Welcome to the PAC-Cast! We are the Peer Action Collective, a group of young people researching and working to reduce Youth Violence in Merseyside. We hope to achieve this by interviewing 10-20 year old’s in Merseyside, and using the findings to create dynamic and meaningful social action. So – why listen to the PAC-Cast? Well,…