Sleep Zzzines Youth Co-production Group

A co-production workshop is a group session where everyone works together equally on a project. 

In this project we will plan and design the sleep lessons together.  

This involves everyone actively sharing their thoughts and taking part in the activities. 

Zines are small booklets which use art and text to express voices in society who are often unheard. 

We will use zines to share opinions and come up with ideas for what should be in the sleep lessons. 

The zines we make will be used (with your permission) to raise awareness of the issues we discuss in the workshops.

We are inviting you because you are an expert on being a young person.  

We want you to share your opinions on what information and messages you think are important for young people to know about. 

We also need your help to make sure the teaching resources are fun and interesting! 

You don’t need any background knowledge of sleep, art, zines or animation. 

No, it is up to you to decide. You can change your mind and leave at any time. 

If you decide to stop taking part in the workshops, the ideas that you have contributed to the group so far may still be used in the design of the sleep lessons. 

Any zines you create in the workshops will only be used with your permission. 

You will be creating sleep lessons and an animation which will help teach young people about sleep.

If you are doing Welsh Baccalaureate, the project can count as volunteering for the Skills Challenge if you attend all workshops.

It can also count as experience for your CV and UCAS applications.

You will receive £100 per workshop you attend as a thank you for taking part. This will be in vouchers or bank transfer based on your preference.

The things that affect young people’s sleep can sometimes be difficult or upsetting to talk about. 

You don’t have to share anything you don’t want to. 

You can leave or take a break at any time. We will check to make sure you are okay. 

Please note that the co-production group is not a support group and we cannot offer medical advice.  

If you share with the project team something that makes us think that you or someone else may be at risk of harm, we will need to share it with a safeguarding lead who can help. 

We will collect the information needed to manage your application and involvement, such as your contact details, emergency contact, access or dietary needs, attendance, payment information and consent choices. Cardiff University is the Data Controller and is committed to protecting the rights of individuals in line with Data Protection legislation.

Your data will be stored securely and only accessed by the project lead and administrators who work at Cardiff University. When data is no longer needed it will be deleted immediately. Otherwise, data will be retained for no later than one year after the project ends. Your data will only be used by Cardiff University and will not be shared with third parties.  

At times, we may make audio recordings to help the project team take accurate notes. We may use anonymous comments in reports about the project, but we will not attach your name unless we have your written consent.

Any audio recordings will be securely deleted after the workshop notes have been completed and checked, and no later than one year after the project ends. 

We will not take photos of you without your written consent.

We will try out the sleep lessons in schools. 

We will write about the process of creating the lessons and share this with other sleep scientists, policy makers and teachers. Unless we have your written consent to share your name, people reading about the project won’t be able to tell if you took part.  

We will hold a celebration event in March 2027 to showcase the sleep lessons and resources. You and your family will be invited to attend the event.