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Glenys Ruan
Futureversity
providing young people with
effective vocational education
• Skills
• Confidence
• Opportunities
• Futureversity: Helping
young people develop
the skills and self
belief they need to
make the most of
their lives
Personally I’m always ready to learn,
although I do not always like being taught.
Winston Churchill
• Who we are
– A charity that provides
activities and courses for
young people aged 11-25
– transforming lives in
Tower Hamlets for 20
years
– courses and activities
that provide opportunities
for young people to
explore something new
• What we do
– Job Ready: focus on
employability
– Local projects: Futures
programme:150 taster
courses, out of school
provision
– Development and
delivery of
programmes: focus on
involving young people
– In school programmes:
focus on working in
partnership
• How we do it
– Young people at the
heart of our organisation
– Our partnership model –
we deliver programmes
in collaboration with
young people, their local
communities, the private
and public sector
Job Ready
• 16-25
• NEET (to EET)
• Industry
partners
• 11 week
programme
• Work
experience
placement
Youth Volunteering
opportunities
• Peer Motivators
• Team Leaders
• Youth Assessors
• Futureversity Advisory
Board
• Fundraising Committee
Futureversity Advisory
Board (FAB)
• Open to young people aged
16 to 25
• Courses
• Marketing
• Promotion
Activities for young people work when they are involved in creating them
Young people need opportunities to realise their potential and to try new
things out
Young people need stimulating and constructive activities
If you offer a quality service to young people, you will engage ALL young
people and therefore eradicate the need to target
Young people benefit greatly from working with professionals in inspirational
environments
We can achieve more by working in partnership
Diversity and inclusivity are key
Young people deserve the very best
Key Values – we believe that....
What makes us different
• Young people are at the heart of our
decision making
• Our partnership model is unique – public,
private and third sectors working together
with young people
What our Partners Say
• “Futureversity is one of the best and most interesting
organisations in youth education. It’s because they
put young people at the heart of deciding what it is
that they want to learn, and at the heart of their
delivery, they are actively involved in planning and
delivering the work. The results therefore are great,
because if you’re really feeling you can influence
what your learning is, you begin to appreciate and
understand and enjoy, and that has come out so
strongly from their work.”
Robert Dufton, Director, Paul Hamlyn Foundation
What Young People Say