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