When I started my career we were at the tail end of a public health protocol concerning a rise in teenage pregnancies. The term ‘NEET’ was used, describing young people not in employment, education or training. What outcomes did such young individuals have and how could services address and reach out to them? The answer is not simply ‘we must create many more services and intervene’, or ‘top down’ approach. Neither, according to organisational behaviour change, can the answer always be within grass root and community change (‘bottom up’). Real change comes from creating change at the top, creating capacity at the bottom, and facilitating the meeting of the two.

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Relevant experience: 

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Russell Group Tutors (2016)   

Co-founder: setting up a platform that targets bright young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and helps with schoolwork, internships and UCAS applications. 

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Community Empowerment Network (2015)  

Diversity/ Inclusion: Evaluating service provisions for children who have been excluded from school.

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The Young Foundation (2015)  

Diversity/ Inclusion: Teaching excluded adolescents non-cognitive skills through documentary film making.

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Croydon/ Brighton & Hove Council: Participle (2008-2009)

Organisational Behaviour Change/ Outreach: Developing youth outreach provisions in the community to incorporate developmental and soft skill interventions. 

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