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Background
information on 2inspire Academy:
The
2inspire Academy is a personal development and life skills programme for young
men and women aged 16-30 that is run by a committee of young people. It was set
up in March 2013 and was formed to help young people focus on what's important
for them now and in the future, providing them with access to positive
opportunities and role models.
With
increasingly limited options, young people have been unable to find genuine
opportunities to support their progression and more and more young people are
becoming demoralised and disenfranchised. They therefore decided to come
together to be part of the solution for their current and future generations
and take responsibility for their own development and that of their peers.
Since
Their formation they have been able to achieve their aims and objectives by
engaging with a range of philanthropic inspirational people and organisations,
who share their core values and have helped them to support their growth and
development. They have managed to provide them with the necessary advice,
guidance, knowledge, education, experience, wisdom and resources to support the
development of their various projects with little or no budget at all.
Organisations that have supported them to date include Stephen Lawrence
Charitable Trust, Birbeck University, Westfield Shopping Centre (Stratford),
Novotel hotel (Greenwich) and Think big 02.
Academy
Projects:
1)Inspire
the Youth Summer programme (August 2013):
A
range of training and development workshops which were selected and
co-ordinated by the Academy steering group and held at the Stephen Lawrence
Charitable Trust in Lewisham over a 2 week period. Workshops covered entrepreneurship, music, filming, employability skills,motivation.
2)Young,
gifted & talented
(October 2013/June 2014):
Musical
showcases which were held at the Fashion Meets Music shop in Westfield Shopping
Centre in Stratford and at the Novotel hotel in Greenwich in June 2014 . These
events aimed to raise awareness of the 2inspire Academy and the amazing
performers who were under the age of 30 and are aspiring artists actively
pursuing a career in music. The event has proved to be a great opportunity for
them to get exposure and provides a positive platform for expression for the
young people.![]()
3)Ready, Set, Go:Prepare for success(August 2014):
Birkbeck,
University of London hosted the 2inspire Academy event 'Ready, Set, Go', funded
by Think Big with 02. The workshop was a great opportunity for freshers and
students, to start the academic year with insight that motivated and inspired
attendees. The event was designed to give students a headstart and support young people with their career aspirations, while ensuring that they develop the necessary life-skills to excel whilst at university.It included
- A panel discussion with a panel of successful university students who have made university work for them.
- A presentation and Q & A session with representatives from top organisations, highlighting: tips and advice on employability after university, additional activities that companies look out for, advice on writing a winning graduate application/CV.
- A 'Preparation for Higher Education'session for attendees.
- A session that looked at managing your student finances run by MyBnk, titled "Uni Dosh".
4)Project “ I AM” which is targeted towards young parents. The project was devised to meet the needs of this group to ensure they address some of the issues they face and work towards positive goals for their families. The project will produce results in attendees life's in areas such as Family, Relationships, Health, Finance, Safety, Leisure, Work and More .
