20/08/2026
🎉 This summer saw the conclusion of the inaugural Tutors United Youth Advisory Board! Across six months, 18 young board members – made up of current and former TU pupils – took up leadership roles in shaping our programmes, all while building confidence, communication and decision-making skills, as we ensure their voice has real influence in our organisation.
🎤 We wrapped up the programme in July, with every board member presenting their recommendations to our CEO Amy Whitelock Gibbs and Tutors United’s co-opted advisor on our impact and strategy committee Richard Crellin, to let us know where they feel our charity can improve and grow to better meet their needs and the needs of their families and communities.
📍 We wanted to hear the thoughts of young people from across our programmes, and we’re so grateful that families were able to join us from all over London and beyond, both in-person and online. We had residents from so many of our great partners participate, past and present – Poplar HARCA, Clarion Housing Group, PA Housing, Phoenix Community Housing, Lewisham Council Housing Services, Notting Hill Genesis, Metropolitan Thames Valley, and One Housing.
🩵💛 A massive, massive thank you to PPL for hosting us every month and for making the programme possible, and to Catarina, Nicola, and Vish for giving up their Saturday mornings to support us. A big shout out to our facilitating tutors throughout the Youth Advisory Board – Farhan Raheem and Hafsa Ahmad. And a huge well done to Arran Wylde-Eccles and Racheal Olaitan for creating and running our first-ever Youth Advisory Board so brilliantly and for making sure all of our young participants’ voices were heard.
