If you’re aged 16 to 25 and have experienced school exclusions, we want to empower you to speak up and influence change (this includes permanent exclusions, suspensions, forced school changes, and unfair isolation room punishments).
Let’s work together to make a difference!
What you’ll do:
- Create digital content for an online hub to inform and empower other young people and improve practices in schools and local councils
- Develop campaigns to change policy and the working practices of professionals
- Share your views with government, social services and others to create change
- Work with the media to change public perception
What you’ll get:
- Take part in a free training programme to get skills and knowledge of:
– Young people’s rights around school exclusion
– Campaigning and making change
– Engaging with the media - Take part in paid opportunities paid London Living Wage (currently £13.15 an hour) including creating digital content and influencing local and national policy
- Food and travel costs covered
- Support with your career goals and aspirations
- Be part of a group of like-minded people who want to make a difference for others
The commitment:
- Friday 5 July, 12 – 4pm – Kick-off taster session: Share your ideas to shape the project, hear more about what it will involve and meet other ambassadors!
- Take part in training and get involved in creating content for an online hub on school exclusions – 11am – 4pm at Coram’s offices (Wednesday 21, Thursday 22, Friday 23, Wednesday 28, Thursday 29, Friday 30 August)
- Once training is completed you will attend monthly sessions at Coram to develop skills further and meet as a group (dates and times will be set around the group’s availability)
- There will be opportunities to take part in creating media content, engaging with the media and consulting with local and national policy – we will send you dates as and when these are taking place
Deadline to apply: Midnight on Wednesday 7 August
Privacy notice
Please make sure you have read the privacy notice before applying. Then simply fill in the form at the bottom of this page. If you would prefer to complete this by video or voice note please send to Amy Spiller on amy.spiller@coram.org.uk or WhatsApp 07984 290860.
We ask for your date of birth so we can make sure you are eligible for our programmes and to make sure that we follow the right processes to support you in line with your age. We ask for your age, gender, ethnicity and country of origin so that we can evaluate our programmes and make sure we’re working with a diverse range of young people.