Supporting Young Londoners
Overall Goal
Improve life chances and opportunities for disadvantaged young Londoners through positive opportunities in partnership with London’s youth sector.
Key Deliverables
Increasing access to quality mentoring for disadvantaged young Londoners.
Helping young people build trusted relationships, access new networks, acquire new skills and develop confidence and coping strategies.
Collaborating with the voluntary and community sector and youth support organisations to support young Londoners facing the starkest inequalities.
Programme Priorities
Creating positive opportunities that help young Londoners to:
Build trusted relationships (including through mentoring)
Access new networks
Acquire new skills
Develop confidence and coping strategies
Progress Measures
Number of volunteer mentors identified, trained and matched.
Direct mentoring opportunities provided.
Number of positive opportunities directly delivered.
Number of positive opportunities created through funding external partners.
Research or training delivered to support young Londoners or London’s youth sector.
Relevant events and workshops hosted or facilitated to create positive opportunities.
Tools and resources developed to help create positive opportunities and support London’s youth sector.
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Co-Chairs:
David McCollum, Head of New Deal for Young People, Greater London Authority - david.mccollum@london.gov.uk
Garrett Richardson, Project Manager, Bloomberg Associates - grichardson@bloomberg.org
Members
Ben Rogers, Professor of Practice - London, University of London - ben.rogers@london.ac.uk
Aiysha Qureshi, Senior Coordinator, London Partnerships Team, University of London - aiysha.qureshi@london.ac.uk
Claire Churchill, Associate Workforce Transformation Lead, NHS England - claire.churchill@hee.nhs.uk
Heena Chaudry, Graduate and Apprentice Recruitment and Young People Outreach Manager, Transport for London - heenachaudry@tfl.gov.uk
Dr Mary-Anne Pilkington, Head of Leadership Development/Leadership Academy, London Fire Brigade - mary-anne.pilkington@london-fire.gov.uk
Mary Vine-Morris, Regional Director for London, Association of Colleges - mary.vine-morris@aoc.co.uk
Matt Britnell, Inspector, Metropolitan Police Service - matt.britnell@met.police.uk
Michael Wood, Head of Health Economic Partnerships, NHS Confederation - michael.wood@nhsconfed.org
Michelle Anson, AccessHE Collaborative Outreach Manager, London Higher - michelle.anson@londonhigher.ac.uk
Moira McVean, Spotlight, Mentoring and Young Audiences Manager, Film London - moira.mcvean@filmlondon.org.uk
Stephanie Tyler, Early Careers Advisor, Transport for London - StephanieTyler@tfl.gov.uk
Vittoria Zerbini, Media and Policy Assistant, London Chamber of Commerce - vzerbini@londonchamber.co.uk
Please contact David McCollum for more information about this working group.
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Funding Opportunities
The Mayor of London is providing grant funding across three programmes to build on the amazing work already happening across London providing personalised support to those young people that need it the most. Delivery period is March 2022 - March 2024. Find out more.
Guides
Guide to Aligning with the Mentoring for Young People Goals and Securing Organisational Support
Mentoring for Neets - a review of what works and models in London, Bloomberg Associates, June 2021
Guidance and worksheets from the Princes Trust
Tools
Self-Assessment Tool: Mentoring Quality Framework is a tool to help organisations to reflect on and develop their mentoring practice. It can highlight areas of good practice and areas for growth, helping organisations of all sizes provide the best support they can to young people.
Toolkit: Youth Endowment Fund Toolkit on Mentoring
Toolkit: Youth Participation Toolkit is a great resource to support peer-led research for youth organisations
Find mentoring opportunities:
Simply Volunteer London is a platform to find mentoring opportunities in London
The Local Village Network is a volunteering platform for volunteer mentors and young people to connect to mentoring supports and youth opportunities
About LAIN and the Mentoring Young People Working Group
Welcome Pack: LAIN Welcome Pack
Slide Deck: Introducing LAIN - Stakeholder presentation for members
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TBC
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26th June 2025, 10:00-13:30, in-person.
2nd October 2025, 10:00-13:00, in-person.