Youth Futures Partnership brings together experience from education, prevention, local government, criminal justice, community engagement, technology, transformation and organisational strategy.
Our leadership team combines frontline understanding of education and prevention with partnership expertise and the strategy, technology and operating models needed to turn ideas into sustainable programmes.
Fran brings extensive experience across education, science teaching, personal tutoring, school leadership and teacher development, alongside her work in alcohol-harm prevention.
Eli brings nearly 30 years of experience across education, criminal justice, the charitable sector and local government, with a particular strength in collaboration and community engagement.
Robin brings senior technology, infrastructure, transformation and operational leadership experience, focusing on strategy, digital platforms, data and how successful Youth Futures models can scale.
The point is not three impressive biographies. It is what happens when those different perspectives work together.
Fran's experience helps keep Youth Futures grounded in how young people learn, how schools operate and why prevention needs to be engaging rather than simply instructional.
Eli connects organisations and communities, helping ensure programmes are built collaboratively and informed by the people and places they are intended to serve.
Robin focuses on the strategy, technology, data and operating model needed to turn strong local ideas into repeatable and measurable programmes.
Youth Futures should be ambitious without becoming detached from the communities it exists to serve.
Start with young people, communities and evidence rather than arriving with a predetermined answer.
Work with existing organisations and expertise instead of assuming Youth Futures needs to own every part of delivery.
Good ideas only matter when they can be turned into safe, accessible and sustainable opportunities.
Measure what happens, admit when something needs changing and improve the next version.
As Youth Futures grows, delivery should draw on youth workers, safeguarding professionals, educators, tradespeople, coaches, employers, researchers, technologists, community organisations and — crucially — young people themselves.
The leadership team's job is to create the conditions for that expertise to work together effectively.
We expect the wider Youth Futures network to develop alongside programmes and partnerships. That may include delivery staff, specialist advisers, youth ambassadors, volunteers, mentors and formal advisory groups.
We would rather bring in the right expertise than pretend three people know everything. That's rather the point of calling it a partnership.
Youth Futures is designed around collaboration. If you represent an organisation, have specialist expertise or simply see an opportunity to help young people in your community, we'd like to hear from you.