Youngsters get involved in the Mayor’s Peer Outreach Project

A group of Key Stage 4 learners from Redbridge College were invited to City Hall to meet with Boris Johnson and attend a workshop hosted by the Mayor’s Peer Outreach Team. Part of the programme involved watching a documentary that was made by the young people already involved in the Outreach Team.

Boris took time out to talk to the learners about the Team and also the work they are doing at Redbridge College. He posed for photos and went on to express his joy that Redbridge College were making use and accessing the works of the Peer Outreach Team.

The Peer Outreach Team was set up in 2006 and consists of a group of 30 young people aged 15 to 25. They deliver work on behalf of the Greater London Authority (GLA) for the benefits of young Londoners. The members come from across London and reflect the city’s diversity with a variety of cultural, religious and racial backgrounds; young people with disabilities; young offenders; and young people in care.

At the end of the visit Redbridge College learners were encouraged to make their own documentary and have been invited back to City Hall to showcase their work in front of an invited audience. This is the first stage of this new partnership and more activities are being planned for the future.

Suzanne Levy, Director of Study for Redbridge College commented “I was so pleased that I was able to bring the students to City Hall. They responded so well to the visit and it has given them the motivation and focus on their own future direction. They all conducted themselves very well – I am delighted.”