Our stories
Stories are woven into the fabric of our organisation and we hope that anyone who is involved with us will go away with their own City Year story to tell - of how young people are changing Britain for the better. Please share them. We hope they will inspire many more.
Hello, my name is Simon Rohatynskyj and I served at Crumpsall Lane Primary School with City Year UK in Team…
Read the storyToday on the CYUK Blog, we have a post from one of our now-Alumni, Charis! She penned this piece for…
Read the storyToday, we’re bringing you something very special from some of our 2020/21 City Year Mentors: an insight into Project Creativity!…
Read the storyYou’re all giving one year, To work with students as a near peer. Doing it all as a volunteer. So…
Read the story“The thought of having my own mentor (known as a Bridge Builder) was one that I was excited about but…
Read the storyAmanpreet Bhogal, City Year Mentor, West Midlands, 2019-20 When I first heard about the Bridge Builder scheme of corporate mentors…
Read the storyI had previously spoken to the City Year team in June 2019 at a recruitment fair at Nottingham Trent University….
Read the storySharon has had a long career in education working with children and young people to attain and achieve. She is…
Read the storyAshley Barratt volunteers as a ‘Bridge Builder’, offering ongoing careers advice and support to Volunteer Mentors at City Year West…
Read the story“My journey with City Year has been amazing since day one. The world started to go downhill with COVID and…
Read the story“Young people are the future. I believe that without their contribution there is no hope. We need to empower them…
Read the storyFor the past 20 years, Dean has worked as a Senior Leader in Education, Consultant and Director in some very…
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