vInspired
We inspire young people to discover the value of volunteering - for themselves and for others
vInspired is based at5th Floor Dean Bradley House
52 Horseferry Road
London
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Terry Ryall
Chief Executive
at vInspired
Terry has been with us since day one, which says it all really.
She led the start up of our charity and the wealth of achievements over the last 6 years. She has an amazing passion for youth, reflected in her three degrees (just don't break out in song ;-)) associated with the issue, and a string of roles working with young people, Director of The Prince’s Trust and Chief Executive of Girl Guiding UK amongst them.
She's undoubtedly an expert in her field. Recently she's given evidence to the Education Select Committee on youth services, has been a member of Demos’ Character Inquiry focussing on young people’s character development and published articles including her most recent review of 'No Excuses', the Centre for Social Justice report on school exclusions.
Her many extra curricular interests include family, motorbikes (including a Harley!), music, all kinds of puzzles and brain tasks, gadgets and sailing in fair and foul weather. She's also a big fan of Angry Birds.
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Posted by
Terry Ryall
on 18 April 2012
As new figures showed small signs of abatement in youth unemployment levels today, our CEO, Terry Ryall calls for more opportunities for young people to develop skills for enterprise...
Cultivating enterprise skills among young people
Young people cannot wait for the economy to rebuild. There are 1 million young people unemployed right now, and we as a country are missing out on what could be the most creative and productive period of their lives. We need to harness their energy,...
Posted by
Terry Ryall
on 23 March 2012
As last night's inspiring and emotional National Awards Ceremony came to a close, our CEO, Terry Ryall delivered a heartfelt speech.. It was addressed not only to those present - but all young people and people who care about and work with young people across the country.
The below is a transcript and video of the full speech....
Thank you for making this the highlight of my year. Thank you for all the good work that you do for people in your communities.
To the young peo...
Posted by
Terry Ryall
on 15 March 2012
My real passion at the moment is about moving the current discussion on youth unemployment toward building entrepreneurial skills among young people to get them thinking about enterprise - helping young people to create their own jobs and in doing so, helping to rebuild the economy.
Here at vInspired, we want to ensure that young people are taking up every possible opportunity to embrace the risk-minimised environments that volunteering provides, in order to develop skills for identify...
Posted by
Terry Ryall
on 24 February 2012
I can’t help but feel sorry for Tesco and the other big retailers who find themselves on the receiving end of some recent outlandish claims of worker exploitation through the Work Programme. Four week work experience placements while you’re on benefits are hardly intended to be full-time jobs since those jobs didn’t exist in the first place.
The bullying of Tesco into taking on young people for four weeks on full pay is, I think, unjustified. Not least due to the asso...
Posted by
Terry Ryall
on 22 February 2012
Under new plans announced by Nick Clegg yesterday, charities and businesses will be rewarded for getting unemployed young people into work or training.
The scheme will target young people who are the furthest away from the labour market – those who have recently left school with poor GCSEs and are not in any further education or training – and will reward businesses and charities that can keep them in work or training for 12 months.
We know that something needs to be do...
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