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The School For Social Entrepreneurs Chris ¡Fitzpatrick ¡

Founded in 1997 by Lord Michael Young “To address inequalities and social exclusion by supporting social entrepreneurs from all backgrounds to transform their talent into real social outcomes, in the form of sustainable solutions to poverty and disadvantage in communities.” "Everybody has the capacity to be remarkable"

We have a global presence: 8 schools in the UK, 2 in Australia, 1 in Canada Ontario Melbourne Sydney Hampshire Cornwall London Dartington North West England East of England Yorkshire Fife

We are not a typical school… • No entry requirements • No exams • No qualifications

Courses we offer Start Up Scaling courses e.g. ‘Trading for Sustainability’ Workshops – Marketing, Social Franchising etc. Leadership Development

Our Approach • Action Learning • Witness Sessions • Expert Sessions • Mentoring • Project Visits

Our Impact • Over 850 Fellows have completed programmes • Fellows' organisations are 20% more likely to survive for 5 years than traditional UK business • On average, each organisation set up by a Fellow recruits 2 full-time and 3 part-time workers after graduation. The total value of jobs created by SSE Fellows is estimated to be £13m per year • 90% of Fellows say they have had a wider impact beyond their community, ranging from raising awareness to influencing government policy

• To generate training opportunities and jobs for unemployed young people aged 16-25 in practical horticulture • To convert derelict and vacant land across London into productive food growing space • To increase the amount of local and organically grown produce consumed by Londoners

• Winner Best Social Enterprise at the PWC Private Business Awards 2011 • Uses cycling to solve social & environmental problems • Offers sales, repairs, how-to-ride training & vintage refurbishment • Helps hundreds of homeless people back into the workforce

SSE-West Midlands History In ¡development ¡for ¡some ¡7me ¡ • Solihull/Black ¡Country ¡pioneering ¡ • Lloyds ¡Programme ¡& ¡funding ¡ commiAed ¡ • Next ¡steps ¡

SSE –West Midlands The Future The ¡Students ¡ The ¡School ¡ • Adver7sing ¡ • Forma7on ¡of ¡Steering ¡ Group ¡ • Taster ¡days ¡ • Establishment ¡ • Interview ¡& ¡Selec7on ¡ process ¡ • Recruitment ¡ • October ¡2013 ¡ • Open ¡Office ¡

Get in touch… Chris Fitzpatrick, Email: cfitzpatrick1@yahoo.co.uk Twitter: chrisfitz1 Mob: 07786 391117 Web: www.the-sse.org Twitter: @schsocent Facebook: facebook.com/schsocent