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Chosen Support: Understanding the Adults Young People Turn To

Hussein Hussein joined Ryan Carty to chair a panel at UCL Institute of Education, bringing together young people with long-standing relationships with both organisations to speak candidly about trusted adults, what real connection looks like, what gets in the way and what happens when the right support simply isn’t there.

January 2026

Mentoring that Matters: Creating Meaningful, Impactful, and Joyful Experiences      

CAPE lead a workshop exploring effective mentoring in practice, equipping schools with the knowledge to select meaningful and impactful mentoring providers for the young people they support. Hussein Hussein, CEO of CAPE, and Ebinehita Iyere, Founder and Managing Director of Milk Honey Bees, shared both professional insights and personal reflections, drawing on their own formative experiences within the education system.

July 2025

CAPE joined Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Sir Lewis Hamilton and Secretary of State for Education Bridget Phillipson at 10 Downing Street for a roundtable on education reform and supporting young people at risk of exclusion. The event, convened by CAPE’s partner Mission 44, resulted in Government pledges on pupil engagement frameworks, amplifying young people’s voices and diversifying the teaching workforce.

June 2025

CAPE featured on Sky News, bringing national attention to the growing crisis of school exclusions. Our work was presented as an example of what community-rooted, relationship-based intervention looks like in practice.

March 2025

CAPE is a leading partner in Mission 44’s Nothing Happens in Isolation campaign, addressing record-high school exclusions by focusing on prevention rather than just symptoms. CAPE contributes frontline expertise and evidence from our work with children facing exclusion and disengagement, informing the campaign’s policy recommendations and best practice guidance.

Ongoing campaign | November 2024 – present

CAPE was proud to be part of the Aspiring Heads AH Summit 2024, now in its fifth year, bringing together over 200 educators, leaders and changemakers in a space that centres Black educators and challenges systemic barriers in education.

October 2024

CAPE featured on BBC Victoria Derbyshire, highlighting the critical role of mentoring and alternative education in supporting children at risk of school exclusion. The segment shone a light on the young people we work with and the systemic barriers they face and what genuine, relationship-based support can do to change their trajectories.

March 2019