AN Award-winning London teacher is celebrating after receiving a NatWest WISE100 award to recognise the social enterprise she set up to help disadvantaged school students.
Andrine Allen, who founded AA Educates, was named one of the top 100 women by NatWest WISE100 to recognise her as one of the most inspiring and influential women in social enterprise, impact investment and mission-driven business.
AA Educates practically responds to the setbacks of Covid-19 and previous deprivation by providing 100% subsidised quality tuition and career mentorship for disadvantaged school students.
Pre Covid-19, disadvantaged students were starting school academically, three months behind their peers. By the time they left secondary school, this attainment gap increased by 21 months on average.
Post Covid-19, this attainment gap has significantly widened by 46%.
AA Educates CEO and founder, Andrine Allen said: “I feel honoured to have been named in the top 100 women and for the judges to have recognised the importance of the work AA Educates does.”
AA Educates works by proving free tutoring to pupils in years 6 to 11 as well as mentoring and partnering with private schools and running a mindset book club.
· £60 gives 10 gifted students access to the exclusive mindset book club for a term.
· £95 provides 10 students with tuition from a qualified teacher for an hour.
· £1,396 supports one student’s academic journey and gives them access to the full programme for an entire year.
Andrine added: “Through our innovative private school partnership programme, our more able students have access to private education and the experiences that come with it, which once felt unattainable to them.
“We ensure every student is positively impacted by understanding their present, investing in their future and teaching them how to take lessons from the past.”
Andrine hopes the award will encourage businesses to reach out to her to see how they can work with her social enterprise which is run as a community-interest-company ploughing profits back in to help even more children.
She said: “AA Educates is in need of support not only from private schools but also from potential funders and mentors.”
To find out more about the organisation visit https://aaeducates.com/
