Promoting Untapped Potential
Every young person deserves an equal opportunity to succeed in education.
About Us
📈 | Registered UK Charity: 1199166
🏆 | Diana Award Recipient
📍 | Ealing, London
Vision
Children in the UK from underserved socio-economic backgrounds are thriving in the education system, achieving their best grades, and leaving school with as many doors open to them as possible.
Mission
To tackle information, mentorship, and opportunity gaps that exist at a local and national level to help young people (aged 14-18) from underserved backgrounds achieve their full potential in the education system.
Services
National Online Community School
Free online Maths & English GCSE tutoring programme for Year 11 students across England.
Learn MoreOur Team
Sulaiman Iqbal
Founder & Chairman
Ethel Ng
Co-Director
Sahra Mohamed
Head of Strategy
Hafsa Yuusuf
Community Learning Director
Nadra Ali-Elmi
Community Learning Director
Sehrish Mahmood
Co-Director
Ifrah Hussein
School Workshops Director
Salahuddin Abukar
School Workshop Director
Muhsin Hamume
Online Community School Lead
Jahanzeb Sayed
Online Community School Lead
Amari Drysdale
Finance & Sponsorship Adviser
Laxman Manivannan
Finance & Sponsorship Lead
Osa Iluobe
Finance & Sponsorship Lead
Hassan Raja
Marketing Adviser
Mawiyah Moghal
Marketing & Communications Lead
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Be a collaborator - Team UPside wants to continue collaborating with other organisations that have shared aims and objectives - focused on increasing equality of opportunity in education - Want to collaborate with Team UPside?
Be a sponsor - Team UPside is currently looking for sponorship opportunities to invest in improving the quality and quantity of our work. If you are interested in providing Team UPside with financial support - please get in contact with us via email: teamupside19@gmail.com
Blog
The Diana Award is the most prestigious accolade a young person aged 9-25 can receive for their social action or humanitarian work.
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Jesus College, Cambridge speaks to Sulaiman about what he sees as the biggest barriers to higher education, and how Team UPside has leveraged social media to expand their initiatives during the pandemic.
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2021 was a landmark year for Team UPside’s growth and development as we both reinvigorated past projects and initiated new impactful projects.
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The Tab newspaper on the incredible work that Team UPside’s done, barriers that young people from less-advantaged backgrounds face, tackling the elite image of Cambridge, and the worrying impact of the pandemic on the education gap.
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2020 was a transformational year for Team UPside. This article will reflect on 1) our achievements, 2) our lessons, and 3) our strategy going forward into 2021.
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The Guardian newspaper writes about how student-led projects such as Team UPside are demystifying the application process for Oxbridge hopefuls from less privileged backgrounds.
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The Varsity newspaper talks to students Sulaiman Iqbal and Hassan Raja about Team UPside, the changes that need to be made in terms of access and making Oxbridge a possibility for students from disadvantaged backgrounds
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In this article, we will share our journey of adapting to Covid-19 and conclude with some insights that can hopefully benefit any organisation that is struggling during these unprecedented times.
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2019 marks the birth year of Team Upside. In this article, I will reflect on our purpose, achievements and strategy going forward into 2020.
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