Back to school for social change

THE School for Social Entrepreneurs was founded in 1997 by Michael Young, one of a number of organisations to spring from the Institute of Community Studies, now the Young Foundation.

By The Newsroom

Published 30th Jan 2014, 00:37 BST

Lord Young of Dartington, as he became in 1977, died aged 86 in 2002.

The SSE was launched with founding donations from HSBC Holdings plc, the National Lottery Charities Board and the Esmée Fairbairn Charitable Trust.

The SSE welcomed its first group of students in January 1998 and ran from Bethnal Green in East London with its first programme consisting of a 22-student cohort.

The SSE says its mission is to address inequalities and social exclusion by supporting social entrepreneurs from all backgrounds to transform their talent into real social outcomes.

SSE supports social entrepreneurs across the UK, Australia and Canada.

The Yorkshire and Humber school ran its first learning programme in 2009.

Based in Leeds, it specialises in start-up support for SSE students across the region.

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