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Empowering girls to advocate for themselves

Kemi Bamidele — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 23:14:47 +0000

Youth violence is a complex and growing issue that impact not just individuals, but entire communities. The Gifted Organisation Limited is taking bold steps to address this through our signature six-week Butterfly Project for vulnerable and marginalised teenage girls, combined with a parenting support programme and stronger school partnerships. Admittedly all teenage girls and young […]

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Peeling back the layers of persistent disruptive behaviour

Kemi Bamidele — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 23:08:16 +0000

In a bid to prevent serious youth violence The Gifted have been working with 19 Enfield Secondary Schools to reduce school exclusion rates among girls and young people since 2019. During the 2022-2023 academic year, Enfield schools reported 12 permanent exclusions, evenly split between boys and girls. The ethnic breakdown included students of Black Caribbean, Black […]

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Helping parents navigate teen struggles

Kemi Bamidele — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 22:57:58 +0000

According to a U.S. report released in 2023 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “42 percent of U.S. high schoolers experienced persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness in 2021. While 22 percent seriously considered attempting suicide”. In the UK the 2023 UK Youth Mental Health Report uncovered that “eight in ten teenagers feel they suffer with […]

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Addressing the Challenges Faced by SEN Girls in Secondary Schools: A Call for Collaboration, Co-production and Action

Kemi Bamidele — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 16:24:59 +0000

Recently we met with Andre Skepple, Founder and CEO of FullSpektrum. We shared our observations on how we hear a lot about boys with autism or ADHD, who might be visibly restless or disruptive. But what about the SEN girls whose challenges often remain hidden? They might be quietly struggling, masking their difficulties, and falling through […]

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The Flying Start Wonder Wall

Kemi Bamidele — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 10:41:22 +0000

Recently we started our Flying Start Project with Edmonton Community Partnership in Enfield. Working with child refugees and child asylum seekers to help them build resilience and improve their future prospects. This week the project saw participants create their very own ‘Wonder Wall’. A safe space for self expression The Flying Start Project has many […]

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A Flying Start in Enfield

Kemi Bamidele — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 10:34:35 +0000

This week we started our Flying Start Project with Edmonton Community Partnership in Enfield. We are working with child refugees and child asylum seekers. The Department for Education (DfE) statistics show there were 7,290 looked-after children as of the end of March 2023 who were unaccompanied child asylum seekers. This is a 29 per cent increase on […]

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Let’s talk about Bullying

Kemi Bamidele — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 16:48:37 +0000

On 6 November, we delivered a school assembly to 180 pupils at an Enfield School. The ‘Let’s Talk’ assembly addressed the topics of friendships. Our programme on Healthy Relationships covers ‘friendships’ and encourages young people to set clear boundaries. It also explores the topic of bullying. Deprivation and anxiety The stress of living in deprivation […]

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Tackling self-harm, suicide and sexual violence

Kemi Bamidele — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 22:11:48 +0000

Tackling self-harm, suicide and sexual violence through The Butterfly Project The Butterfly Project has evolved over the years as we respond to the changing needs of our beneficiaries. The pandemic had a devastating impact on the lives of many young people. We have received an increasing number of referrals. These were in relation to school […]

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Self-Harming Amongst Teenage Girls

Kemi Bamidele — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 20:09:11 +0000

Stop the endemic I have been working with The Gifted Charity since 2015 and more recently as their Operations Manager. Unlike most roles of this nature, I’m not just in the back office writing policies and crunching numbers. More often I’m out on delivery and working in schools. The Gifted offers a unique and rewarding […]

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