Inclusive Leadership Conference visit

Hymers Sixth Form students

Anna and Tom recently took their message on tackling harassment, mental health crisis & railway safety right to the very top at the Inclusive Leadership Conference in London.

Taking part in the National Citizen Service (NCS) here at Hymers last year, Anna and Tom were selected to be part of the NCS Youth Board for our region. Here they meet and talk with others on the board about local issues of concern and antisocial behaviour and harassment at railways became a focus for them.

This in turn led to Anna and Tom meeting representatives of Northern Rail, the Samaritans and others to discuss issues of trespassing and also issues of mental health crisis at railway stations. Their NCS group worked to rejuvenate local stations and make them more pleasant environments for people – indeed a mural is now in place at Beverley station.

Recognising their work, Anna and Tom were invited to have a presentation stand at the Inclusive Leadership Conference where they spoke with many senior officials in Government about the work they were doing.