It's All About YOU! with Rajeeb Dey

Dey

Name: Rajeeb Dey
Age: 20
Occupation: Founder of studentvoice.co.uk
Location: Oxford

Biography

I began work on developing ESSA in November 2003 alongside my A-levels. I first came up with the idea after hearing about secondary student unions in other European countries and thought to myself – “if they have one, why don't we?” and since then I've been able to generate widespread support for ESSA. ESSA now employs two full time members of staff and has offices in London Bridge .

I'm not new to youth politics and young people's participation issues; I was the figurehead of Chelmsford Borough Council's “No Vote…No Voice” Campaign – to promote young people to vote in the local elections and Vice-Chair Finance of the Chelmsford Youth Council. My work with the Youth Council led me onto winning the DfES Exceptional Community Champion 2005 Award and being a Finalist in the Windrush Achievement Awards in 2004. I'm currently a Co-optee on the Trustees Board of the Carnegie UK Trust, as well as a Trustee of the Phoenix Education Trust. I was also awarded a Young Leaders Award from the Royal Society of Arts and a Wavemakers Award by Sir John Major.

To contact me visit - www.studentvoice.co.uk