United Kingdom
With more than a decade’s experience supporting students nationally and internationally, Rory is an award-winning academic, educator, keynote speaker and leader committed to empowering young people to flourish in all aspects of life. Rory is the Founder of The Learners Collective (TLC), an all-in-one learning platform revolutionising supplementary education. It equips pupils with better grades, critical skills, and a network of role models and career opportunities – preparing them to thrive in a rapidly changing world. TLC connects pupils with Scholars: high-achieving university students from underrepresented backgrounds, who have overcome adversity to defy the odds. Scholars are role models who empower pupils through a blend of academic tuition, personal-professional mentorship and a future-focused skills programme designed to help them succeed in exams and beyond. As CEO, Rory oversees TLC’s leadership and its thriving community of nearly 200 Scholars from the world’s leading universities. As one of a select few services to be certified by the UK Department for Education (DfE), TLC secured the backing of Oxford University and the support of LocalGlobe VC to delivery its School Programme. Partnering with UK schools, the 15-hour programme has supported thousands of under-resourced pupils, generating over £8.5m in additional lifetime earnings. As part of the DfE’s £15m Attendance Mentorship Pilot, TLC is an approved delivery partner training its mentors in using our approach to deliver impactful, pupil-led mentorship. Rory also partners with educational institutions worldwide, advising on attendance, curriculum and inclusion strategies that enhance student outcomes. Alongside TLC, Rory maintains an active teaching and coaching practice. He teaches undergraduate Law and supports predominantly GCC students in their international studies in the UK. An accomplish orator, Rory offers keynotes on his journey overcoming PTSD, faith and the transformative power of learning. Rory studied Jurisprudence at Oxford University, graduating top of his class – the first student of Black heritage to achieve this milestone. He is also the recipient of the prestigious Freshfields Stephen Lawrence Scholarship.
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The Learners Collective (TLC) is an online tuition service which provides a unique blend of academic and personal mentorship - offered by diverse, leading Scholars from top UK universities. It seeks to prepare students for future leadership by building their grades, character and confidence to flourish as their authentic selves - in exams and beyond. Since 2021, TLC has ran a successful programme to some of the UK’s leading schools - providing over 10,000 hours of learning to 1000s of students, mostly from disadvantaged and ethnically-diverse backgrounds. It connects students with Scholars from a similar background to their own for highly engaging, oracy-driven tutorials in a range of KS3, GCSE and A-Level Subjects. With its distinct focus on academic, professional and personal mentorship, students develop academic excellence alongside the soft-skills to enter the world as all-rounded, polished future leaders. It is certified by the UK Government’s Department for Education as an approved Tuition Partner.
• Administrative: o Provided main administrative support to the in-house Legal team o Organised meetings and video/conference calls (external and internal) o Preparing, drafting and proofreading various correspondence o Typing and completing legal forms o Diary management of General and Legal Counsels o Prepared documentation for Company’s AGM o Prepared bundles for hearings o Oversaw company secretarial services • Legal Support: o Exposed to Corporate, IP, Employment, EU and Data Protection law (GDPR) o Reviewed commercial contracts i.e. insertion of boilerplate clauses, creation of template contracts (e.g. Teaming Agreements), review of bids (value ranging from £50k-3m) o Facilitated company-wide (domestic and international) risk analysis: entailed leading meetings with company directors in different continents (South America, Africa, SE Asia) as well collating and assessing risks in terms of cost and revenue o Reviewed company structure of its national and international subsidiaries – including the winding-up of a subsidiary (i.e. revocation of Part 4A CFA authorisation; capital share reduction; voluntary dissolution). o Drafting of cease and desist letters
Since 2015, I have led a successful tuition service through which GCSE and A-Level courses are taught to 15-18 year olds. In essence, we are a team of highly-qualified students with a passion for education. As a student-lead business, we are able to offer lessons in subjects in which we ourselves experienced success, as well practical advise on being a teenager completing their studies! We are very proud of the wide-range of subjects we offer in hope that we attract a diverse clientele from around the Birmingham area. As of 2018, we have tutored over 40 students, 28 of which I myself have taught on a one-to-basis. Since January 2018, also secured a contract from a local secondary school at which I deliver A-level lessons twice a week to a class of 8 students in the sixth form. We are also planning to offer a homework session to certain deprived communities, in which free tuition will be provided to children aged 10-18 in an attempt to ensure a high quality education is provided to all - regardless of one's background and income.