Tutors United

Joel is a multi-award-winning social entrepreneur and the Chief Executive of Tutors United. Since starting Tutors United, Joel has scaled its operations across Four UK cities and employed over 300 university students to tutor over 1,000 primary school pupils to make outstanding academic progress. Joel is also a trustee of the multi-national charity School for Social Entrepreneurs and a Non-Executive Director of Youth Futures Foundation, an independent organisation setup to tackle youth unemployment with a £90million endowment from the Reclaim Fund. 

Joel was the 2013 Future Leaders Award Winner, 2014 John Lewis Young Person of the Year and the 2019 Rising Chief Executive Award Winner in the Third Sector Awards. Alongside running Tutors United, Joel has been a key advisor in helping UK wide funders develop their offer to engage and support young people in social entrepreneurship. 

Joel is a non-stop laugher, big foodie and a lover of red velvet cake and Ben & Jerry’s Caramel Chew Chew! 

Alina joined Tutors United as Head of Programmes in 2019 and leads the programmes team to ensure we are maximising our impact and continually expanding our offer to families.

Alina has worked in the field of social justice and education for many years. Before graduating with a first-class degree in Anthropology and German Language and Culture at the University of Minnesota, she held various roles in mentoring and education, including a teaching and research fellowship in Berlin. After graduating, Alina spent a year in Vienna teaching English as part of a partnership between Fulbright and the Austrian-American Educational Commission.

The experience inspired her to go on to study her Master’s in Sociology of Education at UCL Institute of Education, focusing on the intersection of class, parental involvement, and educational structures. She completed her course with a Distinction in 2016.

Prior to joining TU, Alina spent years in the third sector, designing, delivering, and growing programmes for young people in schools and businesses across the UK.

Outside of overseeing all the programmes at Tutors United, Alina is tapping into her former life as a barista and making sure the team is well-caffeinated with endless pots of coffee!

Greer is a Senior Programme Officer at Tutors United and works with a range of partners and over 200 families across London and Cambridge to provide focused educational support. Greer maintains the English Curriculum and manages over 30 tutors across a range of locations and programmes, including the Summer Challenge, which she leads on. She also leads on designing and delivering our online programmes, including the Booster Series.

Before joining TU in 2017, Greer delivered GCSE revision workshops in schools across England and taught GCSE Sociology to Gifted and Talented secondary school students. Greer also coordinated advocacy campaigns with a healthcare organisation in Manchester and supported the provision of clean water access in humanitarian situations. Greer has always been committed to helping others but ensuring all young people have access to equal opportunities has been her primary goal.

Greer is never far from a book and chose to study English and American Literature at Keele University and was selected to study at Loyola University, New Orleans for a semester as part of the Keele University Study Abroad programme. Greer then spent a year working to fund her return to academia, where she studied for an MA in Literature at the University of Essex.

Greer loves spending time on a beach, her favourite being one near Mirissa in Sri Lanka, or chasing her crazy dog Luna around the family home.

Olivia is a Senior Programme Officer for Tutors United. She works with a range of partners and manages many TU’s programmes, providing focused educational support to over 150 families across London. Olivia works alongside the programmes team developing new curriculum and programme features to ensure the tuition TU provides is top quality. She is also responsible for organising the annual graduation event, which see hundreds of participants come together to celebrate pupil achievements.
Before joining TU, Olivia studied English Literature at Queen Mary, University of London. During her time there, Olivia worked as a TU Maths and English Tutor in Hackney and Tower Hamlets before becoming a Programme Administrator upon graduation in 2016.
In what little free time she has, Olivia loves cooking with her family and watching films.

Micheala joined Tutors United as a Programme Officer in 2020. Alongside delivering our flagship Tutoring Young Residents programme across London and Cambridge, she also leads on the Family Learning programme that brings the whole family together around learning. Before joining TU, Micheala worked as a teacher in an Alternative Provision school, where she taught English and PSHE to secondary aged pupils.

Micheala studied Criminology and Social Policy at the University of Brighton. It was the Youth Justice module and its strong focus on education and early intervention that inspired Micheala to pursue a career in the education sector. Since graduating in 2014, she has worked for various education charities managing and delivering different programmes in over 30 primary and secondary schools across London.

Micheala’s favourite pastimes include family, food and a good crime/action/military movie.

Lizzy is the Programme Coordinator at Tutors United. She manages the operations of our programmes across London and Cambridge, manages and parent enquiries and plays a key role in auditing the organisations assessment data.

Lizzy graduated from The University of Southampton with a first-class honours in BSc International Relations with a Minor in Arabic. This choice of study was influenced by Lizzy’s upbringing in the Middle East. She has always enjoyed learning about new cultures and is a passionate advocate of equality of opportunity for all.

Whilst at university, she worked with a social enterprise that delivered creative therapy workshops with the aim of developing business skills with women from vulnerable backgrounds. She also spent three months in the Philippines with VSO working on a project to increase environmental stability in the local area.

Before joining TU, Lizzy spent a year travelling the world. Her favourite place was China because of the culture and landscape – and of course, the dumplings. Now when she’s not planning her next trip, she spends her free time reading and doing yoga.

Gabriele is a Tutor Coordinator at Tutors United, where she is responsible for tutor recruitment, support, and development. Gabriele leads on our university partnerships and developing our offer for current and alumni tutors.

In 2019, Gabriele graduated from MSc Clinical Psychology at Vilnius University, Lithuania, bringing in a wealth of experience from non-formal education, social enterprise, and mental health care both in the UK and abroad.

Gabriele is strongly committed to helping young people build their confidence and fulfil their potential. Her interests include social innovation, mental health, and community engagement.

Hannah joined Tutors United in Feb 2021 as the Online Programme Coordinator. In this role, she works alongside Greer, facilitating the coordination of our online programmes. She’s instrumental in making sure families across England are able to access our support.

Before joining TU, Hannah’s most recent role was as a Fundraising Consultant for two charities, which she worked for throughout 2020. She has also volunteered for a number of charities as a Fundraiser, focusing on social equality, access to education and humanitarian development.

Hannah has a BSc Anthropology degree from Oxford Brookes University. Whilst at university, she got involved with a charity called Jacari, which motivated her to want to work within the education sector, helping to ensure that every child has access to a good education, no matter their situation. Currently, she is studying part-time for her MA specialising in Refugee Protection and Forced Migration Studies at the University of London, which she hopes to weave into her work with TU.

Hannah loves travelling and has volunteered as part of numerous education projects in East Africa for over a decade. In her free time, she volunteers for different organisations and drinks far too much coffee, whilst also STILL trying to convince herself to enjoy running.

Maryum is the Programme Administrator for Tutors United. She works closely with our parents and clients to make sure they are given the best possible service! To support our ability to make data-driven decisions, Maryum is key in monitoring and reporting on all aspects of our Tutoring Young Residents programme.

She entered the role following completion of her degree in International Politics from Middlesex University, which reinforced her passion for creating change and narrowing the gap.

In her spare time, Maryum loves baking all sorts of goodies and participating in charity fundraisers to raise awareness and combat poverty around the world.