Laurence Cruse

Head of People (Techstars\'18) @School Space

Oxford, GB

It turns out that education is super important. Like it or not, funding plays a pivotal role in making this a reality. The bad news is that UK funding for schools has never been more stretched, subjected to cuts and stripped down in ways that\'ll make you question how we got here. It turns out there is a pretty nifty solution for schools to raise some extra income - they all have beautiful spaces that sit empty during evenings, weekends and school holidays. Connect those spaces with wholesome community groups and you have yourself a solution that generates income, brings communities together and leaves an unmistakable feel good factor in the tummy. At School Space, we help schools to make that a reality by taking the whole lettings process off them, leaving them to focus on delivering an amazing education to their students. We\'re now running 10\'s of of events annually, with 100\'s of of amazing community users connected with their local schools. We\'re growing fast and are in need of socially minded, technologically excited and positive minded people to join the adventure!

The Open University

BA (Hons), Business Management & Economics