CYP Now - How I Got Here: Jaffer Ali Hussain, head of youth practice for the North of England

Jaffer Ali Hussain, head of youth practice for the North of England at The Children’s Society, on how his experiences of youth work shaped his career.

Jaffer Ali Hussain is head of youth practice for the North of England at The Children’s Society.

A chance meeting

Growing up, I always wanted to follow in my mother’s footsteps. She was a bilingual assistant in a primary school. With teaching being my initial goal, I did a lot of cross-curricular and extra-curricular activities, such as being a prefect.

I needed a lift to a school event one day in 2003, when I was 15 years old – my mum and uncle couldn’t take me, so my nan’s neighbour, Imran, took me. He was a local authority youth worker, which I didn’t know at the time, and he suggested I go along to the Youth Forum. I’ve never looked back.

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