Millwall Community Trust have partnered with Volunteering Matters to deliver Team London Young Ambassadors 2023/24 for students from Conisborough College on our Alternative Provision (AP) Programme.

Millwall’s AP Academy Programme is a part-time alternative education provision delivered by Millwall Community Trust (MCT) and acts as a precursor to our post-16 football academy programme. 

The AP Academy provides Key stage 4 and Year 9 students opportunities to study towards a BTEC Sport qualification, Employability, and industry specific qualifications, whilst partaking in practical, sport-related activities and learning.

The Team London Young Ambassadors is a programme delivered by Volunteering Matters and supported by the Mayor of London. 

It uses social action to enable young people to unlock their potential and make change in their community.

How is the programme delivered?


  • Weekly workshops to support young people to create their own social action projects, including creating a project and budget plan, and pitching their concept to win up to a £500 grant.
  • Weekly support to implement the social action project, supported in person/online by Volunteering Matters.
  • At the end of the 12 weeks an evaluation will take place via teachers questionnaires and focus groups and interviews with the young people.
  • On-going support from Volunteering Matters will be provided for the young people during the programme and also posy completion  including opportunities to take part in podcasts, attend youth summits at City Hall.
  • Employability based workshops will also be provided by Millwall Comunity Trust and also by by corporate volunteers such as Barclays, Deloitte.


John Scarborough, Millwall Community Trust’s Education and Employability Manager said: “This is a great opportunity for young people to have their feelings turned into real social action in their local community. We are delivering both at Millwall Community Trust within our onsite AP Academy programme but also are AP programme delivered onsite at Conisborough College. 

"Over 25 young people will be able to create, budget, present formally to a panel for funds and subsequently deliver a social action project that will make a difference in there community. I would just like to say on behalf of Millwall Community Trust our gratitude to Volunteering Matters for selecting us and our fantastic young people to be part of the programme. Really looking forward to see the projects our young people deliver."