why 15billion?
LECP officially became 15billion on the 28th January 2011.
Everyone has at least 15 billion brain cells in their cerebral cortex*, the part of the brain we use when we think.
15billion represents our commitment to enhance opportunities and unlock this potential to enable young people to have a full impact on society and the lives they lead. Our strapline "transforming young futures" underlines this message, describing both what we have strived to do since we were established in 2002 and what will continue to drive us in the future.
Our key aims arise from the skills and experience the organisation has developed as it has evolved. Each aim covers a distinct area of work. Together they enhance opportunities for young people to fulfil their potential.
These aims are:
- training those working with young people, so that they become better equipped with the latest knowledge, skills and techniques
- progressing young people into education, employment and training through our young peoples services team and projects
- providing information, advice and guidance to young people and supporting them
- listening to feedback from young people to enable us to understand how we can better improve our services
- enhancing the delivery of services to young people through the more effective use of data
*Average number of neocortical neurons in adult human cerebral cortex = between 15 and 19 billion (Pakkenberg, B., Pelvig, D., Marner,L., Bundgaard, M.J., Gundersen, H.J.G., Nyengaard, J.R. and Regeur, L. Aging and the human neocortex. Exp. Gerontology, 38:95-99, 2003 and Pakkenberg, B. and Gundersen, H.J.G. Neocortical neuron number in humans: effect of sex and age. J. Comp. Neurology, 384:312-320, 1997.)
