The Blog

It’s real! James and Anthony visit our new bus for final checks before it gets delivered to its new home in Somerset next week. Howdens and the team have done an amazing job. A top floor for workshops and a fully fitted kitchen on the ground floor. Ready for the off in January after final … Read more

This quote I heard whilst recording a podcast with a confidence coach, Jo Emerson, last week.  It’s absolutely brilliant and I think so true. It plays in to my passion to see schools working hard to ensure that they create a culture of belonging. At the heart of belonging is that individuals are truly allowed … Read more

As we battle through this season of Covid 19 I see it as a catalyst for change as we move from a world of industrialisation to a world of digitalisation.  The digital world is having a huge effect on so many sectors and the retail sector is one that is particularly evident for us all … Read more

Whilst I have been mentoring young people recently, I have been struck by the importance of encouraging concrete decisions to be made. I don’t think we should be satisfied with young people responding to a challenge with “I’m just going to try harder” or, “I will change” – what we want them to offer is … Read more

My friend James Sertin, a previous colleague from Monkton Senior School and I have recently released our first season of podcasts. These can be found at www.talkingteenagers.co.uk. These podcasts are designed to help parents and pastoral leaders to support their teenagers in the best way possible in challenging times. The podcasts are all interviews with … Read more

We were delighted to be joined by so many wonderful people at our glittering 5th Anniversary hosted by Boodles in January.  A celebration of achieving so much over past 5 years and looking forward to what is still to come.

We are very excited to have recently celebrated 5 years in operation as a charity.  As we look towards the next phase we are wanting to move from INSPIRATION to TRANSFORMATION. The  messages of ‘I Can & I Am’  have been so well received over the years and we’re regularly told that they’ve inspired those … Read more

Happy New year to you all! I’m conscious that we’re now well in to the new year and in many ways it can be an exciting time full of new hopes, dreams and visions. But somehow the reality of short days, poor weather and nasty coughs can take root and our initial enthusiasm for the … Read more