Testimonials 2024

Parents

The team are amazing and my son loves going,

InspirED could not be more accommodating to our son and his needs we are sorry it is coming to a natural conclusion,

Love the Staff, Love the can do attitude, love the vision, Love the link between skills and qualifications

My Son has overcome huge challenges this year and this is down to the highly skilled professionals at InspirED

My child has gone from non-verbal to much more sociable, she also looks forward to going to education everyday which is a far cry from a year ago

I can’t believe the change is my sons attitude on education, InspirED has been instrumental in getting him out of the house and engaging in educational activities that he wouldn’t even entertain before. I am incredibly grateful for the education, emotional support and life skills he is gaining

Referrers

InspirED has been phenomenal (consistently) and in a short time, have made a huge impact in the lives of children and young people with SEND, reengaging them positively into formal learning whilst successfully supporting them to achieve in line with their aspirations.

I am so glad that we found Phil and this Provision. He has already gone above and beyond for our Y10 student who attends Inspired PD and has managed to form a positive relationship within a few weeks. I am very thankful for Phil's approach to coming into the Academy to help our student connect the dots between skills explored at Inspired PD that can be transferrable to school. I look forward to building more of a relationship with this provision next year.

Phil is extremely knowledgeable and has a fantastic approach with the pupils. I look forward to further developing my working relationship with all staff members at InspirED.

Our student has made some outstanding progress this year. He has really enjoyed his time with you and you've been able to offer him experiences that we would have not been able to.

Students

It’s a sick place to go. Staff are so understanding.

''I can thoroughly recommend Philip to anyone considering EOTAS or indeed needing any support or advice around how to apply for EOTAS or deal with difficulties within the EHCP process.
Philip has been instrumental in helping us to not only obtain an EHCP under difficult circumstances (where our YP hadn't been able to attend school for a considerable time), but also helped us to shape how our appeal against the LA could be worded and what to think about /look for /ask.
He is a consummate professional with a wealth of experience and most importantly, a fantastic empathy for both parents and children. His knack for understanding the situation and being able to assist in suggestion solutions is invaluable. He is great!''

Parent

'"Working with InspirED has been incredibly helpful in supporting some of our vulnerable students. The focus on PDAM targets has been helpful in supporting students to understand themselves to them apply it in a mainstream school setting. The experiences that the students get are rewarding and engaging, and the communication and feedback from the provision is excellent in allowing us to support the students when they are in school."

Vice Principal

''Seeing beyond their words and behaviour, and interpreting to find out what they are really thinking and feeling, is a skill rarely found in professionals involved in working with young people being educated via an EOTAS plan. InspirEd has used their expertise to understand my child without needing me as an interpreter. They just got it; no judgement or questioning, for example if there were other reasons why my child was difficult to motivate, without seeing everything as a demand to be avoided.

InspirEd are trusted, by me and my child, to guide us gently but confidently towards goals that didn’t seem possible when there was no choice but to come out of school. Able to deal challenges such as refusal to come out of bedroom, having attention span of a toddler, and seeing everything as a demand; this is because of their experience and a true desire to help my child be the best they can be.

Record keeping is first class. Communication is exactly what is needed; I feel I know what is going on and what the plan is.

My child is now thinking about how learning links to their future success. So different from a child who had to be dominated by alpha males and physically exhausted in order to behave''.

Parent

'Keep doing what you are doing',

'brought back my child's confidence around adults and children',

‘Amazing staff and communication, work is in line with EHCP’s and overall amazing experience with work around YP’,

'My son enjoyed it and would like more time with InspirED’,

‘My child finds mixing very difficult but the perseverance from staff made a real difference’,

‘very supportive towards my Son and he has made progress in how he handles situations’,

'taken the time to understand my son, I am really pleased’.

Parent's feedback

‘Great step out provision with really good support service for school and advice when needed’,

‘Very communicative and knowledgeable in what they offer young people’,

‘Friendly and welcoming staff, PDAM targets feed into EHCP outcomes and learning logs provide clear information on progress, I talked through this with an Ofsted inspector and they were very impressed and content with information provided’,

‘staff have been very approachable and the weekly updates are very helpful’,

‘Excellent and great support in all areas’

Referrer's feedback