Ask The Question CIC praises Spire Foundation for generous sponsorship donation to support three care experienced young people with tuition

Ask The Question CIC in Hebden Bridge has thanked the Spire Foundation, run by Spire Barristers in Leeds, for their generous donation of a year's worth of tuition and mentorship for three of their disadvantaged students from care backgrounds as part of their ‘business sponsorship’ scheme for this academic year. 

Ask The Question C.I.C. provides children who have experienced adverse childhood experiences, in particular focussing on those children who have suffered abuse, trauma or neglect, with access to educational support in the form of one-to-one tuition and mentorship. They are a trauma-informed organisation, with an educational psychologist always on site, and they practise ‘attachment theory’, providing students with an environment which is safe, secure, flexible, caring and where positive relationships are seen as fundamental. Sessions at ‘Ask The Question’ focus on well-being, social and emotional learning, and the building of resilience. Since formally establishing themselves as a CIC in 2017, they have worked with over 120 students, over half of which have been care experienced. 

The Spire Foundation (Charity number: 1199524) is delighted to be able to support the tuition of three students from care backgrounds who have experienced adversity during the 2022/23 academic year through Ask The Question.

The focus of Spire Foundation is on those young people with learning or physical disabilities, or those that have experienced the care system. The charity has the aim of supplying those individuals and their families with funds and support to enable them to advance themselves, through education, the funding of courses, work placements, or through the provision of specialist equipment. They have grown out of the dedication of Spire Barristers; a specialist set of Family and Public law barristers based in Leeds, covering the North of England. Our work as barristers includes the representation of families and children in the care system, as well as adults needing the assistance of social care. We are frequently engaged by local authorities, parents and on behalf of the children involved. 

Jo Austin, founder of Ask The Question CIC, said, “We are absolutely delighted that Spire Foundation will be sponsoring three of our student’s tuition for this academic year again, having successfully worked with them over the past couple of years. It will make a huge difference in the life and opportunities of these particular young people, and we are humbled that an organisation such as Spire Foundation sees the value in what we provide here at Ask The Question.”