Ask The Question CIC thanks Community Foundation For Calderdale for their generous grant

Ask The Question CIC in Hebden Bridge has thanked the Community Foundation For Calderdale after they awarded them with a £10,000 grant as part of their #iwill scheme to get young people involved in youth social action from less affluent backgrounds. 

The grant will enable Ask The Question CIC to work with 8 young people over a year, giving them the opportunity to get involved in social change, as well as build essential skills and improve confidence levels. 

Ask The Question CIC provides one-to-one tuition and mentorship to children and teenagers in Calderdale who have experienced adverse childhood experiences, in particular those who have suffered as a result of abuse, neglect and trauma. They have worked with over 120 students since they were formally founded in 2017, over half of which have had experience of local authority care. 

Sessions at Ask The Question focus on well-being, social and emotional learning, and the building of resilience, and aim to improve educational outcomes by providing a nurturing environment that is safe, secure, flexible, caring and a place where positive relationships are seen as fundamental. Research shows that children perform significantly better when they’re tutored one-to-one for their education, compared to students who are tutored in a traditional classroom setting. Sessions look to enable students to gain qualifications and increase their employability for the future, enabling more positive future outcomes for their lives ahead. 

Students who attend through Ask The Question have consistently reached their potential, with every student passing their Maths and English GCSE, and three students this year going on to attend a Russell Group University. They recently celebrated all of their 11+ students passing the 11+ exam. 

Ask The Question have been awarded a grant of £10,000 from Calderdale’s ‘Community Foundation’ to go towards their work with 8 students from Calderdale who are from deprived backgrounds, to enable them to reach their potential and build skills for youth social action. 

Jo Austin, founder of Ask The Question, said, “We are delighted that the CFFC have awarded our CIC with this grant and it will enable our 8 of our students, aged 10-14, with the opportunity to build skills, confidence and their resilience, and creating positive habits for their future employment and educational opportunities.”