Ask The Question CIC thanks KFC Youth Foundation for their generous grant to support disadvantaged students in Calderdale

Ask The Question CIC has thanked The KFC Youth Foundation for their generous donation to their organisation to support students from disadvantaged backgrounds to access their support. 

The KFC Youth Foundation provided the grant to support students who have experienced adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and who are from disadvantaged backgrounds to access educational support and mentorship at their safe office space in Hebden Bridge. 

Ask The Question 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 sessions 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.

Jo Austin, founder of Ask The Question, said, “It is an honour that The KFC Youth Foundation have chosen to support our CIC with such a generous grant. This grant will go a long way in supporting our students to enable their academic potential, whatever that looks like. Thank you so much.”