Ask The Question CIC thanks Hebden Bridge Rotary Club for their support in purchasing new laptops and headset
Ask The Question CIC has thanked the Rotary Club of Hebden Bridge for their support after they awarded the CIC with a £950 grant to go towards tech equipment for their students.
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.
Ask The Question CIC have been awarded £950 to buy two laptops and a headset to enable them to carry out online lessons with students who are unable to attend sessions in-person due to Covid-19 guidelines or financial reasons, as well as provide disadvantaged students with access to a laptop for their studies and university applications.
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, “We are absolutely delighted that the Rotary Club of Hebden Bridge have chosen to support our cause. The Rotary Club’s generous grant has allowed us to provide laptops to our students which can be used for research in their studies, increasing their independent learning resources, confidence in their educational aspirations and self-esteem and resilience, as they will now have the same resources as their peers. It will also allow us to build on a huge goal for ATQ; reaching more vulnerable young people who need our support.”
The Rotary Club of Hebden Bridge said, “We are thrilled to announce a £950 grant to Ask the Question (ATQ) for new laptops and a headset. ATQ works to improve educational outcomes for vulnerable Calderdale children and young people who have been affected by adverse childhood experiences and whose education and confidence has suffered as a result. They do this through a programme of bespoke and individualised one-to-one tutoring sessions and learning support to enable the children to achieve their potential, both academically and in day-to-day life. As well as this, the organisation is a part of the warm spaces initiative, where support is provided to many vulnerable people by providing WiFi and a warm, safe environment. ATQ aims to bridge the gap of inequality in the education system, in order to enable every child to attain the best of their potential.”