Testimonials
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"I am astounded at the improvements to the Learn and Thrive resources! They are fantastic! They will save so much time, and more importantly, thought, on my part!"
- Rhoda Badge
Specialist Speech & Language Therapist working with Down’s Syndrome Manchester
Delivery Partner
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"The content is extremely relevant, contextualised and age-appropriate, which has supported our young adults to develop their understanding and independence."
- Thomas Hall
Assistant Headteacher at Newfrairs College
Education Partner
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"Being able to share this resource with the schools I suppport saved both me and them many hours of work. It's brilliant."
- Vik Ralfs
Advisory Teacher
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"What you do is really unique and is such a powerful resource. I can't do our afternoon sessions without you now!"
- Lucy McLaren
Employment & Life Skills Coordinator
Down Syndrome Cheshire
Delivery Partner
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"She is engaged, readily listens to Laura, copies her actions and likes playing with her sister doing the same activities. She is more confident in communicating."
- Nicholas Baker
Parent
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"They fill a gap that schools don't meet and that there isn't really anything else out there."
- Sheryl Pope
Parent to a young man with Down’s syndrome
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"We have found the resources to be so useful and have implemented them within our practice in school. "
- Thomas Gallagher
Professional
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"I cannot express how delighted I was to see how well out students responded to your resources. Many of our learners are non-verbal, with profound learning disabilities."
- SEN Teacher
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"I am so impressed with your Teach Me Too videos. My daughter lovingly calls that day "Lucy Day." Thank you for these wonderful resources."
- Stephanie Hill
Parent and Teacher
Trinity Christian School
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"He really enjoys watching the videos and completing the activities. He particularly likes that he can identify with most the people in the photos"
- Jo England
Teaching Assistant
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"I have learnt knew skills and practices which I now include in our daily schedule all of which have helped me support and develop my student."
- Nikki Burns
Professionals
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“The Learning for Life suite of resources will be an invaluable aid to ALN teachers as they work to deliver a motivating, meaningful and modern RSE curriculum.”
- Julian Lewis
Assistant Headteacher
Ysgol Pen Coch
Using Learn and Thrive - Real Impact
Susan Ainsworth
Secondary SEN Teacher
Michael’s Story
Name changed for personal safety
Ellie May
Teaching Assistant at a mainstream school
James Hanley
Education Lead at 21 Together
Maya Patil
Learning for Life Ambassador & User
Freya
Learning for Life User with 21 Together
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"I have never seen such excellent resources for puberty"
- Debbie Austerlitz
SENCO
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"It's great and very SEN friendly"
- Nina Patel
Parent
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"Relevant to our students, easily adaptable"
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"The confidence these resources gave us to deliver SRE to our pupils was invaluable."
- Kirsty Buckland
SENCO, Greville School Surrey
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"Great pace with good examples"
- Sarah Gisbon
Parent
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"The resources are great and really help with those overwhelming feelings of 'how can I help my child'."
- Leanne Beattie
Parent
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"Thank you for all you are doing. So very valuable and has also helped his school in various areas."
- Danielle
Parent
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"Having the coloured visuals/resources has helped the student to engage more and for longer."
- Denise Chapman
Professional
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"I don’t feel there is anything that could be improved."
- Daisy Stannard
Professional
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"They enjoy the short focused learning."
- Hilary Fisher
Professional
Endorsements
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"I’m a huge fan of Learn and Thrive and their mission to empower learners with Down’s syndrome. Learn and Thrive’s resources are incredibly useful and I’m delighted they are launching a new series on The Changing Adolescent Body to further support learners with Down’s syndrome"
Georgina Durrant, author of ‘SEND Strategies for the Primary Year’ and founder of The SEN Resources Blog
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“Communication is at the heart of interaction and inclusion, at Widgit we strive to support communication for everyone. That’s why we’re so happy to be a part of and endorse the Learning for Life project as a whole and this series, ‘The Changing Adolescent Body’. Our symbols will help to clarify tough topics and strengthen learners’ understanding.”
Widgit
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“We often support parents and carers with information and resources relating to puberty and adolescence and this resource will be a great supplement to our easy read puberty resource for young people with Down’s syndrome. We already love the Learn and Thrive resources, so this is another fantastic tool for our community use to support learners.”
DS Scotland
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21 Together
While also being a key partner in creating our content, 21 Together use our Learning for Life with their teenagers in their S Club. Alongside additional therapies, our content is part of their key curriculum.
“Whatever works for that young person, there is something in that pack for them” - Emmie, Support Worker
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TONIC Report
Independent report into the Teach Me Too project, used across settings by educators in Hertfordshire.
“The materials demonstrated how to break down teaching into simpler steps so this was very beneficial for staff to see this.” - SENCO, Primary
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Jake - Ambassador
Like many of our community, Jake had some problems in school, getting in trouble for inappropriate behaviour.
“Doing ‘Growing Up and Keeping Safe’ with him has been absolutely brilliant because it proves he can get the concepts, but they need to be delivered in the right way.” - Sheryl, Jake’s mum
Denise Chapman, using Teach Me Too
“They enjoyed the videos... this built their confidence and they became more engaged and verbal.”
Kirsty Buckland, using Learning for Life
“I was very impressed with the programme, there is nothing out there like it to support mainstream school [delivering] SRE and PSHE to those pupils needing a highly differentiated curriculum.”
Down’s Syndrome Scotland
“We love the Learn and Thrive resources”
Awards & Commendations
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Education Today School & Supplier Awards 2024 - 'SEND Resource Supplier of the Year' Finalist
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Kent Mental Wellbeing Awards Highly Commended 2024
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Kent Charity Awards Finalist 2025