Alternative Provision
Fight to THRIVE
Ready to FIGHT for a Different Future?
Whether you're a school looking for alternative provision, a professional supporting a young person with complex barriers, or a parent trying to find a different way forward, we'd be happy to talk.
Every young person has potential.
Our job is to help them see it too.
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FIGHT to Thrive
Part of the Inspiring Futures THRIVE Framework
Trust • Hope • Resilience • Independence • Value • Empowerment
FIGHT to Thrive
Education • Engagement • Personal Development
Every young person deserves the opportunity to succeed — sometimes they just need a different way to get there.
FIGHT to Thrive is Inspiring Futures’ flagship programme for young people aged 11–16 who may be struggling to engage, attend or thrive within mainstream education.
We work with young people who may have experienced exclusion, disrupted education, SEND or SEMH needs, emotionally based school avoidance, low confidence, challenging life experiences or other barriers that have made education difficult.
Our approach is deliberately different. We combine education, mentoring, physical activity, trusted relationships and personalised support to help young people reconnect with learning, develop confidence and begin to see a positive future for themselves.
We don’t start by asking, “What’s wrong?”
We start by asking:
“What does this young person need in order to thrive?”
Who is FIGHT for?
FIGHT to Thrive supports young people aged 11–16 who may be:
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disengaged from education or experiencing poor attendance
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at risk of suspension or permanent exclusion
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already excluded from mainstream education
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experiencing emotionally based school avoidance
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long-term non-attenders or school refusers
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living with SEND or SEMH needs
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struggling with confidence, self-esteem or emotional regulation
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finding relationships with peers or adults difficult
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experiencing challenging circumstances outside education
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vulnerable to exploitation, offending or other risk-taking behaviour
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needing a smaller, relational and more flexible learning environment
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ready to re-engage but needing a different route to do so
We see the young person before we see the label, behaviour or referral.
Why FIGHT?
For some young people, simply offering more of what hasn't worked before isn't the answer.
Before meaningful learning can happen, a young person may first need to feel safe, heard, understood and valued.
FIGHT to Thrive creates the conditions in which that can happen.
Our staff invest time in building genuine, consistent relationships. We identify strengths as well as needs, understand the barriers behind behaviour and work alongside each young person to build achievable steps towards education, wellbeing and their future.
Engagement isn't something we demand.
It's something we earn.
What We Provide
No two young people are the same, so FIGHT isn't delivered as a one-size-fits-all programme.
Support can include:
Education & Qualifications
English and Maths, academic support and personalised learning.
Alternative Provision
Structured education and personal development for young people who need an alternative or complementary environment to mainstream school.
1-to-1 Mentoring
Consistent support from trusted adults focused on the individual young person's needs, goals and circumstances.
SEMH Support
Helping young people understand emotions, develop coping strategies, build resilience and improve emotional regulation.
Boxing & Physical Activity
Using sport as a powerful engagement tool to develop discipline, confidence, focus, wellbeing and positive relationships.
Personal Development
Confidence, communication, independence, problem-solving, decision-making and preparation for adulthood.
Attendance & Re-engagement
Individual support for young people experiencing persistent absence, EBSA or significant barriers to attending education.
Enrichment & New Experiences
Activities that broaden horizons, create positive memories and allow young people to discover abilities and interests they may never have recognised in themselves
The FIGHT Approach
Everything we do is underpinned by our wider THRIVE Framework, while FIGHT gives young people five principles to develop throughout their journey.
F — FOCUS
Developing the ability to set goals, engage with learning and recognise what matters for the future.
I — INTEGRITY
Building responsibility, honesty, accountability and positive decision-making.
G — GROWTH
Recognising that ability isn't fixed and that mistakes, challenges and setbacks can become opportunities to learn.
H — HOPE
Helping young people believe that their circumstances or past experiences do not have to determine their future.
T — TRANSFORMATION
Turning progress into meaningful change in education, relationships, confidence, wellbeing and future aspirations.
FOCUS • INTEGRITY • GROWTH • HOPE • TRANSFORMATION
Lived Experience. Professional Practice. Real Relationships.
One of the strengths of Inspiring Futures is the combination of professional expertise and lived experience within our team.
Young people can quickly recognise when adults don't understand their world.
Our approach allows us to build authentic relationships while maintaining clear professional boundaries, high expectations and robust safeguarding practice.
We don't excuse harmful behaviour — but we seek to understand what's driving it.
We help young people recognise choices, consequences and responsibility while showing them that their past does not have to become their future.
More Than Boxing
Boxing is an important part of FIGHT — but FIGHT is not a boxing programme.
We use boxing because it can reach young people who may initially reject more traditional interventions.
Within the right environment, boxing provides opportunities to develop:
Focus • Discipline • Emotional Regulation • Resilience • Confidence • Respect • Fitness • Self-Control
The relationship built through sport can then become the bridge into mentoring, education and wider personal development.
Boxing may open the door. Relationships and opportunity create the change.
Working With Schools & Professionals
FIGHT to Thrive can complement a young person's existing education package or provide targeted alternative provision depending upon individual circumstances.
We work collaboratively with schools, local authority teams, SEND professionals, families and other agencies, keeping the young person at the centre of planning.
Support can include:
Alternative Provision • Attendance Support • Targeted Intervention • Mentoring • SEMH Support • Reintegration • Personal Development • Qualifications • Transition Support
Clear communication, safeguarding, progress monitoring and partnership working are embedded throughout delivery.