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Hanover Foundations, a registered charity based in London, ran its first programmes in schools in 1997. It offered professional development coaching programmes to students of age 14 and above. Hanover's programmes were developed from proven business models used to develop both individuals and groups at all levels of management.
A major delivery partner in London Challenge, Hanover worked with Government, NGOs, local authorities and direct with FE colleges, academies and schools. Patron was the former secretary of state for education, Baroness Morris of Yardley (Estelle Morris).
All programmes were designed to help young people to develop personal skills and to build the self-esteem to take control of life and potential.
Hanover Foundations established a highly successful track record of working in partnership with education, training and youth agencies, enabling young people of every ability to succeed. In this, Hanover was consistently part of the solution in turning around underperforming schools. Its sustained results and its reputation for high-quality delivery, were second to none.
Hanover's innovative, goal-orientated programmes that were focused on overcoming self-limiting beliefs and developing strategic skills to succeed, whatever the challenges in life, formed a key part of the successful Department for Education's London Challenge programme.
Hanover went on to develop the first certificated examinations in personal skills. These are now being incorporated in a range of skill sector apprenticeships.
Serena Standing was the chief executive
from its early years of incorporation, with Neil
Grimston serving as a part time director for 6 years.
“Where we differ from many other interventions is that we draw on a business mentoring model, where mentoring is for the successful to build on their success. On that basis we present our programmes as being for people with potential”
Serena Standing, Chief Executive