Stories
Read More28 July 2023Alumni: Hannah’s Story
At Red Balloon, I had a place where I finally belonged. I was safe, I didn’t feel alone and scared anymore.
Read More14 February 2022Alumni- Mary-Jane’s Story
"If I hadn't gone to Red Balloon my life would be rubbish; I don't think things would have got better at my last school and I don't think I could have gone to another mainstream school."
Read More29 July 2021Parent’s perspective: Olivia’s story
"As a parent I cannot explain how grateful and thankful I am to Red Balloon for helping Olivia to find a path back to education again."
Read More27 July 2021The need for Red Balloon: Rachel’s story
"My hope is that I can enable children like me to access the same kind of provision that I was blessed with."
Read More15 July 2021Alumni: Jack’s story
"It’s no exaggeration to say that if it wasn’t for Red Balloon, everything I’ve done over the past ten years would have been literally impossible."
Read More4 June 2021Alumni: Josh’s story
"Like many people, my path hasn’t been a straight line from A to B. Variety has been the main thing; trying lots of different hats on and seeing how they fit me."
Read More5 March 2021Alumni: Juliet’s story
"I don't really know how it would have turned out without Red Balloon. I'm hugely grateful for them being the lifeline I needed at exactly that point in my life."
Read More5 March 2021Alumni: Daniel’s story
"Red Balloon absolutely prepared me for the future. It taught me a lot about managing social interactions as well as treating others as equal."
Read More14 July 2020Lilly’s story
"RBAir let me do all my lessons online and at my own pace, and they always listened."
