Winners of the Education Vision Award

We are incredibly proud to share that we have won the Education Vision Award for Maidstone at this year’s SCL Vision Awards.

The SCL Vision Awards celebrate and honour individuals and organisations who make a positive difference in their local communities across five important themes: Sport, Leisure, Health, Education, and Community. This year also marked the introduction of a new Welfare Award, alongside the prestigious Tony Gribble Award, presented for exceptional achievement in honour of Swale Community Leisure’s former Chairman and Treasurer.

To be recognised among so many inspiring organisations — and to be selected as the winner in the Education category — is a huge honour for us.

Celebrating Ten Years of Supporting Families

For the past ten years, we have supported children and young people with Down’s syndrome and their families through our social, educational, and wellbeing programmes. We provide advocacy, guidance, and high-quality therapy that removes barriers and supports progress, helping each young person reach their full potential while empowering families to build brighter futures.

The awards panel said the following about our work:

“For ten years, this organisation has supported children and young people with Down’s syndrome and their families through social, educational and wellbeing programmes. They provide advocacy, guidance and high-quality therapy that removes barriers and supports progress, helping each young person reach their full potential and empowering families to build brighter futures.”

Hearing our work described in this way is incredibly meaningful to our whole team.

Proud to Champion Inclusive Education

Education is at the heart of everything we do. We believe that every learner deserves education tailored to help them thrive, and we are passionate about delivering specialised support that creates real, lasting impact.

We’re incredibly proud to be winners of the Education Vision Award 🏆
A huge thank you to Swale Community Leisure for choosing us as the winner in your Education category. Being recognised for the effort we put into delivering specialised education with real impact means so much to our whole team.

This award reflects the passion, commitment, and belief that every learner deserves education tailored to help them thrive.

Thank You to Our Community

This award is a reflection of the amazing community around us — the children and young people we support, their families, our volunteers, staff, supporters, and partners. Your trust and belief in our work inspire us every single day.

Looking Ahead

Winning the Education Vision Award motivates us to keep going, to keep advocating, and to keep creating opportunities for children and young people with Down’s syndrome. We remain committed to breaking down barriers, strengthening our programmes, and continuing to support families now and in the future.

Thank you again to Swale Community Leisure and the SCL Vision Awards for this incredible recognition 💙