2. Dr. Carrie Herbert
Dr. Carrie Herbert
Founder of the Red Balloon Learner Centres.
The Red Balloon centres provide an 'intensive care' full-time education for children aged between 9 and 18 who are unable to go to school because they are being severely bullied there.
The centres give children back a sense of community and a safe, nurturing environment in which to continue their education. Most of the children ultimately return to full-time education or to higher education.
After starting with just one pupil in 1996, the “Red Balloon” is now helping an increasing number of children in several learner centres around the country.