SENsational Tutors has been awarded a prestigious Gold Stevie Award for Company/Organisation of the year, at the International Awards, known as “Oscars of the Business World”. This is a huge recognition of our outstanding impact and life-changing support for children and young people needing SEND support across the UK. This global honour highlights the strength of our specialist tutoring model, our compassionate approach, and the measurable outcomes our team delivers for families nationwide.
This recognition reflects the dedication, expertise and commitment our specialist tutors bring to families across the UK .
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The Stevie Awards were established in 2002; a prestigious recognition programme that celebrates excellence, acknowledging achievements in the workplace across the world for worldwide household names such as Amazon, Samsung and Toyota. The judges’ comments about SENsational Tutors reflect the depth of our mission and the strength of our outcomes.
The Stevie judging panel shared powerful, heartfelt feedback about SENsational Tutors’ work:
“Sensational Tutors address a solid gap in current education systems across the globe through their SEND program… Their outstanding reviews add further strength to their success….”
“An outstanding contribution to humanity.”
“The nominee has rekindled hope through an unconventional yet deeply compassionate approach, transforming lives with remarkable patience and personalized support… The dedication of the team and the founder's visionary leadership deserve the highest appreciation and heartfelt respect.”
“Exceptional solution for special educational needs and disabilities. Personalized and need-driven matching create a powerful impact.”
“SENsational Tutors presents a very strong, emotionally compelling case with clear, measurable outcomes and a distinctive relationship-led model that appears to make a real difference for SEND learners.”
“A company which has a solid track record of helping children with difficulties… Certainly worthy of recognition at the Stevies.”
This award reinforces SENsational Tutors’ position as a leading provider of specialist SEND support, recognised for delivering measurable outcomes and meaningful change for families across the UK.
These comments are a huge honour for SENsational Tutors, and reflect what families, schools, and local authorities already know: The company is built on compassion, expertise, and a deep commitment to helping SEND learners thrive.
SENsational Tutors Founder and Director, Joanna Gibbs has responded to the award, sharing her reaction to this achievement; her words capture the heart of our organisation:
“They’re two very different awards, but both are just as exciting to receive,” says SENsational Tutors founder Joanna Gibbs, referring to the organisation’s recent UK Business Award alongside this new international honour. “Hundreds of school leaders, private families and local authorities across the UK put their trust in SENsational Tutors because we help make a real change for children with special educational needs. Recognition for our standards and life-changing results is very rewarding. To receive a business award that highlights the professional standards of the team is a great boost and testament to our phenomenal work.
“We have an incredible team of specialist, qualified teachers and tutors working nationally with thousands of young people with diverse needs,” Joanna concludes. “We are passionate about our holistic and individualised approach, helping young people build trusting relationships, support their needs and develop confidence. We are truly grateful to receive both awards, which we dedicate to our wonderful tutors, families, clients and, of course, to the wonderful young people we work with.”
Hannah Ackroyd, Managing Director at SENsational Tutors, has added: “Winning the Stevie International Business Awards is a huge honour for the company, and one that I feel is thoroughly deserved.
“Joanna and our team have worked tirelessly over the past nine years to develop and grow the business, ensuring that the support we provide is truly SENsational and that we put children and their families at the heart of everything we do.
Our values and commitment to them are what set us apart, and it is incredibly rewarding to see our efforts recognised through such a prestigious award. The judges' comments were heartwarming and filled the team with an immense sense of pride.”
What This Award Means for SEND Families
For families, schools, and professionals, this Gold Award is more than recognition - it is reassurance. It confirms that SENsational Tutors is:
- delivering high-quality, specialist SEND support
- achieving measurable, meaningful outcomes
- providing compassionate, relationship-led tutoring
- trusted by schools, local authorities, and private families nationwide
It also highlights the strength of our holistic, low-demand, neurodiversity-affirming approach, which continues to transform the lives of thousands of young people.
What’s Next?
As we celebrate this achievement, our commitment remains the same: to provide exceptional, personalised SEND tutoring that empowers every learner to feel confident, capable, and understood. We are a UK-based company and support children and young people nationwide.
If you’d like to learn more about our award-winning SEND support or explore how our specialist tutors can help your child thrive. Additionally, you can visit our website to see who we help and how we can work alongside your family.
As we celebrate this achievement, we remain focused on what matters most: delivering exceptional, personalised SEND support that transforms lives. This Gold Stevie Award strengthens our commitment to innovation, excellence and compassionate practice, and we look forward to continuing to empower children and young people across the UK to thrive with confidence.
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