Lighthouse Tuition South-West

20/08/2026

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This is happening tomorrow at Blockhouse Park, between 10.30am - 12.30pm 🛝🌳🌈

14/08/2026

✨Exciting news for our Home Ed community! ✨

After the huge success of our trial afternoons, we are thrilled to officially launch our weekly Home-Ed Afternoons starting 8th September!

- When: Tuesdays (term-time only) 12:30pm-2:30pm

- Where: Our moorland Hub on The Beacon, in Ivybridge

- Who: For primary age learners who aren't accessing full time school. (Open to those registered as Home-Ed, or those on a reduced timetable)

- What: Small group and 1:1 tuition across Maths, English and the wider curriculum. Learning is tailored completely to their individual pace and abilities.

- Cost: We’re launching with a special introductory rate of £38 per 2-hour session.

Beyond the academics, there is plenty of time to relax, have a snack and build friendships. Our environment is calm, welcoming and SEND-friendly. We ensure high adult-to-child ratios (so every learner gets the attention, regulation and support they need to feel completely safe).

If you’d like to find out more or reserve a spot for your child, please email us at [email protected] - spaces are limited to keep group sizes small. Get in touch early to secure your spot! 💛

13/08/2026

🚨SOS!🚨

So many of you amazing parents have kindly offered your time over the last few months and told me to let you know if we ever needed a hand with the new hub… well, this is me officially letting you know!

Our new hub is a dedicated SEND space for children who are waiting for special school placements - and we just want it to be as welcoming and special as possible for them. ❤️

To get everything over the finish line, we would be so, so grateful for an extra pair of hands. You definitely don’t need to be a master builder or DIY pro - we need help with painting, cleaning, assembling furniture, or just helping us unpack and organise the play areas!

We’re looking for volunteers towards the end of August, or during the first week of September on Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th.

If you have a spare hour or two to lend a hand - even if it’s just for a tiny bit, it would mean the absolute world to me, the team and most importantly, the children who will be using this space.

Please drop me a message on here or by phone on 07772308430 if you can help!

Thank you so much in advance, we genuinely couldn't do any of this without our incredible community.

Sophie x 💛

13/08/2026

🚨 2 SPACES LEFT! 🚨

CALLING ALL LOCAL BUSINESSES!

We now have just 2 spaces left on an accredited First Aid at Work course running at Redlake Trading Estate in Ivybridge on Tuesday 1st September.

The training is delivered by external, fully accredited First Aid providers and is open to anyone locally who needs to get qualified or refresh their certificate. The spaces are heavily discounted compared to online prices at a maximum of £100 per person - and if we fill these final 2 spots, we can lower that cost even further for everyone!

If you or anyone on your team needs a spot, drop us a quick message on here or email us at [email protected] to grab one before they go! 🩺

07/08/2026

End of an era and time for a big thank you! 🏉❤️

Last week we officially said goodbye to our Plymouth hub at Plymouth Albion RFC. It was very weird taking down the fairy lights, trinkets and pictures and leaving it as a white box again. It's become so much more than just a space for us.

Being offered the venue at Albion was such a huge step for Lighthouse. It gave us the room to build incredible memories with our learners, watch our kids thrive and grow into the business we are today. From all the fun, inclusive learning, the difference having an office made 😍, the ability to have our students for AP in an enclosed, safe space with multiple rooms and for the giant pitch which ensured that our Fit and Fed Easter project was a huge success... The Albion hub will always hold a very special place in our hearts!

We cannot thank Max, Charlotte, Nicola and the team Plymouth Albion enough! Thank you for wanting to support me as an individual, the SEND community through my work and for wanting to support us as we grew to help your local community. I am so grateful. ♥️

No one likes goodbyes, but it makes room for an exciting new chapter! As you know, we’ve made the move over to our gorgeous new Ivybridge hub. Having this huge, peaceful space means we can offer even more free-flow learning, outdoor space and calm areas for our young people. We can’t wait to keep growing, creating new memories and supporting even more families from our new home! ✨

Here’s to all the amazing memories made at Albion and to the exciting future ahead in Ivybridge!

Sophie 🥂💛

07/08/2026

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Short Breaks Autiswim Session

🏊‍♀️ Our weekly swimming sessions at Plympton Swimming Pool are becoming increasingly popular with autistic children and young people and their families.

These quieter, structured sessions provide a safe and supportive environment where families can enjoy swimming together. Carefully designed to be inclusive, welcoming and accessible, they're a great way to build confidence and have fun in the water.

📅 Sundays
⏰ 10am to 12pm

To find out more or book a space, please call 📞 01752 348459

07/08/2026

🚨CALLING ALL LOCAL BUSINESSES! 🚨

We have 4 spaces available on an accredited First Aid at Work course running at Redlake Trading Estate in Ivybridge on Tuesday 1st September.

The training is delivered by external, fully accredited First Aid providers and is open to anyone locally who needs to get qualified or refresh their certificate. The spaces are heavily discounted compared to online prices at a maximum of £100 per person - and if we fill all 4 remaining spots, we can lower that cost even further for everyone.

If you or anyone on your team needs a spot, drop us a quick message on here or email us at [email protected] to grab one before they go! 💛

06/08/2026

Thank you so much to SEND Help Plymouth for having us at the event yesterday!

Sophie had lots of fun playing with, and chatting to, so many amazing families. It was fantastic to connect with other local companies and individuals within our community too. A really life-affirming, lovely day with people who really care and want to make a difference.

If you came by, I hope you had as wonderful a time as I did! ✨

04/08/2026

Can't wait!

We're busy prepping for tomorrow, are you coming?

Please share this with anyone who might like to come 💗

04/08/2026

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GREEN LIGHT: Historic Pounds House to become new Plymouth SEND school 🏫

Planning officials have unanimously backed plans to turn Central Park’s Grade II listed Pounds House into a school for children with special educational needs.

Highway fears were overcome with councillors saying the facility is "desperately needed" in the city