Emmanuel Akpan-Inwang (CF 2018), Founder and Director of Lighthouse Pedagogy Trust, a new type of childrens' home has celebrated with his team the home being open for one year. He reports that they have some amazing young people in the home, who have settled in well and are enjoying living there. They have had visits from young people’s families, local authorities, funders, MPs, Ofsted and more, all of whom have been sharing wonderful feedback with the team. Emmanuel says that they are thinking about how they can further develop their first home, and what the future looks like in terms of opening more homes.

By Emmanuel Akpan-Inwang, 2023

Social entrepreneur Emmanuel Akpan-Inwang (CF 2018) has opened a new type of children’s home this month, which is the first of its kind in the UK. The home was inspired by his Fellowship, which explored social pedagogy practices of children’s homes.

By Emmanuel Akpan-Inwang, 2022

Social entrepreneur Emmanuel Akpan-Inwang (CF 2018) met with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on 19 January as part of a roundtable to discuss issues facing care leavers. Emmanuel’s Fellowship explored best practice in delivering residential care provision.

By Emmanuel Akpan-Inwang, 2022

By Emmanuel Akpan-Inwang, 2021

Social entrepreneur Emmanuel Akpan-Inwang (CF 2018) presented at the International Social Pedagogy Conference on 23 June. Emmanuel discussed how he is using social pedagogy as a key approach in the new model of children’s homes that he is championing in the UK.

By Emmanuel Akpan-Inwang, 2021

Social entrepreneur Emmanuel Akpan-Inwang (CF 2018) presented at the Euromet conference on 20 April. Emmanuel shared learnings from his Fellowship, which researched residential care provision and explained how this has informed practice at the social enterprise he founded, Lighthouse.

By Emmanuel Akpan-Inwang, 2021