As Directors of Nanpantan Hall Nurture Centre we are delighted to welcome you to our website.

We hope you enjoy finding out a little bit about what we do at the Nurture Centre and join with us in celebrating the success that our pupils achieve.

We are so proud of all the Nurture Centre’s pupils and their amazing achievements and would like to thank our fantastic staff team for making it possible.

John Furborough – Director of Education

John is an experienced senior leader with over 18 years experience working with students with special educational needs across Leicestershire. He has been an inspirational leader in three large special needs schools and his own independent school. John has an outstanding track record of working with young people with a wide range of special educational needs and disabilities from Early Years through to Post 16.
As a qualified head teacher John has gained national recognition for his work on promoting high aspirations for students with special needs and has had some of his work published by the Department for Education and led training both at a local and national level.

Lisa Furborough – Director of Business

Lisa is an experienced educational practitioner with over eight years experience teaching and supporting the learning of young people with special needs. During her time as a learning support assistant and hospitality instructor Lisa has worked successfully with a wide range of learning disabilities in both school and after school settings.
As a successful business leader Lisa has used her strong communication and organisational skills to support the day-to-day running of two special needs schools. Lisa works with a variety of staff, parents and outside agencies to successful facilitate the smooth running of the organisation.