The Hub.

A place of innovation, creativity & joy

What is The Hub?

The HUB will become a next-generation, curated learning environment for the neurodivergent and Homeschooling communities. Pioneered by 1in7, The Hub will offer what traditional schooling often can’t: personalised pathways, extensive neurological profiling, real-world relevance, curated spaces, and renewed passion and confidence.

The Challenge

Right now, too many neurodivergent students are being misunderstood, misdiagnosed, or simply left behind.
Rigid school systems. Untrained staff. Limited support. Rising anxiety.
Families are also often forced into reactive Homeschooling decisions without real alternatives.

Will the HUB be right for your child?

We will support students who:

  • Are neurodivergent (diagnosed or self-identified)

  • Struggle in traditional school settings

  • Experience anxiety, burnout, or school refusal

  • Need flexible structures to pursue passions

  • Thrive when learning is visual, practical or interest-led

  • Seek an education model that aligns with who they truly are

The Process.

SEN-Focused Support

A tailored environment built specifically for neurodiverse and homeschooling learners, celebrating strengths, reducing anxiety, and fostering both academic and social development.

Online & Ai Learning Integration

Students will access a variety of flexible, fully supported online curricula - enhanced by in-person mentoring, highly trained SEN guides and cutting-edge tech tools.

Neurological Profiling

Each student will begin with a deep, personalised assessment to guide their unique learning journey - aligning curriculum, support, and goals to their cognitive profile.

Tailored Curriculum

Learning at The HUB will never be one-size-fits-all. Every programme will be bespoke, built around passions, needs, and the evolving pace of each student.

Flexible Timetables

We’ll support natural learning rhythms with adaptable schedules - helping students manage energy, focus, and flow in ways that traditional school never could.

Real World Learning

From internships to creative labs, students will engage in hands-on, interest-driven experiences that prepare them for life beyond the classroom.

Neurodiversity & inclusion

Celebrating Different Minds

The HUB will be built around a simple truth: neurodiversity is not a deficit - it can and needs to be your strength!

  • In contrast to many traditional academic institutions, we will embrace the full spectrum of neurodivergent profiles. We’ll recognise these as natural and valuable variations of the human brain, each offering unique perspectives, talents, and ways of processing the world.

    The HUB will foster a vibrant, inclusive community where neurodivergent students will learn, grow, and connect with others who understand their experience. Here, individuality will be celebrated - not flattened. Expression will be encouraged - not managed.

  • Our vision won’t stop at access - it will centre on belonging, belief and commitment.

  • We won’t just support diversity - we’ll build around it.

Built around Neurology

Learning at The HUB will always begin with understanding who you are and how your neurological profile is configured.

Each student will develop a personalised profile, co-created with the input of families and high-level specialists. This will help us design a personalised curriculum that plays to strengths, works around blockers, and creates more flow to learn and build confidence.

The HUB will offer

  • Flexible academic pathways

  • Pay-as-you-go usage and flexible subscriptions

  • Project-based, experiential learning

  • Mentorship, therapeutic input, and emotional coaching

  • Weekly planning and progress review

  • Ongoing family engagement in learning design

This won’t be education for the masses. It will be learning for your child.

Preparing for Life

At The HUB, we will look beyond grades. We’ll build confidence, purpose, and emotional fluency - so that every student leaves not only educated, but equipped.

Students will be encouraged to:

  • Explore internships and future work experiences

  • Launch creative, entrepreneurial, or mission-led projects

  • Join sports, music, or wellbeing pathways

  • Build independence, resilience, and life-ready skills

  • Set their own meaningful goals and direction

    Because every mind deserves the tools to thrive—on its own terms.

Personal Growth & Wellbeing

Identity

We’ll empower students to understand who they are, supporting self-discovery, self-worth, and a sense of personal purpose. Because thriving begins with knowing yourself.

Motivation & Discipline

Both work hand in glove. We’ll help students tap into their internal drive, fueling determination, passion, resilience, and a lifelong love of learning.

Expression

We’ll champion self-expression as a vital form of communication and self-understanding. Whether through words, art, performance, or dialogue, students will learn to find their voice, speak their truth, and grow in confidence.

Wellness

Mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing will be integral—not optional. Through coaching, support, and self-care spaces, we’ll prioritise holistic flourishing.

Mindset

We’ll help students build a growth mindset, embracing challenges, learning from them, and encouraging them to take risks and bounce back stronger.

Curiosity

Curiosity will be our compass. Students will be encouraged to question, explore, and make meaning, building adaptability and critical thinking for whatever lies ahead.

Space. Designed for Brilliance!

The HUB won’t feel like a traditional school.
It will be a purpose-built environment, designed from the ground up to meet the emotional, sensory, and cognitive needs of neurodivergent learners.

We will create a space that feels more like a creative campus than a classroom. It will be warm, modern, and adaptive - with zones that allow students to move through their day with ease, calm, and inspiration.

It will include:

  • Breakout Rooms for small-group collaboration or quiet focus

  • Play & Movement Zones to support energy regulation

  • Calm Rooms & Rest Zones with soft lighting and sensory tools

  • A Contemporary Café & Kitchen—part social hub, part life-skills space

  • High-Spec Tech Areas with iMacs, tablets, and digital tools

  • Lecture & Lab Spaces for group sessions and workshops

  • A Workout Studio for movement-based learning and body awareness

Set within a beautifully crafted and architecturally inspiring space, The HUB will be designed to support focus, creativity, wellbeing, and difference.

Our environment won’t just accommodate neurodivergent learners— it will be built for them.

The core Team.
experience, motivation, passion

Sean Rafter

Serial entrepreneur, former professional footballer, and founder of multiple ventures spanning education, brand, and hospitality. Co-founder of Luma Education and now Founder of 1in7, a platform born from personal experience raising a neurodivergent child and the conviction that the system wasn't built for minds like his. Leads the organisation's vision, strategy, and institutional partnerships, driving the development of tools that bring neurodiversity-led design into mainstream education. His focus is on commercial execution, practical technology-led impact, and building a brand with genuine purpose at its core.

Robin Stevens

A highly experienced corporate finance and capital markets professional with over 35 years of experience, Robin is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and has advised on over 150 IPOs and secondary offerings across various stock exchanges globally. A Non-Executive Director of Fairview International PLC, which owns and operates two private independent schools that offer the International Baccalaureate programme. Robin is also a Patient Governor of the Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust Council of Governors.

Emilia Pastor

Emilia, an educational leader and coach with over 20 years of experience, has dedicated her career to supporting teachers and school leaders. She is a graduate of Swarthmore College and Harvard University, specialising in pedagogy and school leadership, she has worked as a head of school and an independent consultant, helping educators implement successful evidence-based practices in the classroom. Emilia specialises in facilitating professional development and supporting leadership teams, creating learning environments where educators gain tangible skills to address diverse student needs. 

Andrew Wood

Andrew is Principal at Curtis Wood Architects and brings extensive spatial design and construction-led experience to the Hub project. A graduate of Birmingham School of Architecture and the University of Bath, he previously contributed to world-class projects at Foster & Partners and Sir Michael Hopkins before establishing his London-based practice. Andrew is a RIBA-chartered and multi-award-winning architect.

Dr. Mark Abell

Mark stands as a highly regarded Business Consultant with an impressive forty-year track record in education and global franchising. Drawing on his wealth of experience, he specialises in advising on the creation and implementation of international growth strategies. Currently, Mark is playing a pivotal role in advising a select portfolio of leading schools on their expansion ventures into diverse regions, including Asia, Continental Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, and Latin America. His expertise steers educational institutions towards successful global expansion, contributing significantly to the advancement of education on a worldwide scale.

Stephen Taylor

Stephen is a designer and school governor with over 30 years’ experience helping organisations develop brand impact and clarity to complex ideas. As a highly experienced graphic designer, he has led creative and brand work across education, culture and the charity sector. The force behind the 1in7 brand development, Stephen works at the intersection of creativity and concept - shaping new initiatives as well as how they’re expressed, communicated, and understood.

Jessica Lament

A versatile, multi-certified teacher and coach with extensive knowledge of special education, Jessica is a graduate of Syracuse University with multiple degrees in Inclusive and Special Education. As a consultant and teacher coach, her specialities include engaging diverse learners, integrating differentiated instruction, and lesson-planning that maximises instruction with high student engagement. Jessica has worked with public schools in the United States and private elite schools in Singapore.

Farzad Pezeshkpour

Farzad is a technology leader, systems architect, and engineer with over 20 years of experience in AI, blockchain, and financial services. As a former CTO and co-founder, he has led the development of cutting-edge digital asset solutions and AI-driven systems. His expertise spans financial markets, distributed ledger technology, and scalable architectures, making him a key innovator in the fintech and AI space. With a deep background in complex systems and emerging technologies.

Indicative Ambassadors.
creativity, curiosity, mindset & excellence


As it develops, the HUB will bolster both its direct learning influence and also brand value by being supported by a distinguished international Mentor group drawn from the realms of well-being, professional sports, the creative arts, and beyond. Our unique approach seamlessly blends exceptional expertise with academic learning, providing students with a comprehensive and enriching experience that expands horizons in many fields of excellence and life-based learning.

Committed to excellence, our mentors will play a pivotal role in instilling core values of discipline, resilience, and holistic well-being. By empowering students to surpass their potential, we not only drive a passion for knowledge but also cultivate an invaluable mindset for success.

Sir Jony Ive

Dr. Andrew Huberman

Dr. Sian Williams

Dr. Wendy Suzuki

Contact.
Drop us a line

sean@1in7.com

(+44) (0) 7467 875533