MIAG – Meeting Individual Aspirations & Goals in a unique learning environment

MIAG Limited was set up in 2020 by our founder and CEO Julian Alsop. Julian began working in the education sector in 2017 when he was employed by a local care provider to deliver an individualised education programme for a learner. This very quickly led to Julian working across several care providers in the Bristol area delivering individualised education programmes.

Julian himself had found education in a school environment challenging. He was not really interested in being an academic and found it really hard to engage with and focus on his education until much later in life, when following a very successful career as a professional footballer, he undertook degree studies, qualifying with an accountancy degree. Julian’s own experiences provide him with the ability to empathise with young people and continues to inspire his passion to deliver education differently.

Julian’s own educational experiences and identification of a growing local need for young people who were not able to engage in ‘standard’ education led to Julian’s setting up MIAG. Here at MIAG, we design our curriculum to ensure that we:

MIAG continues to grow and the organisation now consists of MIAG Limited who have provisions at The Beeches, Brislington, which includes our Football Programme delivered by two ex-professional footballers and Hawthorn Farm, which encompasses our Forest School provision for children aged 4-11 alongside MIAG Education who have an Alternative Provision operating from Shab Hill, in Gloucester. These provisions exist alongside MIAG Independent Special Day School, Hambling View.

Julian will use his own story to inspire young people to achieve their dreams and aspirations, and is often heard to say ‘If I can do it, anyone can’.