Spark Academy (SEND & SEMH Specialist Tutoring Services)

Spark Academy was founded in 2009 by Mital Thanki. Mital Thanki qualified as a teacher in 2012. Spark Academy opened its headquarters in Leicester's Belgrave district in 2013. Spark Academy has 15 years of experience. Spark Academy has taught over 27,000 lessons. Spark Academy has helped over seven thousand students.

Spark Academy works with parents, local authorities and schools across the UK. Spark Academy offers one-to-one and small group tutoring, in-person or online, for young people with special educational, social, emotional and mental health needs. Spark Academy provides tutoring in Maths, English and Science.

Spark Academy (SEND & SEMH Specialist Tutoring Services) has earned consistent praise from parents in Leicester for the academic and emotional progress their children make through its tutoring. A recurring theme across feedback is the boost in confidence pupils experience, with several families noting that grades in English and Mathematics improved alongside a renewed enthusiasm for subjects once disliked. Reviewers repeatedly single out named tutors such as Courtney and Harp for their patience and skill in adapting lessons to individual special educational needs, and for keeping lines of communication open with both children and parents.

Customers describe the atmosphere as warm and the tutor-pupil bond as genuine, which helps lessons feel enjoyable rather than pressured. Prompt, friendly and approachable responses from the wider team are also mentioned often, along with a flexible and accommodating approach that shapes sessions around each learner's requirements. Parents speak with pride about progress that carries over into schoolwork and home study, citing greater motivation and self-esteem as lasting outcomes. The encouragement families receive throughout their time with the academy is a point that surfaces again and again, closing on the tailored tutoring that supports both skills and self-belief.