School of Hard Knocks has seen many incredible success stories among our many participants. If you would like to help us create more stories like these, please support us.
When we first met Ali, he was very hyperactive and badly behaved in lessons, often shouting out and being verbally aggressive towards other pupils. One day he told us his story... Read more
The changes in Connor have been astounding and show the very best that SOHK can do. Connor himself has seen how he has grown and changed... Read more
Seeing things differently - Malcolm Johnson tells us how a learning he had a degenerative eye condition led him to find SOHK and feel part of a team again. Read more
Meet one of our recent graduates from our Adult Employability course, Tom. He tells us why getting back into work has helped him restore his sense of self-worth. Read more
Pedro suffered dreadful abuse from his stepfather. He captained School of Hard Knocks Haringey, retrained and now works in IT. Read more
Mike was kicked out of school, lost his dad and wanted to provide for his family. Since attending SOHK, he has been working full-time. Read more
Liam came on our televised Cardiff course in 2015 - now he works for SOHK, changing lives every day through rugby. Read more
"This has been so fun. We all provide inspiration and support for each other." Read more
Sarah (not her real name) presented as unkempt, shy and unable to make eye contact. Now she has her self-confidence back and a host of new friends. Read more
Elliot used to make trouble for his classmates; now he makes trouble for the opposition on the rugby pitch. Read more
Frankie is a Year 11 in his third year of SOHK for Schools, at a school in East London. He now has the confidence to do everyday things. Read more
Holly (not her real name) is a Year 9 student at Cantonian High School, who has been engaged in the SOHK programme since September 2017 Read more
Lloyd is an adult participant in SOHK Cymru who has secured a place in September to study barbering at Cardiff and Vale College. Read more
Salwa would recommend School of Hard Knocks to anyone. She says it helped her to be herself again. Read more