Inspired Education Group


Inspired Education Group is a group who operates and builds schools in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Australia and Latin America.

History

Inspired was founded by Nadim M Nsouli in 2013, when his group acquired Reddam House in South Africa. Since its founding, Reddam House has acquired and built 9 schools in South Africa, along with the group's flagship school, Reddam House Berkshire, near Wokingham, England. The school grounds in Winnersh were taken over from Bearwood College, in 2015.
Nsouli - the founder, CEO and Chairman - has worked as a lawyer and as an investment banker, and he has led the group since its founding. Inspired’s President is Graeme Crawford, a South African educator and founder of Reddam House. Dr Stephen Spurr is the Group Education Director and was the Head Master of Westminster School in London from 2004 to 2015. He joined Inspired in 2014
The group’s strategy has been described as "buy and build", involving the purchase of existing schools, as well as the building of new schools. It has offices in London, Milan, Auckland, Bogota, Johannesburg,and Dubai.
Schools in other European countries that form part of the Inspired group include St. George's International School in Switzerland, St. John's International School in Belgium, St. Louis School in Italy and Sotogrande International School in Spain. In the Middle East, the group has acquired British School of Bahrain. Inspired's Latin American schools include Blue Valley School in Costa Rica, Colegio San Mateo in Colombia, and Cambridge College Lima in Peru. By 2017, Inspired operated more than 30 schools, and as of 2018 educating over 35,000 students in 46 schools.
Inspired acquired part of New Zealand’s biggest private-education provider ACG Education’s schools division in 2018 from Pacific Equity Partners for about $500 million.