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Inspired Education Group is a co-educational, non-denominational, international provider of for-profit private schools. It was founded in 2013 by Lebanese-British businessman Nadim Nsouli and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom. The group offers education for children aged 1 to 18 years and currently serves approximately 80,000 students worldwide across 111 schools in 24 countries.[1][2]
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Inspired Education Group was founded in 2013 by Nadim M. Nsouli, a businessman and co-founder of the Lyla Nsouli Foundation for Children's Brain Cancer,[3] following the group's acquisition of Reddam House in South Africa.[4] Since then, Reddam House has acquired and established nine schools in South Africa.
- Reddam House Atlantic Seaboard
- Reddam House Ballito
- Reddam House Bedfordview
- Reddam House Constantia
- Reddam House Durbanville
- Reddam House Fourways
- Reddam House Helderfontein
- Reddam House Umhlanga
- Reddam House Waterfall
Along with the group's "flagship school," Reddam House Berkshire, near Wokingham, England. In 2015, the school grounds in Winnersh were acquired from Bearwood College.[4]
Nsouli, the founder, CEO and Chairman, has previously worked as a lawyer and an investment banker and has led the group since its inception.[5] Inspired's strategy has been described as "buy and build,"[6][7] involving the acquisition of existing schools as well as the construction of new institutions. The group maintains offices in London, Milan, Auckland, Bogotá, Johannesburg, and Dubai.[8]
Schools in other European countries that are part of the Inspired group include St. George's International School in Switzerland,[9] St. John's International School in Belgium,[10] St. Louis School in Italy,[11] and Sotogrande International School in Spain.[12] In the Middle East, the group acquired the British School of Bahrain.[5] Inspired's Latin American schools include Blue Valley School in Costa Rica,[13] Colegio San Mateo in Colombia,[14] and Cambridge College Lima in Peru.[15] By 2017, Inspired operated more than 30 schools,[16] and by 2018, it educated over 35,000 students across 46 schools.[17]
In 2018, Inspired acquired part of New Zealand's largest private education provider, ACG Education’s schools division, from Pacific Equity Partners for approximately NZ$500 million.[18]
By 2020, Inspired was described as "the world's largest premium education provider," with 64 schools across five continents.[citation needed][19] The group also secured investments from firms such as Oakley Capital[20] and TA Associates.[21]
In May 2021, Inspired acquired Wey Education PLC, which operated two online education brands, InterHigh and Academy21.[22] In November 2021, Inspired merged its online schools, InterHigh and King's College Online, under the new name King's InterHigh.[23]
In May 2022, Stonepeak, a US-based private equity firm, invested €1 billion[24] in exchange for a minority stake in Inspired.
In 2023, Inspired acquired the Alpha Plus Group, which included schools such as Wetherby School and Pembridge Hall.[25]
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