Hugh Bellamy - Head Teacher, George Pindar Community Sports College, Scarborough, UK

When I first heard of the idea of Scary Guy I was intrigued and interested, particularly as we felt we were in need of something or someone totally different to help alter the attitudes within the school. I have a firm belief that punishment and discipline alone is not enough – we need to be altering the mindset of these students to evoke real change and make a long lasting difference for the future. When I took on the position here, the school was in urgent need of change, we had one of the worst behavioural records and one of the lowest performance records in the whole of the North Yorkshire region.

Since Scary Guy has been visiting us we have already seen amazing results and noticeable changes. Without Pindar’s funding we would not have been able to continue with this initiative, so we are delighted that they have pledged their support for the next three years. We believe that with the help of Scary Guy and Pindar’s mentoring system we have a programme that will continue to deliver results. It is simply the most important thing I have done since I have been here.

Rick Lumby, Deputy Chairman G A Pindar and Son, commented, “I was first introduced to the concept of Scary Guy and emotional intelligence by Hugh Bellamy who had already begun working with Scary and I quickly saw that the potential of this project was extensive. Both the Pindar family and the Board also saw the benefits of this exciting and interesting initiative and when we realised that it would not be able to continue without financial backing we agreed to support the project. I am delighted that as a company we have been able to continue to invest in local children and that through this we will be able to make a real impact on the future of our community.”

Andrew Pindar, Chairman G.A. Pindar and Son, commented, “As a business we believe that investing in the long term development of the community in which we live and work is essential. Through the use of Scary Guy we hope to not only help improve standards in schools in the region but also to make an impact in the local area. By pledging three years support we wanted to show how strongly we felt about being involved with this project and the importance of creating lasting relationships between our employees and the schools.”