Develop - Bedford

Develop Bedford has a little YouTube channel where you can view videos created by, inspired by or starring the centre's learners. Just search for Flimsy Flicks.
Dec 24th, 2021

A brilliant and nurturing organisation where students are supported to achieve and move on to their next goals.
Jul 7th, 2021

I remember when I went there when I was a teenager. Not much I would say I enjoyed the place. The students were pretty bully but there are 2 particular teachers I was happy to be with. Who knows if they're still there.. I don't even remember if I was kicked out or they did not want me there because I made fun of a lesbian that apparently wasn't my fault. Either way, I enjoyed it little years ago.
Dec 26th, 2020

I have been a tutor at Develop Bedford - a small learning centre for young, vulnerable people - for almost its entire history - I joined as a volunteer just six months after it was started. I just want to provide readers some further information about the reviews posted here because I know and remember the names of ALL learners who studied with us - we are a small centre with just 30 or so learners each year. We never had a Mast Dany as a learner at our centre. This person might be mistaking Develop Bedford for somewhere else. Where ever he had a 2 star experience, I am sorry for that. Mark Noble has never been a learner at my centre. Where ever he studied, strange that he describes the place as "really bad" but then gives it five stars! Monica Kerr never studied at my centre, either. Again, it is sad that she had a bad experience at her learning centre. Priya was a learner at my centre. She achieved a Beauty qualification and a maths qualification at our centre, even though it was during Lockdown. A really great achievement. I remember getting on well with Priya and she had three friends in her English GCSE class who she seemed to get on with really, really well. It never came across to me that she had a one star experience with us. Great shame. Nathaniel is also a real learner with my centre. He has been at our centre for over four years. He has achieved a Level Two ITQ Diploma and this year is working on Level Two English and Maths qualifications. At the end of each year we provide our learners with independent advice and guidance on where they can go next. There must have been something about our centre that Nathaniel found particularly good to make him decide to re-enrol with our centre each year. I hope that this has helped to give you a better idea about our centre, rather than a couple of negative words or low star ratings. If you want more information and see what our current learners think about our centre, please visit our Facebook page - Save Our Centre. Thank you for reading!
Jan 1st, 2022

Hi, I would like to respond on to Ben Yates. He said: "We never had a Mast Dany as a learner at our centre. This person might be mistaking Develop Bedford for somewhere else. Where ever he had a 2 star experience, I am sorry for that." Well my actual name is not Mast Dany, but "Mast" is my actual name and Daniel it's what the students knew me for before. I remember I attended years ago and it was called First Place Training, then later changed to Develop after I left.The teacher whom I loved was a female and had blonde hair wearing glasses. Her email was no longer in use and or probably unresponsive. Yes I attended this school. The number which you provided does not take any calls from my location and there's no email address nor nothing as a means of contacting. If Ben said 8 months ago that I did not attend there then why was it on my CV? It's been long since I attended. I left that place probably 9-10 years ago. I know what am talking about, if I knew the teachers names you'd be surprised but you were probably new to this place prior to my attendance in this place. Please update the contact you put on your website and add the email address in case should any person wanna reach to this place. Thank you!
Oct 28th, 2021