Born Curious was born from three perspectives that are rarely found together in a single founder. Most educational programmes are built by academics, or by entrepreneurs who see a market, or by parents who want something better for their own children. Born Curious sits at the intersection of all three — which is exactly why it is uniquely positioned to lead this movement. As an experienced senior school leader and qualified Headteacher, I watched children arrive at school bursting with questions, imagination and wonder. I also watched how easily those qualities became overshadowed by the pressure to produce correct answers, meet targets and seek approval. I understood from the inside how educational systems — despite the best intentions — can gradually train curiosity out of children. Not through malice. Not through indifference. But through the relentless pressure of a system designed to measure compliance rather than cultivate potential. I didn't leave education because I stopped believing in children. I left because I believed in them too much to accept what the system was asking them to become. As an Adult Educator, I now work with adults rebuilding skills they should never have lost: confidence, creativity, resilience and the courage to trust their own thinking. The adults who struggle most are rarely the least capable. They are often the sharpest people in the room — but they learned early that getting things wrong was dangerous. These patterns began in childhood. Sitting with adults who are unlearning a decade of self-doubt — who are relearning how to take a risk, voice an idea, or trust their own judgement — made one thing crystal clear to me: the cost of losing curiosity early is paid for a lifetime. If we can protect curiosity in childhood, we may never need to rebuild it in adulthood. That is the mission. As a mother to four-year-old twin girls, I experience curiosity in its purest, most unfiltered form every single day. The relentless questions. The imaginative play. The determination to figure things out. The joy of discovering something new.

When children start school at four and five, they are extraordinary. They ask questions about everything. They don't worry about being wrong. They have ideas that don't follow the rules. They are, without exception, curious. By the time many of them reach seven or eight, something has shifted. They wait for instructions. They look for approval before answering. They would rather say nothing than risk getting it wrong. I watched this happen in classrooms for years. Not because teachers wanted it. Not because parents wanted it. But because the system, without meaning to, rewards compliance over curiosity. Born Curious exists to change that — starting at home. I'm Fay. Headteacher, adult educator, twin mum. And I'm very glad you're here.