With an extensive portfolio of services, tailor-made solutions and leadership support, we can help you to optimise your operations and achieve your school business goals.
As spare school places rise to their highest level since records began, we explore the trends behind falling pupil numbers, and what this means for schools.
Read our expert advice on how to manage parental complaints and ensure matters are effectively resolved.
Bringing out the best in school leaders, teachers and their pupils through high-quality consultancy and professional development.
We discuss what we’ve learned about developing reading through the One Education Reading Award, helping schools turn research-informed practice into meaningful and sustainable change.Â
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Explore our recommended reads for autumn 2026, ensuring your classroom shelves are filled with books for every child to enjoy.
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Using theory, research and evidence-based practice to promote inclusion, embrace diversity and transform the life chances of children and young people.
Learn all about recent research on children affected by parental imprisonment and how these findings can help practitioners to support a group of children who are too often overlooked within our school communities.
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Find out what’s in our inclusion strategy toolkit
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With a team of highly skilled and experienced professionals, we can help you promote the welfare of pupils and keep them protected from harm.Â
In this blog on art therapy, we share reflections on working alongside young people and families in Special Guardianship arrangements.
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Our Head of Creative Psychotherapy, Jeni Goodfellow-Pemsel, shares reflections on leadership, following her attendance at the British Psychodrama Association Conference.
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In this case study, we explore the profound impact of Art Therapy for pupils with emotional barriers to school attendance (EBSA).
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This blog explores Emotional Barriers to School Attendance (EBSA) and its impact on children’s speech, language and communication needs.
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A wide range of additional resources to support you in your role. Please select an area of interest to browse the documents.
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Find out what’s in our inclusion strategy toolkit.
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Expert guidance and quality resources to support mental health across your setting.
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Take a listen to our latest podcast episode, Rethinking Education episode 21 with special guest Helen Marriott. All episodes now available.
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Find out what’s in our inclusion strategy toolkit.
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Working across a breadth of leadership, business support and pupil facing services, we are proud to be the partner of choice for schools and trusts across the country.
Discover what our Attendance Support looks like in action in this case study, focusing on how we worked together with Elton Primary School to improve attendance outcomes.
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Now that we are four years on from the publication of the digital and technology standards for schools and colleges, we discuss why standards still matter and the support available for school leaders.
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With our child-centred approach and addressing the root causes of absence and removing barriers to attendance
Ella is a qualified teacher and has worked in multiple roles across local authorities and public sector provisions, including early help. She works relentlessly with multi-agency professionals and school staff providing training, support and advice in all areas of child welfare, ensuring that the approach from all is child-centred. Ella has the ability to remove barriers to education for pupils across a range of settings and complex backgrounds, building positive working relationships with parents and carers through a strength-based approach.
Felicity has over 19 years' experience working within education and Local Authority social care, supporting and advocating for children, young people and their families. Fliss has worked within both primary and secondary settings across Manchester, with a focus on safeguarding and attendance, including EBSA support. Strengths include engaging hard to reach families and rebuilding trust in professionals, using an open and honest approach whilst remaining professionally curious. This results in achieving the best outcomes for children and their families.
Lisa has 15 years of experience working in schools, where she has developed a strong understanding of the challenges faced by children and families. Throughout her career, she has worked closely with families and school attendance teams, supporting pupils and helping remove barriers to regular school attendance. Her experience has enabled her to build positive relationships with families and colleagues, always with a focus on providing practical, compassionate, and effective support.
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