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Our Training Brings Together

Supervision

Supporting Safe, Structured Reflection Around Complex Learners And Situations.

Reflective Practice

Creating Space For Staff To Think, Question And Strengthen Practice.

Staff Wellbeing

Helping Staff Recognise Emotional Load, Stress And Burnout And Prioritise Their Own Wellbeing.

Communication & Relationships

Strengthening Communication Approaches That Reduce Conflict And Build Trust With Young People And Families.

Developing Brain

Understanding How Young People Develop, Regulate And Respond To Stress.

Executive Functioning

Building Practical Strategies Across Key Skills.

  • Metacognition
  • Working Memory
  • Task Initiation
  • Time Management
  • Self-control
  • Planning
  • Organisation

Trauma-informed Practice (Aces)

Applying Trauma-informed And Ace-aware Approaches Without Lowering Expectations Or Losing Boundaries.

Family Partnership

Building Compassionate And Collaborative Partnerships With All Parents, Including Those Experiencing Anxiety, Dysregulation Or WHO Are Neurodivergent.

Person-centred practice

Our approach helps staff move from:

“What is wrong with this young person?”

to:

“What is this young person communicating, and what do we need to understand?”

Training supports staff to:

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Build stronger relationships with learners

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Recognise executive functioning barriers

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Strengthen emotional safety and belonging

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Use coaching conversations with learners and families

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Understand behaviour as communication

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Reduce escalation and demand

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Use coaching conversations with learners and families

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Reflect on their own responses and families professional wellbeing

What we offer

Practical, research-informed support that builds knowledge, strengthens practice and creates inclusive environments where every learner can access and belong.

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Whole-school training

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Practical sessions for teaching staff, support staff, pastoral teams and leaders.

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Groundbreaking training in executive functioning skills.

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Building improved understanding to support adaptive teaching.

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Engaging directly with universal design to improve ACCESS and ADAPTATIONS.

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Improving universal design and provision.

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Person-centred mindset and upskilling

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Developing staff confidence in relational practice.

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Connecting with learner centred needs.

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Enabling ACCESS and BELONGING.

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Building learner voice and improving participation.

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Strengthening inclusive, relational cultures.

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Reflective practice sessions

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Structured space for staff to explore complex situations.

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Building insight, understanding and professional curiosity.

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Strengthening practice through reflection and collaboration.

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Turning learning into meaningful action.

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Staff wellbeing and emotional load

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Supporting staff wellbeing and emotional load.

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Self care to be the best version of self and improve personal agency.

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Understanding impact when supporting distress, dysregulated and complex learners.

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Reducing vicarious trauma and promoting resilience.

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Assistive Technology & meaningful adaptations

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Developing staff confidence in assistive technologies.

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Supporting literacy and language access.

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Reducing cognitive load, anxiety and barriers.

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Improving motivation and learner independence.

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Needs-led adaptations aligned with JCQ (Joint Council for Qualifications) guidance and awarding body requirements where appropriate.

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Supervision for education staff

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Safe, purposeful supervision tailored to education settings.

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Supporting staff decision-making, confidence and professional judgement.

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A space to reflect, problem-solve and strengthen responses.

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Building resilience and sustaining higher quality practice.

Happy Faces

Whole-school training

9

Practical sessions for teaching staff, support staff, pastoral teams and leaders.

9

Groundbreaking training in executive functioning skills.

9

Building improved understanding to support adaptive teaching.

9

Engaging directly with universal design to improve ACCESS and ADAPTATIONS.

9

Improving universal design and provision.

Happy Faces

Person-centred mindset and upskilling

9

Developing staff confidence in relational practice.

9

Connecting with learner centred needs.

9

Enabling ACCESS and BELONGING.

9

Building learner voice and improving participation.

9

Strengthening inclusive, relational cultures.

Happy Faces

Reflective practice sessions

9

Structured space for staff to explore complex situations.

9

Building insight, understanding and professional curiosity.

9

Strengthening practice through reflection and collaboration.

9

Turning learning into meaningful action.

Happy Faces

Staff wellbeing and emotional load

9

Supporting staff wellbeing and emotional load.

9

Self care to be the best version of self and improve personal agency.

9

Understanding impact when supporting distress, dysregulated and complex learners.

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Reducing vicarious trauma and promoting resilience

Happy Faces

Assistive Technology & meaningful adaptations

9

Developing staff confidence in assistive technologies.

9

Supporting literacy and language access.

9

Reducing cognitive load, anxiety and barriers.

9

Improving motivation and learner independence.

9

Needs-led adaptations aligned with JCQ (Joint Council for Qualifications) guidance and awarding body requirements where appropriate.

Happy Faces

Supervision for education staff

9

Safe, purposeful supervision tailored to education settings.

9

Supporting staff decision-making, confidence and professional judgement.

9

A space to reflect, problem-solve and strengthen responses.

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Building resilience and sustaining higher quality practice.

Stronger understanding. Stronger relationships. Better access and outcomes for every learner.

WHY IT MATTERS

When staff understand the developing brain, executive functioning, trauma, stress and relational safety, they can respond differently.

That changes the experience for learners.

It also changes the experience for staff and families.

Better understanding creates betteraccess.

Stronger relationships lead to better engagement, wellbeing and outcomes.

When we remove barriers, we create safety, build confidence and open doors to learning, opportunity and success.

REDUCING BARRIERS

through meaningful adaptations

UNDERSTANDING EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING

Building knowledge of how learners think, plan, organise and regulate.

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

Using the right tools and adaptations to reduce cognitive load and remove barriers.

ADAPTIVE TEACHING

Applying needs-led strategies and universal design to improve access to learning.

REDUCING ANXIETY

Creating calmer, predictable and emotionally safe learning environments.

INCREASED PARTICIPATION

Learners feel included, confident and motivated to take part.

IMPROVED OUTCOMES

Better access leads to stronger progress, qualifications and positive destinations.

Stronger understanding.
Stronger relationships.
Better access and outcomes.

WHAT PROFESSIONALS AND SCHOOLS SAY

“The training is incredible. It has been really useful for our team to understand the young people we work with more deeply and be able to support them more effectively.”

“We need all teachers to develop this understanding and knowledge. It is essential to creating inclusive environments where every learner can thrive.”

ITE USW – Middle Leaders Conference

“The training has given our team practical strategies and a deeper understanding that helps us support young people into meaningful opportunities and work.”

Cardiff LEA – Into Work Team

Practical. Research-informed.
Person-centred. Always.
Stronger together for every learner.

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RADYR PRIMARY SCHOOL

Person-Centred Coaching & Executive Functioning Training

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of staff reported that their knowledge greatly improved

Executive Functioning

Understanding barriers and building skills

Adaptive Teaching

Improving access, participation and inclusion

Person-Centred Practice

Relationships, safety and learner voice

CARDIFF

Proud to work with schools across Cardiff

Case Study: Radyr Primary School

Strengthening adaptive teaching through understanding, reflection and practical application.

THE CHALLENGE

Radyr Primary wanted to strengthen staff understanding around executive functioning and deepen practice in ways that would improve learner access, participation and adaptive teaching across the school.

OUR APPROACH

Family Pathway delivered interactive, practical and reflective training designed to connect understanding with classroom application through:

  • Understanding executive functioning and barriers to learning
  • Connecting neuroscience and classroom practice
  • Reflective discussions and collaborative activities
  • Practical strategies to strengthen adaptive teaching
  • Developing understanding of how relationships, environments and support influence access and participation

THE IMPACT

  • 96% of staff reported that the training greatly improved their existing knowledge.
  • Staff consistently highlighted the activities, practical examples and immediate application as key strengths.
  • This development is now included in the school improvement plan and performance management.
  • Staff identified the training as a pivotal link to fully understanding and planning for adaptive teaching.

ALNCO FEEDBACK

“The feedback is superb and it doesn’t surprise me in the slightest. The staff were extremely complimentary about the training and I know they would like to continue learning about executive functioning and would love to plan our next steps.

This development is now included in our school improvement plan and performance management as staff at Radyr expressed that this training was a pivotal link to fully understanding and planning for Adaptive Teaching.”

WHAT STAFF SAID

“I loved the activities, which made the learning engaging and personal, so it will have a greater impact on my practice.”

“Excellent session to start exploring Executive Functioning Skills. Lots of classroom applications and sharing of theory to support practical application.”

“The delivery was excellent. Superb resources which made staff fully interact with the knowledge learned.”

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FROM UNDERSTANDING BARRIERS

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TO IMPROVING ADAPTIVE TEACHING

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TO STRENGTHENING ACCESS FOR ALL LEARNERS

MAC MEDIA ACADEMY (Cardiff)

Person-Centred Coaching, Workforce Development & Learner Support

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of staff reported improved knowledge, with 50% reporting greatly improved.

Executive Functioning

Building understanding of skills that underpin learning

Adaptive Teaching

Reducing barriers and improving access

Assistive Technologies

Relationships, safety and learner voice

Wellbeing & Mental Health

Strengthening wellbeing, confidence and participation

CARDIFF, WALES

CASE STUDY: MAC MEDIA ACADEMY (CARDIFF)

Strengthening workforce capability and developing enabling environments to improve access, participation and outcomes.

THE CHALLENGE

MAC Media Academy wanted to strengthen workforce knowledge and confidence in supporting diverse learners across Level 1–3 pathways.

Many learners were experiencing barriers linked to:

Executive functioning differences

Literacy and language demands

Anxiety and emotional wellbeing

Engagement and participation

Accessing learning environments and qualification pathways

The focus was not simply on delivering qualifications, but on strengthening understanding and reducing barriers so that learners could meaningfully access learning.

OUR APPROACH

Family Pathway delivered workforce development and specialist coaching focused on building:

Executive Functioning Understanding

Developing staff knowledge around metacognition, working memory, task initiation, time management, planning, organisation and self-regulation.

Adaptive Teaching and Enabling Environments

Strengthening approaches that improve ACCESS through:

  • reducing barriers
  • improving universal provision and universal design
  • adapting learning environments
  • understanding behaviour as communication
  • building learner voice and participation

Assistive Technologies and Adaptations

Supporting staff confidence in using practical tools and adaptations that can:

  • reduce cognitive demand
  • improve literacy access
  • strengthen motivation and engagement
  • reduce anxiety and emotional overwhelm

Mental Health and Specialist Support

Alongside workforce development, Family Pathway provided intensive neurodivergence specialist coaching and direct support for learners experiencing significant difficulties accessing learning and mental health challenges.

This included:

  • individualised 1:1 pathways
  • specialist coaching
  • collaborative work alongside services
  • strengthening identity, confidence and participation

THE IMPACT

78% of staff reported improved knowledge, with 50% identifying that the programme greatly improved their understanding and confidence in practice.

Staff repeatedly identified practical activities, discussion and real-world application as key strengths across the programme.

For learners referred directly into Family Pathway support:

100%

completed their qualifications

100%

accessed voluntary work placements supported through coaching

100%

progressed into further learning or employment pathways

WHAT STAFF SAID

“Great, really helpful in practice not just in theory.”

“I feel more confident on how to approach the enabling formula and it will be very useful this year in class.”

“High-quality research. Purposeful, pedagogical approaches.”

UNDERSTANDING EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING

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REDUCING BARRIERS THROUGH ADAPTIVE TEACHING

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IMPROVING ACCESS AND PARTICIPATION

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STRENGTHENING OUTCOMES

Our Training Brings Together

Practical, collaborative and grounded in real-world education settings
Staff learning through discussion, reflection and practical application.