Our impact
What changes when children are understood
When children are understood through a regulation, sensory and neurodivergent-affirming lens, outcomes improve. Early identification, evidence-based intervention and measurable tools to track what actually changes.
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Families supported through coffee mornings, coaching and funded projects
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Professionals now in the Learning Portal
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Case studies showing measurable impact
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Funded projects delivered since 2019
It is early. These are the findings so far from projects that are still running. Full evaluation from the current cohorts will be shared later in 2026.
Who we are
We are a social enterprise, dedicated to removing SEMH barriers.
Social and emotional barriers show up as reduced access to education – lower attendance, less time in class, less learning. We look beyond behaviour to understand what is causing that, and we reinvest our income in evidence-based tools you can use straight away.
Five things we have reinvested in
Some of it funded, some of it built and given away, and some of it included in membership at no extra cost.
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We created a framework
The signals a child gives are hard to read, and most training never covered them. The BOUNCE Approach® is the lens we built to make them visible
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Grounded in neuroscience, attachment and sensory research
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CPD, interventions and printable resources behind it
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One shared language across a whole staff team
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We fund projects
Specialist support is expensive and budgets are stretched. Since 2019 we have paid for implementation projects in settings
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Subsidised Practitioner places
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Free family coaching and coffee mornings
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Seven funded projects delivered, two cohorts open now
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We developed Snapshots
Most assessments are expensive, need training to administer, and by the time they come back the moment has passed. We wanted an in-the-moment picture of vulnerability, quick enough to still change the outcome
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Two minutes, and no training needed to complete one
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A full assess, plan, do, review cycle in one place
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Included in membership at no extra cost
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We built the Professional Studio
Some children cannot access the provision that already exists, and some cannot leave the house at all. Creative, interactive SEMH tools a child can work through on a screen, with an adult beside them
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Nothing to laminate, prepare or buy
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A PDF guide and a year of lesson plans behind every tool
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Reaches children who cannot access a room, a group or a session
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Included in membership at no extra cost, like Snapshots
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We gave things away
Cost should not decide which children get understood. Some things are free, permanently, to anyone at all
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KidZone – creative wellbeing tools that belong to the child
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A directory of specialist services, open to everyone
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A free introduction course, with no card needed
A community interest company, a Certified Social Enterprise, and part of Cambridge Social Ventures at Cambridge Judge Business School.
In practice
Real outcomes across families, schools and services
Six settings. Six different starting points. The same shift – from behaviour to understanding.
Improved
emotional-regulation scores across targeted pupils
Trauma-informed · White Hall Academy
Regulation first, in an area of high need
A funded whole-school partnership delivered staff training, the Grounding Programme and family consultation in an area of recognised deprivation.
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Every member of staff trained in the same shared language
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Daily grounding work embedded into the school day
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Families brought into the same conversation
"I like being 1:1 with the LSA when we do our grounding work."
Year 3 pupil, White Hall Academy
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professionals across schools, colleges and NHS services
Professionals at scale · Learning Portal
Understanding, confidence and same-day practice
Membership has grown into the thousands across schools, colleges and NHS services – CPD-certified training, tools and weekly live drop-ins grounded in The BOUNCE Approach®.
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CPD-certified courses that can be used the same day
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Weekly live drop-ins for real cases, not theory
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Tools that evidence provision for inspection and review
"I have gained so much knowledge in such a short space of time. You will not be disappointed."
Natasha Soulden, Google review
Two thirds
of the eight families who took part reported clear reductions in distress
Changing lives · Tactile defensiveness
Parent-led somatic strategies reduce distress
A funded project explored whether regulation-based somatic strategies could reduce sensory distress around clothing, touch and everyday contact. Eight families took part.
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Strategies parents could run at home, without equipment
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Measurable change within a short intervention window
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Calmer dressing, washing and everyday contact
"Great success in a short period of time using her easy techniques."
Jo and David Wainwright
Whole-school
licence – a leadership decision driven by classroom impact
Special school · John Grant School
From one subscription to a whole-school licence
A large special school for severe and complex needs expanded access after seeing the direct impact of training and resources on everyday practice.
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Access widened from one teacher to the whole staff team
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Behaviour reframed as communication across the school
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Consistent responses for pupils with complex needs
"The interventions have helped staff understand that behaviour is not defiance, but communication."
Heidi Alexander, Deputy Headteacher
1000+
families supported since 2019
Family support · Coffee mornings
Reducing isolation for families
Regular online coffee mornings supported parents of children experiencing school avoidance, anxiety and PDA profiles – small, structured and safe.
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Free to join, with no referral and no waiting list
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Parents leave with one practical thing to try that week
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A room full of people who already understand
"A lifesaver for me – just to know I am not the only one struggling."
Katie MacGregor, parent
100s
of case studies – from regulation to classroom engagement
Measuring impact · Snapshots
Case studies coming through every week
Across the national Snapshot Impact Project, hundreds of case studies are now evidencing change – children moving from at-risk to no-risk, and from dysregulation through to engagement in the classroom.
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Entry to exit progress captured in minutes, not meetings
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Need identified before it escalates into crisis
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Evidence that stands up in reviews, plans and panels
"The Snapshot gave us a clear, shared way of seeing what was really happening before it escalated."
Snapshot Impact Project setting
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Measuring impact · Snapshots
Before and after, in four weeks
What the evidence looks like
A clear picture of change, on one page
Every Snapshot produces a shareable report showing where a child started, what was identified and what shifted. Entry to exit progress, evidenced.
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Risk level at entry and exit, side by side
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Domain scores showing exactly where the barrier sits
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Ready to print for reviews, plans and panels
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Completed in minutes, not meetings
Mainstream primary
Year 4 · 4 weeks
Engagement
Before
Regularly leaving the classroom, refusing written work and becoming distressed during independent tasks.
What the Snapshot showed
Cognitive overload, anxiety around making mistakes and difficulties with executive functioning.
What changed
Staff understood the distress as cognitive overload, not avoidance – tasks were broken into manageable steps, movement was woven into the day.
Impact
Remaining in class for longer periods, attempting work more independently and requiring fewer adult prompts.
"Understanding the overload made all the difference."
Primary school
Primary aged · 4 weeks
Wellbeing
Before
Frequent stomach aches and headaches, with daily medical room visits.
What the Snapshot showed
Anxiety and uncertainty affecting emotional wellbeing and feelings of safety.
What changed
Staff understood the body was telling the story – predictable routines and daily emotional check-ins gave certainty and a safe way to be heard.
Impact
Attendance improved and medical room visits reduced considerably.
"Everything changed when we listened to her nervous system."
Funded by us
What we have funded so far
Every one of these was paid for out of our own income, not by the settings taking part. Each has shaped the framework and the resources available today, and none of it sat in a report.
2019-21
Free Coffee Mornings and Support Groups
1000+ families reached
Free online coffee mornings and peer support groups for parents and carers with nowhere else to turn, run at no cost and open to anyone. Where the work started.
What it changed: Showed us what families were carrying, and shaped everything built since.
2021-22
White Hall Academy
29 children supported
A daily grounding intervention embedded into the school day, in an area of recognised deprivation. Assessment scores improved and the whole-school approach continued after the project ended.
What it changed: Short, consistent interventions can be embedded within everyday school practice.
2022
Tactile Defensiveness Project
Eight families took part
A parent-led project exploring whether regulation-based somatic strategies could reduce sensory distress around clothing, touch and everyday contact. Two thirds of the families reported clear reductions.
What it changed: The learning became Learning Portal resources, so many more families could use it.
2023-24
Funded Family Coaching
Free and subsidised places
One-to-one coaching for families unable to access private services, building understanding of the nervous system and co-regulation.
What it changed: Removed financial barriers to specialist support, and shaped the family resources and training.
2025
Part-Funded Practitioner Programme
Building capacity across settings
Subsidised Practitioner training so professionals could embed The BOUNCE Approach® in their own settings rather than relying on external delivery.
What it changed: Expanded the network of BOUNCE Practitioners and sustainable, evidence-informed support.
2026
Leeds Beckett University
Accelerated Industry Placement
A research partnership asking what the earliest indicators of emerging SEMH need are, and how professionals can use them to put timely, preventative support in place.
What it changed: Strengthening the evidence for early identification and proactive practice.
2026-27
BOUNCE Projects
Two funded cohorts
Six-week implementation partnerships with settings across the UK. Identify a need, access funded training, embed it, measure it with a Snapshot, and contribute anonymous data to the evidence base.
What it changed: Continuing to build the evidence base for early intervention.
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What comes next
The work we are funding right now
Two live pieces of work, both open. One you can apply to join.
Open now
Funded projects, Autumn 2026 and Spring 2027
Six weeks, in your setting, paid for by us. Identify one clear area of need, embed one change properly, and measure whether it worked.
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Identify a clear area of need in your setting
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BOUNCE Approach® training and practical resources, funded by us
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Embed it, then measure early change with a two-minute Snapshot
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Contribute anonymous impact data to the evidence base
Both cohorts now open
In progress
Leeds Beckett University research partnership
An Accelerated Industry Placement asking a question the sector keeps running into: what are the earliest indicators of emerging SEMH need, and how can the adults around a child act on them in time?
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A research partnership, not a testimonial exercise
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Focused on early identification and preventative practice
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Findings feed back into the framework and the Snapshots
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Anonymous data from funded projects contributes to the same evidence base
It is early, and we will say so.
The findings on this page come from projects that are still running. Full evaluation from the current cohorts will be shared later in 2026, whatever it shows.