The BOUNCE Approach®
for LAs & MATs
Consistent Framework
A consistent SEMH framework across every school in your portfolio
The challenge for every Local Authority SEMH lead and every MAT director of inclusion is not finding good provision. It is finding provision that works consistently across multiple schools – with different staff teams, different cultures, different levels of existing expertise, and different children.
Most SEMH frameworks work well in individual schools where a skilled practitioner drives implementation. They are harder to sustain across ten schools. Harder still across thirty. And almost impossible to evidence consistently at a portfolio level when every school is using different tools, different language, and different approaches to identifying and tracking need.
The BOUNCE Approach® is built for scale.
One framework. One shared language. One evidence infrastructure. Applicable across every school in your trust or authority – regardless of size, phase, or existing provision.
Our Approach
Not sure? Find your BOUNCE starting point first.
Every child is different. The six BOUNCE pillars help you look beyond behaviour and explore the areas that may be influencing a child’s wellbeing, regulation, relationships, learning, and development.
Select any pillar below to discover what else you can add to your toolkit.
🧠 Body & Nervous System Grounding, regulation & somatic awareness. Show more →
- Grounding Techniques
- Exploring Mindful Awareness Interventions
- Reducing Anxiety through Gut Health
- Somatic Exercises
- Running SEMH Sensory Circuits
- Interoception in the Classroom
🤝 Openness to Connection Trust, attachment & co-regulation. Show more →
👂 Understanding Sensory Sensory processing & awareness. Show more →
💭 Navigating Emotions Emotional expression & regulation. Show more →
- Drawing Feelings Intervention
- Drumming for Regulation
- Emotional Regulation and Bounce
- Executive Functions and Poor Behaviours
- Managing Demand Avoidance
- Creative and Expressive Arts
- Lego Feelings Intervention
- Different Behaviour Between Home and School
- Running a Play-doh Feeling Session
- Exploring NVR in the Home
- Emotionally-Based School Avoidance
- Reducing Anxiety in Children
- Negative Behaviour and Emotional Intelligence
💬 Connection & Communication Communication skills & connection. Show more →
⭐ Esteem & Identity Self-esteem, identity & belonging. Show more →
- A Parts Approach
- Supporting ADHD — The BOUNCE Way
- Being Neurodivergent Affirming
- Supporting Autistic Students in the Classroom
- Supporting Neurodivergent Children at Christmas
- Running a Tree of Life Intervention
- Expanding the Window of Tolerance
- Understanding and Supporting a Child with Tourette Syndrome
- Supporting Students with Executive Function Difficulties
Imagine having all of this in one place for every member of staff in every school.
More than 50 CPD-certified courses, interventions, assessments, activities, templates, tools and downloads – organised through the six BOUNCE pillars and available whenever you need them.
Less searching. More confidence. Better support for the children who need it most.
Your BOUNCE Journey
The needs of children and young people are becoming increasingly complex, while staff confidence and experience naturally vary across settings. The Learning Portal gives every member of staff independent access to the same training, 2-minute Snapshot assessments, creative interventions, and practical resources — creating one consistent, trauma-informed, neurodivergent-affirming approach across every setting while giving leaders meaningful evidence of impact.
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Standardise
“How do we create one consistent approach across every setting?”
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- Every member of staff completes the same 2-minute Snapshot assessment before support begins
- The Snapshot identifies each learner’s strengths and developmental priorities using the same six-pillar framework
- Results automatically link staff to the most relevant training, editable support plans, creative interventions, and practical resources
- Every setting starts from the same assessment, the same language, and the same understanding of need
- Leaders gain a consistent baseline across settings, services, and cohorts
One 2-minute assessment that creates a consistent starting point across every setting.
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Build Workforce Confidence
“How do we ensure every member of staff knows what to do next?”
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- Every member of staff has their own Learning Portal account
- Staff independently access on-demand training whenever they need it
- Learn how to understand developmental stage rather than chronological age, helping staff adapt support to the learner instead of expecting the learner to fit the intervention
- Access editable support plans, practical strategies, PDF resources, and ready-to-use guidance
- Choose from BOUNCE PSHE Learning Journeys, LEGO®-style emotional literacy planning, sensory circuits, and creative therapeutic approaches
- Staff also have access to regular live drop-in sessions, giving every setting direct access to expert advice whenever support needs adapting
A confident workforce with the knowledge, practical tools, and ongoing support to work independently.
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Deliver Consistently
“How do we ensure high-quality support across every setting?”
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- Staff don’t simply download activities — they understand why they’re using them and how to adapt them
- This isn’t about worksheets; it’s about delivering the right creative approach at the right developmental stage
- Creative approaches include LEGO®, sensory circuits, sand trays, art, Play-Doh, movement, music, drumming, emotional literacy, and BOUNCE PSHE Learning Journeys
- Every member of staff follows the same trauma-informed, neurodivergent-affirming framework while adapting support to the strengths, needs, and experiences of each learner
- The result is consistent practice across every setting while maintaining personalised support
Consistent, evidence-informed provision that can be adapted to every learner while remaining the same across every setting.
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Monitor Progress
“How do we know support is working?”
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- Staff repeat the 2-minute Snapshot at agreed review points
- Progress is measured against the original baseline
- Where additional support is needed, staff can access further training, creative interventions, resources, or live drop-in support
- Staff record progress using their existing assessment and recording systems
- Local leaders maintain oversight without creating additional reporting systems or increasing workload
Reliable progress information collected consistently across every setting.
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Demonstrate Strategic Impact
“How do we know our investment is improving outcomes?”
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- Every setting follows the same assessment, training, intervention, and review process
- Compare progress across settings, phases, services, and targeted cohorts using consistent evidence
- Demonstrate improvements in engagement, attendance, emotional wellbeing, behaviour, inclusion, independence, and academic progress
- Identify trends, target support where it is needed most, and evaluate the impact of investment across your organisation
- Provide meaningful evidence for trustees, elected members, Ofsted, the DfE, local authority reporting, and strategic improvement planning
A scalable whole-system framework that builds workforce confidence, reduces variation between settings, and provides meaningful evidence of impact across your organisation.
It’s not about age — it’s about developmental stage. By giving every member of staff the knowledge, practical tools, and confidence to adapt their approach to each learner, you create a consistent workforce, reduce variation between settings, and improve outcomes at scale.