SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION

Building trauma informed, psychologically safe schools, from leadership to classroom to student.

Schools are not just learning environments. For many young people, they are the primary place where mental health either gets seen or gets missed. Getting this right requires more than a wellbeing policy and a member of staff with a first aid certificate. It requires clinical knowledge, systemic thinking, and a genuine understanding of the young people most likely to be invisible to traditional provision.

Kevin George has spent over 20 years working in education at the intersection of clinical practice and senior leadership. He has taught in Primary School, served as Head of Health and Wellbeing and Designated Safeguarding Lead in specialist SEND settings, as Director in alternative provision schools, Project Manager and Clinical Lead of a school family therapy service.

He understands the pressures schools face, the complexity of the young people they serve, and the gap between policy and practice.

School Therapeutic Consultancy Subscription

For schools and trusts who need more than a one-off training day, Kevin offers an ongoing subscription service providing ongoing therapeutic consultancy embedded across the school. Delivered remotely nationwide, or as a hybrid package combining remote support with scheduled on-site days, the service gives senior leadership and pastoral teams direct, regular access to clinical expertise on the issues that don't resolve in a single INSET session.

This includes strategy for managing behaviours rooted in trauma, SEND and complex needs; support for families in supporting their children at home; consultation on Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA); staff supervision; transitions planning for students with high needs; and trauma-informed staff training, built around the realities of the specific school rather than a generic framework.

Packages are structured in tiers, from a monthly consultation call for schools wanting a regular sounding board, through to weekly availability and on-site days for schools managing higher complexity or larger cohorts. Every package includes a termly written impact summary, giving schools evidence they can use directly in self-evaluation and inspection preparation.

Wellbeing Consultancy and Staff Training

Kevin works with senior leadership teams to audit, develop, and embed trauma informed and wellbeing informed practice across the school. This includes reviewing safeguarding and mental health frameworks, supporting DSL practice, and building systemic cultures of psychological safety.

CPD for teachers, pastoral staff, DSLs, and school leaders on trauma informed practice, mental health awareness, emotional literacy, and safeguarding. Every session is built for immediate use in the classroom, the corridor, and the pastoral encounter.

State School, SEND and Alternative Provision Specialism

Structured psychoeducation programmes for students, with particular expertise in re-engaging young people who have disengaged from traditional provision. Programmes for boys and young men use sport, music, and culture as entry points into mental health conversations they would otherwise walk away from.

Extensive direct experience with young people in SEND and Alternative Provision settings, including complex trauma, attachment difficulties, and SEMH needs. Kevin knows what clinical and educational provision needs to look like for this population, and supports schools in building it.

(FAQ) Frequently asked questions about Kevin George’s experience in schools and education

Who is this service for?
Senior leadership teams, DSLs, pastoral staff, and school or trust leaders who want to build trauma informed, wellbeing informed practice into how the school actually operates, not just what it says on paper.

Do you work with individual schools or whole trusts?
Both. Consultancy and CPD can be delivered at single school level or scaled across a trust, with frameworks adapted to the size and structure of the organisation.

What age groups do the direct work programmes cover?
Programmes are designed primarily for secondary aged students, with particular strength in engaging boys and young men who have disengaged from mainstream pastoral support. Programmes can be adapted for different key stages on request.

We already have a wellbeing or safeguarding framework in place. Is this still relevant?
Yes. Most schools have a framework; fewer have one that is embedded in daily practice and understood the same way by every member of staff. The consultancy audits what exists and closes the gap between policy and practice.

Do you have experience with SEND and Alternative Provision settings?
Yes. Kevin has extensive direct experience working with young people with complex trauma, attachment difficulties, and SEMH needs in SEND and Alternative Provision settings, and understands what provision needs to look like for this population.

Is the training one-off or ongoing?
Both formats are available. CPD can be delivered as a single session or structured as an ongoing programme across a term or academic year, depending on what the school or trust needs.

How do we get started?
Book a consultation to discuss your school or trust's specific needs, and Kevin will recommend the right combination of consultancy, training, and direct work.

What's the difference between the consultancy/training above and the subscription service?
The consultancy and CPD above are typically delivered as discrete engagements — an audit, a training day, a programme of sessions. The subscription is ongoing: ready access to Kevin's clinical input each month for casework, supervision, and family support, rather than a one-off intervention.

Can we have the subscription remotely, or does it need to be face-to-face?
Both. The remote packages are delivered nationally by video call, phone and email, so location isn't a barrier. Schools who want on-site presence can choose a hybrid package combining remote support with scheduled visits.

How much of our staff's time or capacity does this replace?
None of it — the subscription is consultative, not a case management service. Safeguarding responsibility and day-to-day decisions remain with the school's Designated Safeguarding Lead throughout; Kevin's role is to strengthen the clinical thinking behind those decisions.