Meet the Need's impassioned mission is to support schools to be authentically inclusive, where needs are identified and met, and where whole school well-being is seen as the foundation to future success. My goal is to reduce exclusion by enabling schools to strategically and effectively support children and young people with SEN.
I work alongside schools to develop effective practice through a multi-layered, systemic, and preemptive approach. I aim to help schools to:
I have worked with children and young people with social, emotional, and mental health difficulties and associated behavioural difficulties throughout my career with a proven track record of outstanding practice. I have resided in a variety of roles and settings, including:
As well as in a large primary mainstream school in the role of:
Kat is an outstanding practitioner, judged consistently by myself, senior staff, visiting inspectors and HMI. Her incredibly diligent, intelligent approach based on the study of research, theory combined with her own experiences means that the Nurture settings she has developed and leads are second to none. Kat has also facilitated training for other schools and consultancy groups such as Osiris. Feedback is always superb. Her sense of care, calm, firm love and generosity of self when supporting staff and some of our most vulnerable pupils and families is phenomenal, a truly inspirational individual whom I have been lucky to learn from and laugh with.
Sharon Gray O.B.E
HMI said it's the greatest transformation he's seen in SEND provision for a long time. Thank you for the brilliant work you do to support my colleagues in the Trust. You are BRILLIANT. Thank you
Trystan Williams - Venturers Trust
Thanks again lovely amazing people! You were so awesome feedback is already super positive!
Toni Bailey - Chair 'engage in their future'
national association for school leaders in the
SEMH sector
We couldn’t have done it without you. Thank you so much for all the support this year. Thanks!!!
Kirsteen Craig - Principal - The Kingfisher School, Bristol