Creating a developmentally informed, trauma aware, nurture approach, to support children and young people’s positive mental health outcomes in schools. Room 1

Yvonne, joint CEO at Nurture International, has worked with children and young people who exhibit social, emotional, and behavioural difficulties for over 30 years within primary, secondary and specialist settings. Her roles include Head of Consultancy and Training for NurtureUK, Co-Ordinator for Behaviour at Wigan Authority, in which one of her roles was to be on the CAMHs partnership board. Along with varying teaching roles in the Specialist sector, such as Head of English in a secondary community home with Education, and Head of a Primary Special school, Yvonne has written and delivered training, internationally for many years, She has also delivered written programmes and delivered training for Edgehill University and is a visiting lecturer. Most recently she was invited to speak at the House of Lords on the matters of Inclusion and education. Yvonne is also regularly asked to speak at international conferences, delivering keynote speeches and workshops.

Alison, joint CEO at Nurture International has worked with children and young people who exhibit social, emotional, and behavioural difficulties for over 30 years within primary, secondary and specialist settings. Her previous roles include Behaviour Support Manager Wirral LA and manager of a specialist team of clinical psychologists and mental health workers which focused on working with children and young people who had experienced early developmental trauma, their families, and schools. Alison has been a Tutor for Birmingham University’s SEBD master’s Programme and has written and delivered programmes for Manchester and Edge Hill Universities. Alison is also a popular keynote speaker at national and international conferences. Alison has a variety of work published in a number of different journals and books. Alison is passionate about working in partnership with parents and was commissioned by the DCSF (DFE) to write family SEAL.