• "Our daughter was listened to and our concerns were addressed. Very relaxed atmosphere and everything was tailored to our family's needs. Kirstie is friendly and very knowledgeable."

    Parents of 14 year old girl

  • "I really appreciate the focus on strengths and Kirstie's lovely manner working with our son. He really enjoys coming and so do we! We have learned so much already about his needs and what works and doesn’t and it’s also just nice to be able to check and get reassurance about some of the things we are already doing."

    Parents of 8 year old boy

  • "Kirstie delivered the training in a way that made me more confident in my practice. I have been left with a lot of food for thought."

    Participant at a training event

  • "Extremely informative, engaging and well delivered. Very inspiring to carry out further research."

    Participant at a training event

  • "The session was informative. There was a nice balance between group discussion and delivery of information. Very well delivered and very, very knowledgeable."

    Participant at a training event

  • "Excellent content and very interesting. I have lots of ideas from Dr Rees."

    Participant at an inclusion conference in London

  • "Very helpful and relatable. Lots of practical advice that could be implemented in the classroom."

    Participant at an inclusion conference in London

  • "Kirstie has supported our staff to better understand the needs of pupils with the most complex needs. Her relentless positivity has brought a refreshed willingness to find solutions and work as a team to look for better outcomes for the young people. Kirstie's book provides practical scaffolding to empower staff to assess and implement strategies which help young people in a variety of different ways. The use of these scaffolds has upskilled the whole staff team, and this has contributed significantly to our school ethos."

    Katie Robinson, Headteacher,
    Sanderson High School for Young People with ASN, East Kilbride

  • "Having read Kirstie’s book, I knew she was the perfect person to lead a specialist safeguarding course for our large staff team. Her natural warmth and immense knowledge and experience in the field of learning difficulties ensured that everyone was fully engaged, and her insights have helped us all develop our practice. As a team, we feel much more confident and I can’t recommend Kirstie’s courses highly enough."

    Catriona Campbell, Headteacher of East Park School
    For children and young people with complex additional support needs

  • "We approached Kirstie after our son started to suffer with profound, unexpected and unmanageable challenges with the transition from P7 to S1. When we first met Kirstie, our son had regressed from a happy and active boy who loved learning, to a child who couldn’t emotionally and physically cope simply attending school. Through a series of bespoke, structured and thoughtful sessions; our son is thriving again at high school. The tools, strategies and understanding we now have for our son will be a lifelong benefit both to him and us as parents. I wouldn’t hesitate in recommending Kirstie for any parents who are in similar situations."

    Parent of a 12 year old boy

  • "I attended your webinar Mental Health and Wellbeing for SEND training which was very useful and informative. It was one of the best training sessions I have been on."

    Participant at a webinar

  • "Thank you so much for a fantastic training session. It was super informative and has really got me excited to try out everything that you have suggested."

    Participant at a Thrive training session on assessing the mental health of children with learning difficulties

  • "Kirstie listened. I felt comfortable speaking to her and so did my son. Great connection."

    Parent of son with autism