HOLIDAY PROVIDERS
Psychology for the places where children play, explore and belong.
We work with holiday providers to bring psychological understanding into the experiences children have away from home — helping teams create environments where children can feel safe, included and able to participate.
A MORE INCLUSIVE HOLIDAY EXPERIENCE
Where children play, explore and belong, psychology matters too.
Holiday settings bring together children with different personalities, experiences, needs and ways of participating. Psychological understanding can help teams think about what children need to feel safe, included, confident and able to enjoy themselves.
Training & CPD
Practical training for teams creating positive, inclusive experiences for children.Practical training for teams creating positive, inclusive experiences for children.
Reflective Practice
Protected space for professionals to reflect on complex situations, relationships, uncertainty and the emotional demands of working with children.
Consultancy
Psychological thinking applied to policies, processes, environments, communication, pathways and everyday practice.
TRAINING & CPD
Psychological understanding for better family holiday experiences
Practical training that helps teams understand the psychological factors shaping children's experiences of holidays — from arrival and transitions to activities, social experiences, unfamiliar environments and participation.
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60–90 minute CPD sessions
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Half-day or full-day training
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​Bespoke training
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Whole school approaches
TRAINING CAN INCLUDE:
Understanding Children's Emotional Experiences
How children may experience unfamiliar environments, separation, excitement, uncertainty and change.
Anxiety, Worry & New Experiences
Recognising anxiety and understanding how adults can support children to feel safe and confident.
Neurodivergence, Difference & Inclusion
Understanding different sensory, communication and participation needs and creating more inclusive experiences.
Emotional Regulation & Behaviour
Understanding what children's behaviour may communicate and responding in psychologically informed ways.
Confidence, Self-Esteem & Participation
Supporting children to build confidence, try new experiences and participate in ways that work for them.
Friendships & Group Experiences
Understanding children's social worlds and supporting positive relationships, belonging and inclusion.
Transitions, Change & Uncertainty
Supporting children through arrival, new activities, changes of plan and other transitions.
Psychological Safety & Children's Experiences
Creating environments where children feel safe, valued, included and able to be themselves.
Download the Holiday Providers Training Guide
Explore the full programme, session content, formats and ways of working.
REFLECTIVE PRACTICE
A space to stop, think and process
Working with groups of children can bring complex situations, unexpected behaviour and emotionally demanding moments. Reflective practice gives staff protected space to step back, consider different perspectives and think about what might help.
Better Practice
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​Understand children's grief and complex situations from different perspectives.
Staff Wellbeing
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Make space to process the emotional demands of bereavement work.
Confidence & Clarity
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Work through uncertainty and feel clearer about possible next steps.
ONE-OFF & REGULAR
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From £100 per 60-min session for up to 10 members of staff
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Online across UK or in person across East Sussex
Ongoing Learning
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Turn reflection into changes in everyday practice.
Invest in reflective practice for your setting and team
CONSULTANCY FOR HOLIDAY PROVIDERS
A psychological lens for understanding children, families and life after loss
The Conditions to Flourish framework helps teams think about what children need psychologically in order to feel safe, included and able to participate — and how the people, environments and experiences around them can support this.
Understand
How well do we understand what children may be experiencing?
Support
Does our approach provide the support children need to participate?
Flourish
Does the experience help children feel safe, included and able to be themselves?
We might consider
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What children may be experiencing emotionally in an unfamiliar environment
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How children communicate needs, discomfort and distress
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Children's perspectives and sense-making
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How development, personality, difference and individual needs may shape participation
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How adults interpret children's behaviour
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Whether activities and practice reflect children's lived experiences
We might consider
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What children may need from adults when they are uncertain, overwhelmed or finding something difficult
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How staff communicate expectations, choices and changes
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How activities can be adapted to different needs and ways of participating
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How relationships with staff influence children's confidence and sense of safety
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How children can be supported to regulate emotions and navigate challenges
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Whether children have meaningful ways to ask for help
We might consider
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What helps children develop a sense of belonging
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How environments influence psychological safety and participation
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How children experience difference and inclusion
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Opportunities for confidence, enjoyment and achievement
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Relationships with peers and adults
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Whether children feel valued, accepted and able to participate in their own way
Sustain
How do we make psychologically informed practice part of everyday provision?
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How staff develop shared psychological understanding
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How teams reflect on children's experiences
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How learning from children and families informs future practice
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Consistency across staff and activities
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How approaches can become part of everyday provision
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How teams review and adapt what they do over time