Allado Education
At Allado Education we believe it is time to reposition ourselves in schools – taking up our position as mindful, reflective, authentic educators.
Those who show up, realising their presence, can make all the difference as a pupil navigates education.
We embrace DDP as our ‘way of being’. Every child and young person needs safety, security and stability to thrive.
Together with families and other agencies we provide wrap around care so that their exploratory system can be truly activated and learning becomes possible.
Who we are
Our work is rooted in a trauma- and attachment-informed perspective; recognising that behaviour is communication, relationships underpin learning, and healing occurs through safe, attuned human connection.
We draw on Dr Bruce Perry’s Neurosequential Model, alongside the work of leading trauma and neuroscience specialists including Dr Stephen Porges, Dr Dan Hughes, Dr Daniel Siegel, and Dr Gabor Maté.
We specialise in supporting children who are adopted, in care, or living within special guardianship and kinship arrangements, as well as the families and professionals around them. Our focus is on strengthening relational networks, so children feel secure, valued, and able to belong.
We partner with schools, services, parents, and carers to build environments where relational safety is prioritised and children who have experienced adversity can thrive.
Why work with us?
We understand that supporting children affected by developmental trauma, loss, or disrupted attachment requires more than strategies; it calls for a compassionate, system-wide framework that honours each child’s story, supports the adults around them, and creates consistency across home, school, and community.
Our training and educational services nurture cultures of belonging and reflective practice, helping teams develop the attunement, resilience, and shared understanding needed to hold children safely, especially when those children struggle to feel safe themselves.
We work across roles and systems, from teaching assistants and mentors to senior leaders, whole-school settings, virtual schools, and local authorities, with the aim of creating environments where healing relationships can flourish and everyone involved feels supported and connected in the work.
We are deeply committed to inclusion, respecting the diverse identities, cultures, and family structures of the young people and adults we support, and ensuring that belonging is nurtured in ways that honour who they are and where they come from.
What we offer
Seguridad: Developmental Trauma Assessment & Plan
Seguridad is an attachment aware, trauma responsive intervention that explores a young person’s developmental history, current presentation, and developmental needs in depth. It brings together a Factfile of the young person’s’s story, a detailed analysis of their developmental vulnerabilities, and an Individual Development Plan offering a way of being and creative strategies for recovery. The process is relational at its core, recognising that the harm caused in relationship can only be healed through safe, attuned relational support. Seguridad involves close collaboration between home, school, and a child’s Key Adult and Team Pupil in education. We provide the map so that all can work together well and move forwards in the same direction.
Reflective Space for Staff
We provide safe, confidential reflective spaces for individual staff or small teams. These sessions allow practitioners to pause, process, and make sense of the emotional weight of their work. Through gentle, guided reflection, we help adults deepen empathy, strengthen relational capacity, and sustain themselves in the demands of trauma responsive practice.
Consultations for Senior Leaders
Senior managers and Heads often carry the complexity of systems and the weight of decision making. Our consultation spaces support leaders to think strategically and relationally about pupils with high levels of need, whole school approaches, and staff wellbeing. We aim to empower leaders to shape cultures where safety, clarity, and compassion guide practice.
Workshops for Parents and Carers
Parents and carers hold the heart of a child’s healing journey. Our workshops offer practical tools grounded in attachment theory and trauma-informed care, while honouring the lived reality of caregiving. These sessions provide understanding, confidence, and community, helping adults build secure, connected relationships with the children they care for.
Parent Mentoring
For families seeking ongoing, personalised support, our mentoring sessions provide a safe space for reflection, understanding, and gentle guidance. Together, we explore your child’s educational experience, supporting parents and carers to feel more resourced as they navigate the school system and build confidence in advocating for the support their child deserves.
Training and Professional Development
Our training supports organisations to become attachment-aware and trauma-responsive, creating cultures where relational approaches can take root, grow, and be sustained over time.
Whether you are beginning your journey or looking to deepen existing practice, we offer a range of learning opportunities. Our programmes include introductory one-day courses and twilight sessions, such as Inside I’m Hurting and What About Me?, alongside intermediate courses including Know Me to Teach Me and Respecting Biology. For those seeking to embed whole-system change, our advanced seven-day programmes include the Attachment Lead Course, Attachment Aware and Trauma Responsive Certificate, and Trauma Responsive Education, which supports schools to develop relational practice on a policy level.
We also offer specialist training, including PACE for Educators, DDP Level 1, and focused workshops such as Settling to Learn and Home School Team.
At the heart of all our training is a simple belief: when adults feel supported, connected, and equipped, they are better able to create the safe, trusting relationships that help children feel understood, develop resilience, and thrive.
The aim throughout is to support adults to feel more contained and connected, so children can feel safe, understood, and able to grow.
Allado is a collective of specialist education practitioners. We support children and young people directly affected by adverse childhood experiences. Our desire is to see everyone – children and the adults supporting them – connected and functioning well in all areas of life.
We work in person and online.
WE HAVE SPECIALIST PRACTITIONERS BASED IN THE SOUTH EAST, SOUTH WEST AND IN SOUTH AFRICA PROVIDING:
- Therapeutic interventions in education.
- Training for those who are supporting children and young people who have a history of trauma.
- Support for education staff requiring psychological holding and reflective practice.
- Educational consultations for senior leaders.