Consultancy

Salugen supports professional individuals and teams, working with early years and primary children, to build inclusive, trauma-informed, and wellbeing-centred, place-responsive practice through relational consultancy, training, and coaching.

What makes Salugen different?

“We don’t deliver programmes to teams, we walk alongside people as they embed sustainable change.” 

  • Specialist focus on ASN, trauma, neurodiversity, and understanding behaviour. 
  • Promoting wellbeing through being outdoors  
  • Works with teams to co-create solutions 
  • Values staff wellbeing as foundational, not secondary 
  • Bridges education, health and care perspectives 
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Face-to-Face Consultancy (Individual Settings)

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Who it’s for...

  • Nurseries 
  • Primary schools 
  • ASN provisions 
  • Family centres 
  • Parents and carers 

Focus areas...

  • Inclusive practice & ASN support 
  • Trauma-informed culture and practice 
  • Outdoor learning for regulation, inclusion & wellbeing 
  • Understanding and supporting behaviour 
  • Staff wellbeing, managing emotional load & avoiding physical burnout 
  • Early intervention and enabling potential 
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What it looks like...

  • Observation of practice (indoors & outdoors) 
  • Professional dialogue and reflective feedback 
  • Collaborative, solution-focused assessment, planning and evaluation with staff 
  • Modelling inclusive and trauma-informed strategies 
  • Strategic and realistic next steps 

Coaching for Individuals

Who...

  • Head Teachers / Senior Leaders 
  • Principal Teachers / ASL Leads 
  • Teachers and early years practitioners 
  • Early Years Managers 
  • Play workers 
  • Outdoor Learning practitioners  

Coaching focus...

  • Leading inclusive, trauma-informed change 
  • Practical strategies to protect wellbeing at work 
  • Collaborative approaches to confident decision-making 
  • Building psychologically safe teams 
  • Translating values into daily practice 
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Format...

  • 1:1 or paired coaching 
  • In-person or blended 
  • Fixed-term coaching packages (e.g. 6 or 10 sessions) 

Team-Based Consultancy & Coaching

Best for...

  • Whole-school improvement 
  • Early Years teams 
  • Support staff teams (PSAs, EYPs) 
  • Multi-agency teams 
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Themes...

  • Shared understanding of trauma and neurodiversity 
  • Consistent relational approaches 
  • Observation and reflective practice skills 
  • Outdoor spaces as inclusive learning environments 
  • Developing a common language across the team 
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Methods...

  • Facilitated reflective sessions 
  • Practice walkthroughs 
  • Outdoor-based team learning 
  • Case discussions grounded in lived experience 
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Consultancy Pathways

Inclusive Foundations Pathway

For settings on an inclusive journey

  • Baseline consultation 
  • Staff reflection session 
  • Priority actions for inclusion & wellbeing 
  • Follow-up evaluation and next steps 
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Trauma-Informed Practice Pathway

For teams embedding TIP

  • Practice observation 
  • Staff coaching & modelling 
  • Policy-to-practice alignment 
  • Priority actions for TIP & wellbeing 
  • Follow-up evaluation and next steps 

Nature, Nurture & Resilience Pathway

For outdoor and wellbeing-focused development

  • Outdoor environment audit 
  • Nature-based regulation strategies 
  • Staff confidence in outdoor inclusion 
  • Priority actions for outdoor practice 
  • Follow-up evaluation and next steps 

Leadership & Wellbeing Pathway

For leaders under pressure

  • Coaching 
  • Relational leadership support 
  • Staff wellbeing strategy development 
  • Priority actions for team wellbeing 
  • Follow-up evaluation and next steps 

Values & Ways of Working

  • Relational, not performative 
  • Strengths-based, not deficit-led 
  • Trauma-aware and neuro-affirming 
  • Place-responsive and outdoor-informed 
  • Sustainable, not quick-fix 
  • Ethically grounded and reflective 

Evidence & Impact

  • Professional confidence and consistency 
  • Improved staff wellbeing and retention 
  • More inclusive responses to behaviour 
  • Increased engagement for children with ASN 
  • Stronger use of outdoor spaces 
  • Shared language and practice across teams 
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