Jacob Lawton

Positive Regard Senior Consultant

Jacob Lawton

Positive Regard Senior Consultant

Positive Regard Strategic Lead

Speaker, Leading National Consultant, Advisor, Behaviour Specialist, Trauma and Attachment Lead, Mindfulness Instructor, Forest Schools Leader, Team Teach Advanced, Instructor. NPQLBC, SLE, Theraplay Level 1 & Group trained.

Jacob started out his career in a mainstream primary in a deprived area of Barnsley before joining Wellspring’s very first SEMH school. He takes his 10 years experience working within the special and alternative sector, supporting pupils seen as the most challenging and uses this to support the development of Positive Regard Specialists and the design and delivery of Positive Regard programmes.

Jacob has a strategic responsibility within Wellspring supporting school leaders with root to branch behaviour support including policy design and inclusion planning.

Jacob’s role within Positive Regard keeps him connected in the same capacity with external schools as and when they need it. He offers on the ground support in classrooms all the way through to strategic leadership.

Hamza Farooq

Associate Senior Leader, Behaviour Lead, Year 6 Teacher, Leader of Science, Positive Regard Specialist (Level 4), Mindfulness and Wellbeing Specialist (PAWSB). I have 9 years of teaching experience in mainstream primary schools in Bradford. I have implemented many strategies during my time. Currently I am the behaviour lead in school, Year 6 teacher, Leader of […]

Saira Yousaf

Positive Regard Specialist (Level 4), Trauma Informed Practice, Mental Health Support in schools, ACE’s support training, Deputy DSL, NPQML, BEd Primary Education with QTS. I am an Assistant Head at Horton Grange Primary School. I have 12 years of teaching experience in mainstream primary schools in Bradford. Currently I lead in Maths, Behaviour, STEM and […]

Darryl Jones

Pastoral Manager for the SPP, DSL, Team Teach Advanced Instructor, Nurture Theory trained, Specialist Leader in Education covering Behaviour, Safeguarding and Attendance, NPQ Leading in Behaviour and Culture, Secure Base Model trained, Restorative Justice Practitioner. I have worked in Special Education for over 15 years and have been a member of SLT for the past […]

Emily Moran

Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion which encompasses roles as Deputy DSL, SENDCO, Senior Mental Health Lead and Mental Health First Aider, Designated Teacher for Child Looked After (CLA), Touchbase Certified Attachment Lead and Level 4 Positive Regard Specialist Leader. My passion to inspire others with regards to children and young people with SEND has always been […]

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Luke Mitchell

Head of Positive Regard Speaker, Leading National Consultant, Specialist Leader of Education, Visiting Fellow for NPQLBC, Advanced Team Teach Tutor, Touchbase Certified Attachment Lead, ITT Lead, Theraplay Level 1 and Group. Luke began his career gaining experience in a variety of educational settings including mainstream schools and provisions supporting pupils with complex needs. Luke joined […]

David Whitaker

Former Executive Principal and National Leader of Education Author: The Kindness Principle As a former Executive Principal, Dave is now Director of Learning for the Wellspring Academy Trust with its 31 schools across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. As well as Executive Headship, Dave spent 10 years as a National Leader of Education and Teaching School Head […]

Tom O’Hara

Social Conduct Team Lead

Kevin Scott

Assistant Head – Maths, Assessment & Computing Leader – L3 Positive Regard Specialist – Team Teach. I have over 7 years experience across a range of primary settings in Yorkshire and have implemented whole school changes to behaviour policies in a number of these schools.

Laura Thresh

QTS with English, NPQSL, Mental Health First Aider, currently completing NASENCO, soon to be THRIVE trained, Makaton level 2, Deputy DSL I am an Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion and Pastoral which incorporates being SENCO at Barugh Green Primary School- a mainstream primary. I am also Early Years lead, KS1 lead and PSHE lead. I have […]

Emma Booth

L3 Positive regard specialist, Team Teach trained, HLTA, L3 diploma nursery nurse. Wath Victoria School part of JMAT academy- Inclusion specialist, Behaviour lead practitioner, SENco support, 1:1 support HLTA. Relationships and Restorative approach, Rally enthusiast.

Jon Green

Associate Principal Wellspring Academy Trust. SEMH. Thrive Practitioner

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James Butterwood

Trauma Diploma, Advanced Team Teach Tutor, First Aid instructor, First Aid for Mental Health Instructor. James began work in further education supporting learners who required extra support to access college. James joined Wellspring during the trust’s infancy and spent several years developing and leading the outdoor education offer across an alternative provision and special school. […]

Callum Wetherill

Director of Attendance at Astrea Academy Dearne Specialist Leader of Education (SEND Behaviour, Attendance) – Team Teach Tutor – ASC – Restorative/Relational Practice. I am the Director of Attendance at Dearne Academy. I have previously been Deputy Manager of an Autism resource provision at a mainstream through school in Leeds, with a responsibility for developing […]

Sean Hutchinson

Care Team Leader Springwell Leeds Academy North

Ryan Hallsworth

Advanced Team Teach Tutor, Thrive Course Leader, Designated Safeguarding Lead. Ryan began his journey in the education sector nine years ago in a mainstream primary school in Barnsley. Over the last four years, he has worked alongside the leadership team in a Leeds based SEMH setting, leading on behaviour and safeguarding. Ryan’s comprehensive approach to […]

Michelle Ward

Positive Regard Specialist Leader (Level 3), Wellspring Expert Practitioner, a Specialist Leader in Education for Curriculum development and English and Team teach trained. My name is Michelle Ward and I work at Bramley Park Academy which is an enhanced mainstream primary for children with complex communication difficulties. Our Resource Provision – The Launchpad – is […]

Ann-Marie Oliver

NPQH/ NPQEL / Attachment Lead Practitioner I have been a headteacher in SEMH settings for 9 years. I have led a pupil referral unit, alternative provision, independent residential school and joined Wellspring Academy trust to lead Springwell Leeds an SEMH school 3 years ago. I am a relational practitioner and passionate about trauma aware practice […]

Ash Lucas

Advanced Team Teach Tutor, Specialist Leader in Eduction (Behaviour), Behaviour Reporting and Analysis, Deescalation, Behaviour Support, Restorative, Trauma and Attachment Aware Practice, Crisis Management, Mindfulness, Forest School Lead, Sensory Circuits and Sensory Regulation, Lego based Therapy, Staff Mentoring I’m the Senior Behaviour Lead Practitioner and Care Team Leader for two Pupil Referral Units in North […]

Bridget Rodgers

Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training, Advanced Team Teach Tutor, First Aid Instructor, First Aid for Mental Health Instructor, Theraplay Level 1 & Group trained. Bridget joined Wellspring over 8 years ago working across the trust’s alternative provisions as a Care Team Leader in Lincolnshire. Bridget joined Positive Regard 3 years ago utilising her […]

Becci Jones

Care Team Leader Springwell Lincolnshire Team Teach Instructor

Lisa Bailey

Positive Regard Specialist Care Team Leader Mental health first aider, Lego Therapy, Theraplay. I am the Care Team Leader at Laceyfield Academy which is a mainstream primary setting in Louth, Lincolnshire. I have 20 years experience working in primary and early years settings supporting young people from 6 weeks to 11 years old.

David Matthews

Special School Deputy Head Teacher, Licensed Thrive Practitioner, Advanced Team Teach Tutor I’ve been in teaching for 18 years, having started in mainstream Secondary Education as a PE Teacher and then Head of PE in a Sports College. After 8 years I moved into Special Education and have worked in Secondary SEMHD, Secondary Generic Special […]

Helen Webb

Pupil and Support Manager in a mainstream primary school. Trained in ELSA, Drawing and Talking, Lego Therapy, Counselling skills, Relax Kids and Solihul Approach trained. Safeguarding Lead. Degree in Education and a Level 3 in Childcare and Education. Attachment and Trauma Sensitive School Gold Award. My name is Helen Webb and I am a Pupil […]

Ron Crichton

Team Teach, Restorative practice, Trauma informed Practice, Risk assessments. I am an assistant principal responsible for behaviour in an SEMH setting. Previously I was the Care Team Leader at Springwell Leeds Academy – South. During my time as Care Team Leader I have embedded restorative practice and trauma informed practice. I worked with my team […]

Katie Beadle

Social Conduct ATA (SEN provision), Team-Teach tutor. I am based at Springwater School in Starbeck which is an SEN provision for children 3-16 with a post 16 provision. I have previously worked at The Forest School, based in North Yorkshire. An SEN setting with a broad range of children who can express themselves with behaviour […]