Strengthening Inclusion in Classrooms
ANCHOR Inclusion™ gives your staff practical, research-led strategies to support children with additional needs in the moment, in real classrooms. It trains the adults around a child (teaching assistants, class teachers, LSAs, lunchtime supervisors and SENCOs) in one shared approach to behaviour, so support is
consistent across every part of the school day.
The result: confident staff, consistent practice, and children who are better regulated and ready to learn.
This is the staff training route. For families, see our parent workshops.
What your staff learn
The ANCHOR framework. 12 modules. Real classroom practice.
The ANCHOR Inclusion Practitioner Certification is a specialist training programme for school staff.
Staff learn 10 practical tools, applied in the classroom and in the playground.
When every adult around a child uses the same approach, the child stops translating between two different systems.
Families learn the same ANCHOR framework as schools. The home-school consistency is the intervention.
Teacher training begins with the Foundations (Behaviour as Communication) then builds through 4 units across 12 weekly modules.
ANCHOR
Self
Supporting the foundations for emotional regulation and resilience. Fosters executive functioning, adapting to change and readiness to learn.
✓ SEMH, EBSA
✓ Autism, ADHD & AuDHD
ANCHOR Relationships
Support developing communication, cooperation and healthy peer relationships. Fosters development in social skills, friendship and conflict resolution.
✓ Communication needs
✓ Social vulnerabilities
ANCHOR
Belonging
Creating safe, inclusive environments where every child can participate and thrive. Fosters inclusion, belonging and safe-guarding-informed practice.
✓ PSHE
✓ Personal development
ANCHOR
Adults
Equipping adults to respond confidently and consistently. Covers inclusive classroom support and whole-school implementation.
✓ Graduated Approach
✓ Teachers' Standards
Every unit is grounded in established neuroscience, developmental, cognitive and behavioural psychology, mapped to the SEND Code of Practice, the Teachers' Standards, the Equality Act 2010, the Ofsted Framework and KCSIE.
The training and licensed app, doubles as documented evidence your leadership team can use to strengthen your inclusion practices.
How it runs
Always built around your school day
1hr
live workshop attendance, per week, across one term
All sessions, live +
online
Breakfast
or Lunch
school-day slot
Train up to
25 staff
No prior SEND qualification needed.
Get the full details of the School ANCHOR Practitioner Certification with our PDF Overview.
Join our mailing list, to download your overview today.
If you'd prefer to speak to us, we'll walk you through it on a call.
What your staff gain
Qualified ANCHOR Practitioner status. Earned through real practice.
Staff are assessed on what they actually do. Not what they can memorise.
Those who complete the programme earn Qualified ANCHOR Practitioner Status - a certified credential - and the confidence to read behaviour, respond calmly under pressure, and de-escalate before situations escalate.
Start with
ANCHOR Foundations
A half-day INSET for your pupil-facing workforce.
£300, fully credited.
Foundations is the low-commitment way in: a half-day session introducing the framework to your staff.
The £300 is credited, in full, against your cohort fee if you commission for the school term. *Fundable from CPD or inclusion budgets.
Not commissioning a whole cohort?​
Individuals can train as Independent ANCHOR Practitioners too.
Why Partner with
ANCHOR Inclusion
Inclusive practice, you own
Build lasting expertise within your own team.
Every adult, one shared approach
Train up to 25 staff. All staff in one shared approach.
From policy to practice - fast
Practical strategies, staff can use from day one.
Built for real classrooms
Realistic to implement. Sustainable to maintain.
Be among the
first schools
Limited Spaces
We're taking a small first group of Founding Schools for our pilot term. Founding Schools get priority access to our phased roll-out and a direct hand in shaping how ANCHOR works in real classrooms and access to our app.
Meet us at the
Tes SEND Show 2026
Visit Stand C10 across both days:
Fri 9 October, 09.00 - 17.00
Sat 10 October, 09.30 - 16.00
Business Design Centre, 52 Upper Street, The Angel, London N1 0QH
Founder's Talk:
Everyone Says They're Inclusive. What Does It Actually Mean?
Don't miss Asha's talk on Friday 9 October, from 12.45 to 13.30 at the Futures Theatre, Business Design Centre.
Supported By
Brunel University London
Student Careers & Professional Development Centre, Entrepreneur Hub
Melete Foundation
Winner of the Melete Social Impact Competition (2026)
Our Mission
ANCHOR Inclusion is committed to bridging the gap between policy and practice by equipping educators and families, with clear, usable, strategies grounded in psychology, sensory understanding and lived classroom realities.
Our approach supports consistent, inclusive provision so every child can feel anchored, participate and thrive.