Our Approach
Listen
We start by listening. Children, parents and teachers tell us what’s working and what isn’t. Their insight shapes every idea we test.
Co-creation
We co-design interventions that feel practical for various settings – classrooms, home routines, playground friendships, family life.
Test
We then pilot, checking for impact, gathering feedback and making improvements early.
Implement
Only when we know something genuinely helps do we launch it to more children and more schools.
Our Projects
Our innovation projects address challenges across SEMH, SEND, ACEs and safeguarding, including:
Thought Leadership
From our practice we develop and share insights to catalyse change across our sector:
Evidence-led insight
Sharing data, outcomes, and lessons on what works.
Advocacy for equity
Highlighting how ACEs, poverty, SEND and intersectionality affect children’s mental health.
Collaborative influence
Partnering with schools, local authorities, universities, and funders to co-create trauma-informed, safeguarding-first approaches.
Generosity in practice
Sharing tools, publishing insights, and championing partner expertise to strengthen the systems supporting children and families.
Innovation – The UP Way
Innovation through Practice
Opportunities to develop our services to meet unmet needs in the children and families we serve
Innovation in Response to Unmet Needs
Psychotherapy, SaLT, OT and Play Therapies
Delivered by UP Clinical Teams
Innovation to reflect ‘Market’ Conditions
New understanding and dynamics drive new ideas and opportunities
