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Advisory visits
The opportunity to book Shahana Knight for a site visit to do an environment walk to inspire, offer fresh ideas and new ways of thinking you can implement straight away
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What’s involved?
- A site visit from Shahana
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In the moment insight, ideas and strategies
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Honest, grounded conversations with staff and leaders
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Clear signposting to resources, training or next steps (where helpful)
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Time to ask questions and think differently
These sessions are practical, conversational and grounded in real school experience.
Many schools choose to have staff join the walk with their notebooks to create a shared reflective experience.
Option 1: Therapeutic Classrooms Environment Walk
This visit focuses on the physical learning environment and will be informed by our Therapeutic Classrooms approach.
Together we will:
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Walk through classrooms and shared spaces
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Explore how the environment may be affecting the children (and staff)
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Identify small, realistic changes that can make a big difference
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Discuss furniture, layout, comfort and sensory considerations
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Share practical ideas you can implement immediately
Note: This is not a design service or a deep audit, it helps schools see their spaces differently, reframe perceptions and take away ideas they can implement straight away.
Option 2: Therapeutic School Insight Visit
This visit takes a wider view of the school as a system and draws from our Therapeutic Schools approach.
Together we will:
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Talk through how children are supported across the school day
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Explore provision, transitions, breaktimes and lunch times
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Discuss children who are finding school particularly hard
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Reflect on current approaches to behaviour, regulation and support
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Share therapeutic strategies and ideas aligned with a whole-school approach
Note: This isn’t a behaviour management consultation for specific children. The focus is on practical insight, new ways of thinking and ideas to consider that will support all children, especially those who are struggling.
Focus options
Therapeutic Classrooms Insight
A focus on the physical learning environment, comfort, layout and SEN/SEMH considerations.
Therapeutic School Insight
A wider view of provision, transitions, breaktimes, regulation, and whole-school therapeutic, trauma informed practice.
Preparing for the visit
- Decide which key members of staff will benefit most from the site visit
- Watch and read any resources we send you to prepare for Shahana’s visit to make sure everyone gets the most out of the session. These can often also be shared with your wider team.
- Make sure you have plenty of blank pages in your notebooks! We encourage you to write down ideas and support so you can make an action plan after the visit.
- Be prepared to think differently and be open to new ideas
These sessions are advisory in nature and don’t include written reports, behaviour management plans or ongoing consultancy.
Who is Shahana Knight?
Shahana Knight is a childhood trauma and behaviour specialist, educator, and founder of Therapeutic Classrooms and the Therapeutic School Approach. With over 14 years of experience working alongside schools, children, and families, her work focuses on neuroscience, emotional development, and the physical learning environment.
Shahana is known for challenging traditional classroom norms and designing calm, inclusive, emotionally intelligent spaces that help children feel safe, regulated, and ready to learn.
Her approach is grounded in real-world practice, informed by science, and shaped by what genuinely works for children and teachers in today’s schools.
She works with schools, councils, and organisations to rethink behaviour, wellbeing, and learning, proving that outcomes will always change and improve when we prioritise connection, comfort and belonging.
Purchase Options
Therapeutic Classrooms Environment Walk
A focus on the physical learning environment, comfort, layout and SEN/SEMH considerations
Therapeutic School Insight Visit
A wider view of provision, transitions, breaktimes, regulation, and whole-school therapeutic, trauma informed practice
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This list doesn’t include advisory visits or Therapeutic Classrooms support which can be booked alongside any of the below
Barnardo’s Social Worker
Shahana and her training are fantastic! It’s very clear to see that Shahana is passionate about what she does and clearly loves her career and improving the outcomes for children and young people… this really comes through”