"School leaders are pragmatic. They don’t want wishy-washy. Motional fits with that - it gives you steps to take, data, and progress."
Thomas Oates, Virtual School Head, Barnsley MBC
UNDERSTANDING NEED IN COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS
Secondary Schools
Shared understanding. Early intervention. Better outcomes.
Young people do not always ask for help when they need it. Emerging wellbeing needs are often expressed through attendance, behaviour, relationships and engagement long before they become visible through traditional measures.
Motional helps secondary schools build a shared understanding of emotional wellbeing across pastoral, SEND and teaching teams – enabling earlier conversations, more consistent support and a clearer view of what is changing over time.
One joined-up view across subjects, tutors and teams
For headteachers, pastoral leads, heads of year and SEND teams working across multiple subjects, tutors and systems – without losing sight of vulnerable pupils.
Secondary pupils meet many adults each week. Small shifts in engagement are easy to miss until attendance or behaviour concerns become more visible.
Motional helps schools identify Emotional Wellbeing patterns across year groups, tutor groups and houses – not only in incident logs.
Explore how Emotional Wellbeing can be measured across your secondary school – so pastoral and curriculum leaders work from the same evidence.
- Identify trends across cohorts, not isolated departments
- Understand drivers behind disengagement or conflict
- Prioritise early support before exclusions or chronic absence
Pastoral, SEND and SLT coordinate instead of competing.
Consistent support across tutors, subjects and teams
When every teacher has a clear read on need- and practical guidance to hand- pupils experience calmer, more predictable support. Motional turns shared insight into structured Advice and Activities that fit around timetables, tutor systems and duty rotas
Connect day-to-day work with attendance, engagement and behaviour improvement and wellbeing priorities in your school development plan.
- Align tutors, heads of year and SEND on the same framework
- Target interventions for groups as well as individuals
- Review impact over time without adding bureaucracy
Less time firefighting; more time supporting pupils.
Evidence for trustees, governors and inspection
Secondary leaders need to show how wellbeing strategy lands in classrooms. Motional helps you demonstrate how you identify need, implement support and track change – with reporting that reflects how secondary schools actually operate.
Bring leadership stories together through whole-school reporting, evidencing impact and alignment with inspection expectations.
- Show how insight informs safeguarding, attendance and inclusion decisions
- Show evidence of impact for governors and trust boards
- Keep a clear audit trail without duplicating systems
Explain what you do and show how it makes a difference for pupils.
Designed for busy secondary settings
Light-touch termly input, embedded training and workflows that fit around existing pastoral structures.
Motional is designed to work alongside the systems you already use, helping staff build a shared understanding of need without creating additional administration.
Whether you’re working across a year group, key stage or the whole school, support is available when you need it.
Fits existing structures. Supports consistent practice.
Ready to see Motional in practice?
See how secondary schools use Motional to understand need, coordinate support and demonstrate impact.
See the journey from understanding to action – in under five minutes.
Understand need. Support action. Lead with confidence.
Turn insight into consistent whole-school action
Plan targeted support with clarity and confidence
Support every pupil with clarity and confidence
Practical step-by-step support for everyday practice
"How lucky to have had the opportunity to work alongside a company which is open to, in fact embraces, the lived professional experiences of teachers to explore and modify a wellbeing assessment tool to meet the needs of neurodiverse young people." "How lucky to have had the opportunity to work alongside a company which is open to, in fact embraces, the lived professional experiences of teachers to explore and modify a wellbeing assessment tool to meet the needs of neurodiverse young people. 'Equity' is a word much quoted but not always acted on. Having spent time with the Motional Team and array of teachers from special schools engaging in professional discussions regarding our diverse learners I truly feel we have created a system where we can truly identify our pupils to meet their unique needs to build strategies that nurture and support their emotional and social development and wellbeing."
Lisa James-Smith, Deputy Headteacher – Heronsbridge School
""We have been delighted to be able to fund a Motional licence for schools across Pembrokeshire for the past four years, and feel that it has been a very worthwhile investment. School feedback on Motional has been very positive." ""We have been delighted to be able to fund a Motional licence for schools across Pembrokeshire for the past four years, and feel that it has been a very worthwhile investment. School feedback on Motional has been very positive. It has been a pleasure working with Rich, who is always available to offer advice and guidance to schools. We look forward to our continued work with Motional.""
Dr Emma Emanuel, Pembrokeshire County Council
Supporting schools, trusts and local authorities
to improve emotional wellbeing, inclusion, attendance, behaviour and engagement.
