Beyond school case study
We Believe 2: Measuring What Matters Beyond School
'The challenges facing young people may change. The settings supporting them may change. But the need to understand progress remains the same.'
SUPPORTING CHILDREN ACROSS DIFFERENT CONTEXTS
Beyond School
One approach. Any setting. Clear impact.
Motional supports organisations working with children and young people beyond school – from community projects and charities to youth services and wider provision.
Bring the same structured insight to charities, youth services and community teams – without forcing a school-shaped workflow.
Emotional insight that fits your setting - not a school timetable
For charities, youth services, mentoring programmes, family hubs and community teams supporting children and young people beyond the traditional school day.
Whether you work with small groups or across a borough, you still need to understand Emotional Wellbeing clearly and respond consistently. Motional provides a simple, structured way to build a shared understanding of need without forcing a school-shaped workflow.
Where structured measurement supports your work, Motional can help you understand need, plan support and evidence impact over time – adapted to the realities of your setting and delivery model.
- Create a shared language that helps staff, volunteers and partners understand need consistently.
- Understand what may sit behind behaviour, anxiety or withdrawal
- Plan support at individual, group or service level
The setting may change. Your principles stay the same.
From understanding to practical next steps
Insight only matters if it helps staff know what to do next.
Motional links understanding to practical advice, activities and light-touch review cycles, helping teams respond consistently without creating unnecessary workload.
Whether you’re supporting a small group, a mentoring programme or a wider service, support stays grounded in identified need and easy to review over time.
- Keep support consistent across sites, teams or projects
- Match provision to identified need
- Review progress without adding heavy administration
Turn insight into action - and action into evidence.
Training and support built in
Short guidance, on-demand resources and live support help teams get started quickly – even where experience and backgrounds vary.
Motional is designed to be easy to adopt, with practical implementation support that fits around existing services rather than adding to staff workload.
Whether you’re introducing Motional in a single project or across multiple teams, support is available when you need it.
Support when you need it. Confidence from day one.
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See how teams use Motional to understand need, plan support and demonstrate impact.
See the journey from understanding to action – in under five minutes.
"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
"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.
