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Practical support.
Clear priorities.
Safer schools.

Start with your school’s pressure points.

When violence, aggression and competing demands make school leadership feel overwhelming, a clear picture of risk helps you decide where to act.

I help schools review the situations, systems and arrangements that affect staff safety, identify gaps and set agreed practical priorities.

Support can include a school risk and readiness review, leadership workshops, scenario-based learning and recovery planning. Choose a focused engagement or combine READY, RESPOND and RECOVER around your needs.

Now taking enquiries for 2027.

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How I Can Support Your School

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READY

Identify pressure points. Prioritise practical action.

Use the VAAT—Violence and Aggression Assessment Tool, developed by Rebecca Kirkwood Consulting, to identify your school’s strengths and opportunities for improving staff safety.

Review violence and aggression risks, procedures, information and controls. Turn the findings into clear priorities, practical plans and a staff induction approach that explains risks, responsibilities and what to do.

Build readiness and leader capability through a focused review, practical planning and realistic scenarios.

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RESPOND

Clear guidance when situations escalate.

Develop response flowcharts and staged action plans tailored to your school’s context, with clear priorities and timelines so staff have practical guidance when violence, aggression or a critical incident unfolds.

Clarify roles, escalation pathways, communication and coordination. Practise the decisions that matter through realistic school scenarios, helping staff act with confidence when situations change quickly.

Build a shared approach to decision-making that supports staff safety and your school community.

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RECOVER

Support people. Learn. Strengthen readiness.

Plan what happens after an incident: staff support, follow-up communication, a structured review and practical improvements to school systems. Recognise the impact on people while restoring routines and confidence.

Carry learning from recovery into READY, so your school’s experience informs stronger arrangements for the future.

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READY. RESPOND. RECOVER.

A tailored pathway from risk review to action.

Bring READY, RESPOND and RECOVER together in one school engagement. Start by identifying violence and aggression pressure points, agree priorities, then strengthen the systems and leadership capability needed to act on them.

Combine a focused review, practical planning, school scenarios and recovery arrangements around your school’s needs.

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LEAD

Practical support for school leaders.

A sounding board for principals and leadership teams managing complex school pressures. Work through priorities, prepare for difficult conversations, reflect on decisions and translate plans into action.

Agree the scope and timing around your school’s needs, with support informed by experience in both school leadership and policing.

Who looks after you? Leadership needs to be sustainable. Rebecca offers practical strategies to support your own wellbeing, set boundaries and make time for yourself while supporting your school.

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