Penelope Moon
CertEd, PGDHP, FNHPC, BRCP (H)
UKCP Registered Hypno-Psychotherapist
Penelope is an experienced workshop facilitator in Europe and USA. She has been teaching for over 30 years with experience across the range of Special Needs and has a particular interest in emotional and behavioural management and autistic spectrum disorder.
Her parallel career started when she trained as a yoga teacher 25 years ago and then became involved in Complementary Medicine, studying with various teachers across a range of therapies. She is a qualified Psycho/Hypno-therapist and is involved in training others.
She developed 'A Quiet Place®' within mainstream education in schools across the U.K. including the Channel Islands. This is now a nationally recognised programme with a very rigorous academic and qualitative evidence base, supporting children, families and staff. The model is called Educational Therapeutics™ which incorporates the techniques of N.L.P. Yoga, bodywork, relaxation, meditation, story telling and HeartMath.
Charles Mills
'Charles Mills was the Chief Executive Officer of a national group of special schools and children's homes. Previously he was Principal of Nugent House School, Billinge and also an OFSTED Inspector in the Primary, Secondary and Special Needs sectors.
Charles is a qualified teacher and holds post-graduate qualifications in Educational Psychology as well as an M.A. from The University of London in Philosophy of Education. He also underwent a 5 year research project at the University of Manchester under the supervision of Professor Cary Cooper into issues regarding Occupational Stress.
Charles has lectured extensively throughout the U.K., Europe and the U.S.A on a wide variety of issues pertinent to Special Education but with a particular leaning towards 'Resilience' in children.'
Mike Wills
Mike Wills is a Chartered Accountant specialising in business structures and reorganisation. Following eight years as tax partner in a large Lancashire practice he has spent the last eleven years as a non executive director or chairman of five groups of companies.
Mike is an economist and has lectured on taxation and business development to students, fellow professionals and business leaders. In recent years he has involved himself in the postgraduate study of ethics.
Mike has always had a passion for education and for many years has been Chair of Governors of both a Primary School and a Secondary School (which is recognised by Ofsted as outstanding).
For fun, Mike follows the Test Match successes, or otherwise, of the England cricket team.
A Quiet Place®
A Quiet Place® exists to provide quality training and support which is both innovative and holistic within a variety of settings.
We offer a range of services for education and business which aim to develop the full potential of individuals within the context of their environment.
Partnership is the key to our success whether or not the client is an individual, a group or a company in the private or the public sector. Their unique demands are paramount.
To view a Video which explains what A Quiet Place® is all about in schools click the link below
What is it?
Based on the latest Brain research 'A Quiet Place®' is a Holistic Action Learning programme running in partnership with schools, children's homes and other organisations. Its main objective is the development of Emotional Intelligence. The programme integrates holistically within a system to support children, families, staff as well as the individual child or young person.
It aims to provide on-going support and training for school staff and families within the context of the local community.
Why was it set up?
The increasing number of exclusions from primary schools highlights the need for effective, non-stigmatising early interventions, preferably within a mainstream setting. Such intervention minimises out-of-class time, ensuring that each child obtains the greatest possible benefit from the national curriculum provision.
Who staff it?
A Quiet Place®: All staff are fully qualified
Therapists: All therapists are fully trained, qualified, insured and professionally registered.
Quiet Place E.Q: Phase 2 trains staff who are already employed by the school in a rigorous action learning programme to facilitate a scripted Emotional Intelligence curriculum. Their training year is supervised and implemented by A Quiet Place®
Supervised Volunteers or trainees are sometimes used to support the parents or staff.
Staff Development: There is an on-going programme of training, support and supervision for all therapists.
Effective?
The effectiveness of the programme is internally monitored and externally evaluated by A Quiet Place®
On a fully running programme the following services are available:
- Between 60 and 70 children and families on the individual programme
- Relaxation for all children in school
- Small group work on specific issues
- Breathing space (circle time AQP style)
- Class peer massage
- Peer mentoring
- Reflective parenting programme
- Weekly relaxation for staff
- Individual massage for staff stress
- Training for staff in class relaxation techniques
Additional services
Additional Protocol: for those who need extra time.
Peer Mentoring: encourages participation in process.
Family Support: Reflective parenting course encourages emotional intelligence in parents.
Creative arts programme: Support the development of emotional and spiritual intelligence.
Confidentiality
All work is confidential except where a child protection issue is disclosed in which case the organisation procedures immediately come into place.
Quality Assurances
Licence: to deliver the programme and use the 'name' is offered to schools, and other establishments is granted only through A Quiet Place® .
Partnership: is key to our success both with the organisation who are developing 'A Quiet Place®.' and with:
- The children
- Families
- Staff
- School
In practice: This means that there is a management partnership whereby 'A Quiet Place®' manages the professional therapeutic work of the programme and the organisation employs and manages the in-house therapists or facilitators.
Action learning programme: The effectiveness of the interventions are monitored and evaluated both internally and externally. Built in to the rigorous and participative documentation programme is feedback from all involved. This in turn informs gentle and organic changes as well as the development of the 'gap' programmes, thus leading to greater efficiency.
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