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Independent Goals UK LtdYour success, our mission

Behaviour · Pastoral · Family · Leadership

Behaviour change that holds — in the classroom, at home, across the school.

We work with the students other services find hardest to reach. Real authority, structured intervention, and rapid impact — built on prison officer experience, DSL training, and years in school leadership.

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Independent Goals UK Ltd — a mentor supporting a graduating student, above the strapline “Your success, our mission”.
Background
Former Prison Officer
Safeguarding
DSL Trained
Leadership
SLT Experience
Method
Behaviour Strategist

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What we do

Four services. One behaviour strategy.

Each service is delivered as a structured programme, not a one-off session — with a clear plan, defined outcomes, and accountability from start to finish.

Available

Behaviour Mentoring

One-to-one mentoring focused on turning around conduct, motivation, attendance and mindset — with routines and boundaries delivered firmly, but with warmth.

  • Reduced behaviour incidents
  • Rebuilt motivation and engagement
  • Improved, sustained attendance
  • Stronger emotional self-regulation
Delivery detail

Weekly one-to-one sessions, typically over a full term, tracked against the same intervention plan your school signs off on. Designed for the students already flagged as at-risk of exclusion.

Available

Pastoral Intervention Programme

A programme schools buy in to reduce exclusions, improve engagement, and support high-need students — run alongside your existing pastoral team.

  • Fewer fixed-term and permanent exclusions
  • Higher engagement from high-need cohorts
  • Structured, trackable progress records
  • Inclusive attendance support built in
Delivery detail

Bought in as a termly or annual service. Includes regular reporting back to SLT and safeguarding-first practice, drawing on DSL training throughout.

Available

Family Support Offer

Structured guidance for parents and carers — routines, boundaries and behaviour strategies that carry the same standards home from school.

  • Consistent home routines
  • Shared behaviour language with school
  • Reduced conflict at home
  • Parents equipped, not just informed
Delivery detail

Regular check-ins with parents and carers, building a home routine that mirrors the boundaries set in school — so progress isn't undone at the school gate.

Available

Leadership-Informed Coaching

A coaching model shaped by real SLT experience — built to create whole-school impact, not isolated sessions that fade once the mentor leaves.

  • Whole-school behaviour strategy
  • Coaching for staff, not just students
  • Systems that outlast the intervention
  • Impact reported at leadership level
Delivery detail

Works directly with SLT to build behaviour policy and staff coaching that keeps working after the engagement ends — systems, not a single dependent relationship.

Weeks — typical length of a mentoring block
12
Core services, one consistent methodology
4
Hours — target response time on new referrals
48

Illustrative figures — every plan sets its own targets with the school or family.

Why Independent Goals

Not just a mentor. A behaviour strategist.

Authority

Real experience, not theory

A background in the prison service, DSL safeguarding training and senior leadership means we understand high-risk behaviour, systems, and consequence — not just conversation.

Impact

Rapid, visible change

Routines, boundaries, accountability and emotional literacy, delivered with warmth and firmness together — so change is felt in weeks, not terms.

Reach

Built for hard-to-reach students

We specialise in the students other services struggle to engage — including inclusive, tailored attendance support for those on the edge of the system.

Our protocol

Every programme follows the same standard.

Whether it's one student or a whole cohort, the process is consistent — because consistency is what changes behaviour.

  1. Stage 01

    Referral & assessment

    We review the history — behaviour, attendance, safeguarding context — and assess what's actually driving it, not just what's visible.

    Typically a 1–2 week window. We speak to the referring teacher or DSL, look at existing records, and only then agree whether it's the right fit.

  2. Stage 02

    Intervention plan

    A written plan with clear boundaries, routines and targets, agreed with the school and, where relevant, the family.

    The plan names specific, measurable targets — not vague goals — so everyone involved knows what "working" looks like before we start.

  3. Stage 03

    Structured delivery

    Regular mentoring or coaching sessions, held to the same standard every time — firm, consistent, and never a one-off.

    Sessions run on a fixed weekly rhythm. Missed sessions are followed up the same day — consistency is the intervention, not a nice-to-have.

  4. Stage 04

    Review & handover

    Progress is reported against the original plan, with a clear handover so change is sustained after we step back.

    A written handover goes to the school (and family, where relevant) with what worked, what to watch for, and who owns it going forward.

Feedback

What schools and families say.

A few words from the people we work alongside every week.

  • The consistency made the difference — same boundaries, same person, every week. Our exclusion numbers for that cohort dropped noticeably by half term.
    Deputy Head, Secondary School
  • We finally had a shared language with our son's mentor and the school. Home stopped feeling like the opposite of school.
    Parent, Family Support
  • This wasn't a bolt-on. It changed how our whole pastoral team thinks about behaviour, not just one student's record.
    SENDCo, Secondary School

Placeholder quotes — swap in real feedback from your schools and families before publishing.

Common questions

Before you get in touch.

How quickly can support start?

We aim to respond to new referrals within 48 hours and agree an intervention plan within one to two weeks, depending on the school's own safeguarding process.

Do you work with primary as well as secondary schools?

Yes — the mentoring and pastoral intervention services are adapted for both key stages, with age-appropriate routines and language.

Can families access support without a school referral?

Yes, the family support offer can be booked directly by parents and carers, independent of any school referral.

How is safeguarding handled?

All practice is DSL-trained and safeguarding-first. Any concern is escalated to the school's designated safeguarding lead immediately, in line with statutory guidance.

Support for schools and families

For schools

A pastoral partner, not a supply mentor

Bought in as a service, not a single body in a room. We work with SLT to reduce exclusions and support the students your existing team is stretched by.

  • Reduced exclusion rates
  • Support for your highest-need students
  • Reporting your SLT can act on
  • Inclusive attendance strategies

For families

Structure that works at home too

Parents get the same routines, boundaries and behaviour strategies used in school — so progress doesn't stop at the school gate.

  • Practical routines, not vague advice
  • Consistent language between home and school
  • Support for difficult conversations
  • Ongoing check-ins, not a one-off chat

Get in touch

Let's talk about the students you're finding hardest to reach.

Whether you're a school leader, a pastoral team, or a parent — get in touch and we'll talk through what support looks like.

Email
hello@independentgoalsuk.co.uk
Phone
+44 (0) 0000 000000
Coverage
Schools, families & local authorities — UK wide
Office hours
Mon–Fri, 8:30am–5pm

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