Empowering Teachers, Transforming Lives

Home of the RISE Up Movement

RISE Up didn’t start in a boardroom.
It wasn’t designed by committee.

It was created late at night, in a makeshift home office at the start of lockdown — when the world felt uncertain, and the need for something better had never been greater.

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One idea. One question:
"What if we could create a different kind of education — where every young person felt safe, seen, and supported to thrive?"

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Not in theory.
Not in policy documents.
But in real classrooms, with real children, facing real challenges.

→ So I lived it.
→ I trialled it.
→ I failed, learned, adapted, and built it again.

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And then something special happened.

Other educators started to do the same.
Not copy it.
Own it.
Shape it for their context, their kids, their community.

That’s how RISE Up became a movement.

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What is RISE Up?

RISE Up is an early intervention wellbeing and trauma-informed PE programme designed to help children feel safe, regulate their emotions, and thrive through movement, relationships, and self-care.

But more than a programme — RISE Up is a growing community of educators rewriting the way we support mental wellbeing in schools.

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Who It's For

RISE Up exists for educators who are ready to make a difference — and know that change starts with connection.

→ The brave ones doing the quiet, daily work of care and courage.
→ The ones who believe that PE can be the heart of wellbeing.
→ The ones tired of off-the-shelf solutions — and ready to co-create change.

This isn’t consultancy.
This is community.

This isn’t about me.
It’s about us.

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What Makes RISE Up Different?

We don’t tell schools what to do.
We help them explore what’s possible — and co-create their own RISE Up pathway.

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Every strategy is:

• Tried and tested in real schools

• Rooted in lived experience

• Backed by theory and brought to life with care​

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When you join RISE Up, you’re not buying a product.

You’re becoming part of a movement that is changing the story of mental health in schools — together.

The Next Chapter

We’ve come a long way since that home office desk moment.

But this next phase? It needs more of you.

More brilliant educators and multi agency partners.
More lived experience.
More creativity, courage, and community.

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If you believe schools should be places of belonging — not survival — where wellbeing and learning walk hand in hand...

Then you’re already one of us.

Come and build what comes next. RISE Up with us.

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Future Action — Rooted in care. Powered by educators. Home of the RISE Up Movement.