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Building Bridges.
Moving Forward.
Together.
Connecting families and schools to improve attendance, behaviour, and wellbeing through trauma-informed. relationship-based support.
Family-School
Attendance
Structured, trauma-informed mediation to resolve conflicts and barriers to attendance.
Mediation
Identifying and addressing barriers to inconsistent attendance.
Behaviour
Collaborative
strategies for positive behaviour.
Trauma-Informed
Support
Guidance recognising trauma’s impact on learning and behaviour.
Relationship and Communication
Building
Tailored guidance crafted to meet your unique needs and goals effectively.
Workshops and Training
Tailored sessions for parents, educators and leaders.
WHY CHOOSE US ?
Why Choose Bridge Forward
I’m Nicola Allen, founder and CEO of Bridge Forward — a space dedicated to helping children and families build stronger relationships, deepen emotional understanding, and grow in confidence.
As a Thrive Trainer, Practitioner, and Family Thrive Course Leader, I bring over 14 years experience supporting children and schools. My work introducing the Thrive approach in a primary school helped it become a Thrive School of Excellence — something I’m incredibly proud of.
Today, I work across the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, supporting children and families with social, emotional, and behavioural needs in both primary and secondary settings.
Through Bridge Forward, I combine this experience with my passion for empowering parents and professionals. I believe real change happens when every child feels safe, understood, and ready to learn — and when families feel truly included in that journey.
Free Consultation
Relational approach
Trauma-informed practitioner
Attendance, behaviour and reintegration support
“Every behaviour is a communication”
“Let’s connect before we correct.”
HOW WE WORK ?
Tailored support for children and families
Tailored support for schools and individual practitioners
01.
Listen & Understand
Building a thoughtful, trust-based partnership that centers the learner, family, or institution.
02.
Create A Plan
Translating insight into purposeful action, turning goals, information, and constraints into a clear, structured “bridge” forward.
03.
Support & Empower
Enabling clients to take ownership of their educational journey while knowing they are not navigating it alone.
OUR SERVICES
Breaking stigmas, building strength
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