About Us.
Built from experience in education, inclusion and physical activity, with one clear purpose: helping pupils reconnect with learning.
Active Minds KS2 Provision was created to provide a small, structured environment where education, movement, regulation and strong relationships work together to help pupils build confidence, engagement and progress.
Move. Focus. Grow.
Active Minds KS2 Provision was founded by Billy Davies, a qualified teacher with a background spanning education, inclusion, safeguarding, sport and physical activity.
Meet the founder
Billy Davies | Director & Designated Safeguarding Lead
Billy is a qualified primary teacher with a PE specialism and has worked extensively with pupils who require additional support to engage successfully with education.
EDUCATION & INCLUSION
His experience includes school leadership and inclusion responsibilities, alongside qualifications including NPQLT and Designated Safeguarding Lead training.
LEADERSHIP & SAFEGUARDING
With around 20 years of experience in sport and coaching, Billy has seen first-hand how purposeful movement can build confidence, relationships, focus and engagement.
SPORT & PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
These areas of experience come together in the model behind Active Minds KS2 Provision: education remains central, while movement, regulation and relationships create the conditions in which pupils can be more ready to learn.
Why Active Minds KS2 Provision was created
Some pupils need something different from a traditional classroom environment in order to reconnect with education. Active Minds KS2 Provision was created to provide that difference without losing sight of learning, expectations or progress.
A deliberately small cohort allows staff to know pupils well, respond to individual needs and provide consistent support throughout the day.
A SMALLER ENVIRONMENT
Physical activity is used intentionally to support engagement, regulation, confidence and relationships rather than simply as a break from learning.
MOVEMENT WITH PURPOSE
Reading, writing and mathematics remain a core part of the provision, with learning adapted around each pupil’s starting point and readiness to engage.
EDUCATION AT THE CENTRE
MARTIAL ARTS WITH PURPOSE
Martial arts are used as a structured way to develop more than physical skills. Through Jujitsu, pad work and other carefully supervised activities, pupils practise focus, discipline, self-control, teamwork, resilience and respect for others. Clear routines, boundaries and achievable challenges provide opportunities to listen, follow instructions, manage emotions and experience success.
The emphasis is on control, personal development and purposeful participation, with martial arts used to build transferable skills for learning and wider life.
The way pupils are supported matters as much as what they do. Our approach is built around high expectations, strong relationships, safety, inclusion and meaningful progress.
What matters to us
Pupils are supported to succeed without lowering expectations for learning, behaviour or personal development.
HIGH EXPECTATIONS
STRONG RELATIONSHIPS
Consistent, respectful relationships help pupils feel known, understood and more able to engage.
SAFETY & INCLUSION
Safeguarding, clear boundaries and SEND-informed practice underpin everything we do.
We recognise academic, social and emotional progress and use it to inform appropriate next steps.
MEANINGFUL PROGRESS
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