Meet the LeAFE Team

LeAFE Training was created to ensure that the highest quality behavioural and safeguarding support was available to every type of school and provision.

Our Directors

Meic is the founder and Executive Headteacher of the Imperium Federation as well as co-director of LeAFE Training Ltd.

Meic has successfully helped schools - primary and secondary, mainstream and special (including his own), MATS, PRU’s, AP’s and Local Authority Departments move from Requiring Improvement to Outstanding, whilst supporting colleagues nationally and internationally in supportive behavioural techniques.

Well known nationally for work with Dr Pooky Knightsmith and Creative Education - including leading on Senior Mental Health Leadership, LGFL, The Key, TES, Teacher Hug, Meic has become a much sought after presenter and mentor.

Neal is Head of School at Waterside SEMH Primary and co-director of LeAFE Training Ltd.

Neal has copious experience at both secondary and primary phases including leading an Outreach Service on behalf of the Royal Borough of Greenwich.

Neal is known for his down to earth training style and for making behavioural strategies accessible to all, including the development of a highly successful ECT programme on managing behaviour.

The Team

LeAFE Training has access to a wide range of practitioners across the UK who can provide LeAFE Support training alongside Neal and Meic.

Our trainers' skill bases are extensive and varied, with countless years of experience between them, working with and educating some of the most vulnerable young people within education. But one thing they have in common is that they are all current practitioners in some of the most challenging of school environments - so are fully aware of the difficulties schools face on a daily basis.

Andy Ryan
Andy Ryan
Andy is a very experienced primary teacher, leader of an intervention service and has an extensive therapeutic background.
Michele Wilson
Michele Wilson
Michele is an experienced primary teacher who has a wealth of experience leading behavioural interventions across many schools.
Danny Wright
Danny Wright
Danny is an experienced secondary and primary teacher and key stage leader, who works with some of the most vulnerable young people within the education system.
Howard Shearing
Howard Shearing
Howard is an experienced secondary teacher who leads on a variety of curriculum areas. He is particularly skilled in working with some of the most vulnerable young people within the education system.
Andrew Wrigg
Andrew Wrigg
Andrew is a highly experienced SEMH/SEN leader in NW England. He works with some of the most complex and highly vulnerable across the City of Liverpool.
Marie Armstrong
Marie Armstrong
Marie is a highly experienced SEMH/SEN leader in NW England. She works with some of the most complex and highly vulnerable across the City of Liverpool.
Cormac Burke
Cormac is a highly experienced SEMH/SEN leader in NW England. He works with some of the most complex and highly vulnerable across the City of Liverpool.
Ben Farley
Ben is a highly experienced SEMH/SEN leader in NW England. He works with some of the most complex and highly vulnerable across the City of Liverpool.
David Johnson
David is a highly experienced SEMH/SEN leader in NW England. He works with some of the most complex and highly vulnerable across the City of Liverpool

Our Brilliant Collaborators

"Good students behave... great students disrupt."