Knowledge Change Action

We all need each other

KCA is here to enable people to make life better for others, using evidence from research to improve everyday interactions, everywhere.

Our training and consultancy shares transformative knowledge.

We encourage deep reflective practice, and empower individuals and organisations to make a difference.

We are an employee owned trust.

As an employee-owned organisation KCA aspires to be a beacon to those who want to lead sustainable organisations, rooted in their local communities, where employees are active decision makers shaping their future together.

KCA is a dynamic and ambitious social enterprise comprised of compassionate people who care about making the world a better place for everyone. We provide consultancy, training and learning journeys that enable partner organisations to develop their practice in trauma, attachment and community resilience in order to help people to change or strengthen their relationships with individuals and the communities they serve. We draw on the expertise represented in our core approaches of ‘Five to Thrive’, ‘Mending Hurts’, ‘Holding Together’ and ‘Creating Connections’, whilst including the latest developments from neuroscience.

Five to Thrive is a way of understanding how connected relationships are fundamental to human wellbeing, helping to build resilient communities, and how we can promote these attachment bonds

Mending Hurts promotes recovery from trauma by enabling people to notice what they, or other people, do in their most effective interactions with people when they are more vulnerable or traumatized. When we notice ourselves doing something well, we become more conscious of our activity and more competent in it..

Creating Connections between human beings lies at the heart of individual and community resilience, and, indeed, at the heart of KCA’s work. Our resilience mapping tools open up conversations about the network around people when they are feeling more vulnerable.

This can offer insights that guide intervention and support.

Holding Together offers a systemic intervention to build resilience in the team around a child when they are more vulnerable or traumatised



Clapton Girls Academy share the impact of KCA training on their secondary school community

Brackenfield SEND School, Nottingham

Barnardo's Scotland share their experience of Five To Thrive

West Sussex and Five To Thrive

Captivating! Brain Roberts was excellent.

KCA Course Participant
9 May 2018

Loved it! The best training I've had in a long while.

Sarah Barton
7 July 2016

I liked that I could see the video of Kate as well as the slides. It helped me to engage with what she was saying.

Dawn Delmaine , Dursley Primary Academy
9 April 2020

Really enjoyed the training. Christina Enright was very knowledgeable and had very good teaching skills.

KCA Course Participant
23 February 2018

I would like to thank Kate Cairns for a very interesting morning and I was impressed by her knowledge and method of explaining the whole Emotion Coaching concept. I will be using the knowledge gained in my working with people of all ages!

KCA Course Participant
18 February 2018

I enjoy Kate's down to earth and very knowledgable approach.

KCA Course Participant
5 May 2020

Very good training, definitely left me wanting more!

KCA Course Participant
18 May 2018

Loved it and use it every day professionally and personally. Best course I have ever been on. Training was outstanding.

Christine Langston
3 February 2018

As always KCA has responded to the ever changing challenges and provided a webinar and resources of the highest quality. I am privileged to able to access this and want to encourage a wider group of people to do so.

KCA Course Participant
13 April 2020

His presentation flowed because he was very knowledgable and could speak from experience. A perfect trainer on this course.

Lorna Wilkinson
22 November 2016

I have never been at a SENCO forum where everyone was silent and engaged. For me this was so many lightbulb moments and joining of dots. Amazing. Thank you

KCA Course Participant
6 June 2017

It was delivered in a down to earth manner which made it less daunting. I personally found it engaging and inspiring and I'm excited to start thinking about how we might deliver these ideas in school.

KCA Course Participant
2 February 2021

A wonderful training session lead by an enthusiastic course leader, so pleased to see that the emotional wellbeing of a child is beginning to be vital in our training in early years.

Amanda Rudkin
15 July 2016

I found this training very useful and very inspiring thank you!

KCA Course Participant
3 December 2017

No, she was excellent. She was very aware of the group and great at interacting with everyone.

Emma Moorhead
4 March 2021

Very informative and valuable. Should be made compulsory for all professions who work with CYP.

KCA Course Participant
15 December 2020

I found this training really useful to help me reflect on how service users might be feeling and has given me food for thought

Sue Morris
7 July 2020

I told my agency it was the best course I had ever been on.

KCA Course Participant
20 June 2016

I will use the Five to Thrive Model to support my self reflection and inform my day to day working practises. I will use the Mending Harm Model to inform how I drive my daily conversations with my customers of all ages.

KCA Course Participant
27 January 2021

I really enjoyed how Susan presented all the information very down to earth and understandable and I could relate to.

Julie Baulch
22 February 2021

My first webinar, and a very positive experience.

Becky Fage
13 May 2020

Very informative, I am looking forward to going away and implementing things into my practice!

Jasmine James
4 March 2021

Asked to suggest course improvements: "None, it was extremely well delivered and interactive"

KCA Course Participant
14 September 2017

Timely and useful

Hilary Smith
8 April 2020

Brilliant training. Really interesting. The facilitator really knew the subject matter and answered all questions really well.

KCA Course Participant
13 January 2017

People we've worked with