About Living Legacy Learning
Who We Are
Bespoke training, consultancy, seminars and inspirational speaking for you, designed from 30 years of professional experience within the care sector.
Drawing from working therapeutically with children and young people, as a Residential Social Worker and Foster Carer. Pastoral support within Independent and Local Authority Schools and Animal Assisted Therapist.
Fused together with my own experiences of surviving childhood sexual abuse, sexual exploitation and being care experienced.
I survived the insurmountable and put my pain to purpose.
I am Rachel, the Founder and Director.
This beautiful dog that's with me is Honey. She is my Emotional Support Assistance Dog, Honey is the Co- Founder and has an integral part to play. She has 5 years experience of supporting children and young people with their mental health.
Services
Bespoke For You
Living Legacy Learning is on a mission to enact transformational and meaningful change, through, targeted, purposeful training.
Consultancy
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Consultancy plays a crucial role in addressing the complexities of care experienced people.
My primary responsibility is to provide expert advice, guidance and solutions, typically organisations and businesses facing specific challenges or seeking equity and improvement.
Collaborating closely with you and care experienced where applicable, in order to understand your needs, constraints and goals.
Bespoke Training
Next Level Service
Care Leavers and Inclusion
Dynamic Safeguarding
Specialised disclosure
Authentic relationships
General awareness
Language considerations (verbal and Written)
Corporate Responsibility
Seminars and Inspirational speaking.
Community Awareness
Online and Face to Face
Awareness to Action
This is a popular, inspiring seminar of the bigger picture regarding care experienced people. I guarantee you and your team, wherever you work, however you work, WILL be driven to bring about change
Empowering Voices: Encouraging vigilance
The first of it's kind, set to go worldwide. Solution based approach to disclosure, seminar style, designed to suit everyone. If 1 in 10 children are being sexually abused before the age of 16..that also means 1 in 10 adults have experienced this.
I can create a seminar specific for your needs also, from any of my life experiences. Each story will inspire and motivate positive change.
Training Courses
Bespoke training courses that we can fix perfectly for your staffs individual needs. Online or Face to Face
Care Leavers and Inclusion Training
Children in Care become Adults
Let's enact meaningful change together, through targeted and purposeful training.
My vision is a reimagined care landscape, where EVERY care experienced person has the chance for dignity, empowerment and equity.
A selection of topics focused on:
Barriers to life
General awareness
Legislation and policy
Language considerations
Tackling unconscious bias
A protected characteristic
"Local Offer" for care leavers
Equity for all care experienced
Specialist Disclosure Training
Empowering voices: encouraging vigilance
The FIRST of it's kind in the UK
First hand insights and perspectives offering valuable context and empathy
Uniting our community where every survivor is acknowledged and believed. Recognising Disclosure as a crucial process.
A selection of topics focused on:
Before/During/After
General awareness through measured disclosure
Statistics, policy, strategy
Myths and misconceptions
Communication creativity
Lived experience in the workplace
Self Care for supporters
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Authentic Relationship Training
Unlocking potential through relationships
The evolution of relationship building with care experienced people with emphasis on the shift to trauma informed approaches.
I envision a future where every child experiences the transformational power of authentic connections.
A selection of topics focused on:
Building trust
Emotional availability
Barriers to connection
Language physical/verbal
Supporting autonomy
Environment and culture
Boundaries
Creative reward
Language Consideration Training
Trauma informed communication
From encouraging expression, though to respectful terminology. this course is designed to embrace a new way forward with inclusive language.
The significance of words can be the spark that ignites hope and empowerment, or the arrows that wound, reinforce or create additional trauma.
A selection of topics focused on:
Fostering inclusivity
Reducing stigma
Language barriers
Physical/Verbal language
Creating a safe environment
Supporting advocacy
Report writing
Promoting resilience
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Dynamic Safeguarding Training
Child and Adult safeguarding legacy
A tough subject made as palatable as possible through creativity. Gone are the days of having a snooze throughout! This one will involve learning from the heart and mind. With a fusion of personal experience and professional expertise.
From basic to advanced this training will create a future where safety isn't just a standard but a continuous legacy that shapes the wellbeing of generations to come.
A selection of topics focused on
Child abuse recognition
Recognising survival strategies
Legal and ethical considerations
Emergency response
Safe environment
After care child/adult
Understanding and Supporting Care Experienced People.
A community and Corporate commitment
An opportunity to immerse your staff team in an experience that will foster inspiration and personal growth, develop skills and be part of the Legacy of long term change.
Picture a culture that acknowledges the hurdles facing our care experienced community and pro actively work toward dismantling these obstacles. Enhancing access and inclusion for positive outcomes.
A selection of topics focused on:
Dismantling stereotypes
Legal framework Care experienced as a protected characteristic
Empathy development
Cultural competence
Barriers/facilitators
Testimonials
Word on the Street
We’re proud to share a handful of recent testimonials from our happy customers. Living Legacy Learning is dedicated to exceptional customer care, and will always go above and beyond to make sure you’re satisfied with our products and service. If you’ve had experience with us and have feedback, please get in touch - we’d love to hear it.
Frederique Lambrakis-Haddad
Author, Therapist, Charity Co Director and Well-being Lead.
"Not only is Rachel deeply knowledgeable, but she communicates deep compassion and breadth of experience which was hugely impactful. Her lived experience has given Rachel a very individual perspective and voice; which many of us can benefit from. One thing that I particularly enjoy about Rachel and her message is that she bridges the world of therapeutic expertise and lived experience in a very accessible and inclusive manner. I wholeheartedly recommend Rachel!"
Published Projects
I met Adele for the first time whilst I was fostering my lad. A few years later we worked together in an SEMH school. It was quiet the experience!! Adele now helps school leaders and staff to improve behaviours, so that all pupils have the chance to thrive.
As my moto over the years has been let's get it right for our children, I was one of Adele's experts interviewed and became part of Chapter 2 in her book.
"Miss I don't give a Sh*t"
Author Adele Bates
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