Welcome to The Baxter Project
An award winning, therapeutic, animal-assisted early intervention
Positive Change through Positive Engagement
Who are we?
The Baxter Project is an award winning, therapeutic, animal-assisted early intervention that promotes positive change through positive engagement.
Our four-legged friends bridge communication and lower defences.
Our evidence-based sessions are bespoke for the individual needs of a young person.
We measure progress using a intervention management tool ensuring the best outcomes for those we support.
Working directly with schools & organisations promoting wellbeing and resilience.
We understand the challenges
Challenge: Many students, especially those struggling with emotional or behavioral difficulties, become disengaged from traditional support systems and interventions. They may resist adult guidance, withdraw from activities, and show a lack of motivation.
How The Baxter Project Helps: We utilise canine companions as a key tool to break down barriers and encourage engagement. The dogs' friendly presence creates a relaxed, non-judgmental atmosphere that helps students feel safe and comfortable opening up to practitioners.
Challenge: Schools frequently grapple with students who exhibit disruptive or challenging behaviors, often linked to difficulties in managing emotions. This negatively impacts the learning environment for everyone involved.
How The Baxter Project Helps: We provide a structured, supportive environment where students can safely express their emotions and work on developing coping strategies. The presence of dogs during sessions helps to regulate emotions and create a calming atmosphere. Our team are trained to employ evidence-based techniques, including Trauma Recovery Model, Desistance Theory, and Motivational Interviewing, to address the root causes of challenging behaviours and tailor support to individual needs.
Challenge: Schools often operate with limited budgets, making it difficult to invest in comprehensive and potentially expensive wellbeing programs.
How The Baxter Project Helps: We offer a cost-effective early intervention strategy. By addressing issues early on, the project aims to prevent problems from escalating and requiring more costly interventions down the line, such as specialised support services or increased staffing. Research suggest that schools could potentially save up to £2,800 per year per child by investing in The Baxter Project's preventative approach.
Challenge: Teachers face increasing pressure and stress, especially when managing challenging student behaviors.This contributes to burnout, reduced job satisfaction, and difficulties in retaining qualified staff.
How The Baxter Project Helps: By improving student behaviour and fostering a more positive school environment, we aim to reduce the strain on teachers and improve their overall wellbeing. When students are better able to regulate their emotions and engage positively in the classroom, it lessens stress for teachers, allowing them to focus on teaching.
What The Baxter Project Offers
We offer an intervention that truly resonates with young people, particularly those who are typically disengaged.
We offer positive changes in students' behaviour, emotional regulation, and social skills, leading to a more positive and productive learning environment
We offer a financially sustainable provision demonstrating a clear return on investment in terms of reduced need for more expensive interventions.
We offer a solution that helps alleviate teacher stress and contribute to a positive and supportive school environment, leading to improved staff retention and job satisfaction
We offer evidence-based support that demonstrate tangible improvements and provide data to inform ongoing support strategies
A Cost Effective Solution
Monetary Value
Monetary Savings
Staff Well-being:
Staff wellbeing
Educational Outcomes:
Educational Outcomes
Why Choose Us
Building a brighter future for children, one step at a time.
Winner of Welsh Social Business of the Year 2021 - Recognition of the importance, value and success of our work.
We stand out not only because of our canine companions, but our engagment boosting techniques, ability to engage the disengaged and impressive success rate.
Our specialist practitioners are highly trained, using evidence-based techniques striving to empower young people to thrive.
We provide qualitative and quantitative data, documenting our impact and providing ongoing feedback. Our routine progress reports include statistical insights, contributing measurable information to the overall wellbeing strategy.
We love becoming part of the school community, our support puts smiles on the faces of everyone at school, not just those lucky enough to work with us.
Testimonial
What they say about us
Dont take our word for it, have a read of what some of the schools we support have to say about us.
Weekly visits from the team have been the highlight of his week. From the first week we saw a positive change in behaviour, attitude to learning, communication skills and the child's engagement with his peers.
