KCA Training - Knowledge Change Action

KCA Training - Knowledge Change Action Working with you to create more good days.

KCA (previously known as Kate Cairns Associates) was established in 2011 to bring together the work of Kate Cairns and a group of experienced practitioners and trainers across the UK. Our small, experienced team, managed from our Head Office in Gloucestershire, has an excellent track record in running effective training programmes, rooted in the science-based theory of attachment, trauma and resil

ience, that are responsive to the changing needs and priorities of our Commissioners. At KCA, relationships are key to everything we do – whether that is the relationships between our colleagues that ensure that we feel supported, enthused and committed to our work, the relationships with our commissioners that allow us to understand and respond effectively to their needs, or supporting practitioners, through our training and consultancy, to develop effective connected relationships with the children, families and teams with whom they work.

We've welcomed quite a few new people here recently, so we thought we'd introduce ourselves. 👋We're KCA – Knowledge Chan...
02/09/2026

We've welcomed quite a few new people here recently, so we thought we'd introduce ourselves. 👋

We're KCA – Knowledge Change Action.

We help people and organisations understand the science behind relationships, behaviour, trauma and resilience – and, importantly, translate that knowledge into everyday practice.

Sometimes that starts with training. Often, we stay alongside organisations as they work to embed learning more deeply into their practice, systems and culture.

If you're new here, welcome. And if you've been part of the KCA community for a while, we're very glad you're still here. 💛

Such inspiring work happening at Shropshire Adventures Academy. We love working with this amazing team. Thank you for al...
01/09/2026

Such inspiring work happening at Shropshire Adventures Academy. We love working with this amazing team. Thank you for all you do ❤️

A new school year brings new routines, expectations and opportunities. But first, it brings people back together.For chi...
01/09/2026

A new school year brings new routines, expectations and opportunities. But first, it brings people back together.

For children, young people and adults, those first interactions matter. A warm welcome, a familiar face, a calm response, someone who notices.

Relational practice doesn’t have to mean doing more. Often, it’s the small everyday interactions that create safety, belonging and the conditions for learning.

So, one question for the new school year:

What will people experience in your school that tells them, “I belong here”?

How many good ideas are competing for attention in your organisation?New approaches are often introduced with the very b...
27/08/2026

How many good ideas are competing for attention in your organisation?

New approaches are often introduced with the very best intentions. But when people are already carrying multiple priorities, even something valuable can begin to feel like one more thing.

During her work experience with KCA, Nancy explored the idea of initiative fatigue and what it can mean for sustainable change.

We think she captured it brilliantly.

Have a swipe through 👇

What helps new learning actually stick in your organisation?

We talk a lot about becoming more relational, trauma-informed and wellbeing-focused.And increasingly, those words appear...
25/08/2026

We talk a lot about becoming more relational, trauma-informed and wellbeing-focused.

And increasingly, those words appear in strategies, policies and organisational values.

But culture isn’t created by what we write down.

It’s created through the everyday experience of the people within our systems.

Do staff have the time and space to think and reflect?
Do we look beyond behaviour to understand what might be happening underneath it?
Do the adults supporting others feel supported and regulated themselves?
Do our processes and expectations make relational practice easier – or harder?

Because becoming relational isn’t about adding another initiative.

It’s about looking across the whole system and asking whether what people experience matches what we say we value.

Culture lives in what people experience, not just what policies say.

Five to Thrive has never just been about babies and young children.The earliest years are incredibly important, which is...
19/08/2026

Five to Thrive has never just been about babies and young children.

The earliest years are incredibly important, which is why the familiar Five to Thrive building blocks have become so well recognised in early years and family services.

But our need for connection doesn’t disappear as we grow.

Throughout life, our brains and nervous systems continue to be shaped and supported through our relationships with other people. We notice and respond to one another. We connect and attune. We help one another regulate. We communicate through expression, movement, tone and shared experience. And we use words to connect, make meaning and understand.

Respond. Engage. Relax. Play. Talk.

Five to Thrive gives us a simple way of noticing this neurological sequence of co-regulation – and understanding what happens within us when we connect with another person.

So, as Five to Thrive increasingly reaches across the lifespan, some of our imagery is evolving too.

The familiar building blocks aren't going anywhere. You'll continue to see them in our early years and primary materials.

But for older children, young people and adults, you'll start to see our new Five to Thrive circles.

Two visual representations. One Five to Thrive.
The imagery changes. The science doesn't.

We talk a lot about creating relational environments for the people we support.But what about the people creating those ...
17/08/2026

We talk a lot about creating relational environments for the people we support.

But what about the people creating those environments?

Whether we’re working in education, health, children and family services, criminal justice, community services or the workplace, relational practice doesn’t begin at the point of delivery.

It is shaped by the culture around us too – whether people feel able to reflect, ask for help, learn from mistakes, challenge thinking and be supported when the work is difficult.

Because how we experience relationships within our teams inevitably influences the relationships we create with others.

Relational practice isn’t only about what we do.

It’s also about how we are with each other.

Have a swipe through 👇

How do we move from individual understanding to something that is felt across a whole organisation?Nancy explored this q...
14/08/2026

How do we move from individual understanding to something that is felt across a whole organisation?

Nancy explored this question during her recent work experience with KCA and created this carousel to capture her thinking.

We think she has summed up the difference between introducing an approach and truly embedding it rather brilliantly.

Have a swipe through – the final slide says it all. 💛

One of the things we love most about our work is seeing those moments when someone's thinking shifts.Many of the beliefs...
12/08/2026

One of the things we love most about our work is seeing those moments when someone's thinking shifts.

Many of the beliefs we hold about children, young people and relationships aren't wrong because people don't care. They're often based on outdated assumptions or incomplete understanding.

As our knowledge of attachment, trauma, stress and human development has grown, so too has our understanding of what helps people thrive.

Here are five common myths we still come across - and why the science invites us to think differently.

💙 Which one resonates most with you, or is there another myth you think deserves to be challenged?

Understanding the brain is fascinating.Translating that understanding into everyday conversations, relationships and dec...
10/08/2026

Understanding the brain is fascinating.

Translating that understanding into everyday conversations, relationships and decision-making is where the real difference is made.

That's where we love to work.

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