Roger Mitchell has worked in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (one of the most deprived boroughs in the UK) since 1988 and has been Headteacher at Ripple Primary School (a 950 pupil school for 3-11 year olds split over 2 sites) since 2005. Ripple Primary School is an Emotionally Available School. Everyone is Welcome. Everyone Belongs. A vocal advocate for inclusion, he has a breadth and depth of experience and knowledge in supporting children with SEMH needs and is a Trustee on the Board at nurtureuk. He continually pushes for ALL who work with children and young people to fully understand Attachment, Adverse Childhood Experiences and Trauma Informed Practice, to create a real sense of belonging because, in his words, “If you lose a child from their school, you lose the child.”