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Our mission is to equip young people with knowledge, as well as the emotional and practical tools they need in order to thrive on their journey to adulthood. We believe in a holistic approach to wellbeing and work with schools, businesses and parents to ensure our communities are a place where people can thrive.

Gemma Holbird - Director

Gemma Holbird | The Conversation Stamford

Gemma is a qualified Secondary English and Drama teacher and former Pastoral Lead. Together with Sarah Jane, she set up The Conversation Stamford in 2016 to ensure quality PSHE was available to young people.

Sarah Jane Sauntson - Director

Sarah Sauntson | The Conversation Stamford

Prior to setting up The Conversation Stamford, Sarah Jane worked as a primary special needs teacher and has a keen interest in inclusion within the PSHE curriculum.

Carys Vaughan - Lead Presenter

Carys Vaughan | The Conversation Stamford

Carys is a former TEFL teacher and also has experience in the commercial education sector. She joined The Conversation in 2016.

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Testimonials

  • "...This was a great session, thank you, you two! Much more work from us two on the emotion side of things with our daughter, but we’re well chuffed that we’re doing most of the other bits, so the guilt-smugness seesaw has been balanced..."
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  • "...It was fantastic. Very informative and we also plan to implement the strategies learnt in our nursery rooms..."
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  • "...We really value what “The Conversation” brings to the PSHE programme. It means the SRE education is standardized, appropriate, neutral, informed, modern and so nicely delivered. Thank you most sincerely."
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  • "...So good to have the dialogue opened up. So often it is just offloading to friends - this felt constructive, beneficial and supportive..."
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  • "...The children acted maturely, sensitively and with great interest, which was a reflection of the way that the presenters dealt with the subject matter. I know that the Year 6 staff were very pleased and impressed with both mornings and I would highly recommend them to any school covering this aspect of the curriculum..."
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  • "...We really value what “The Conversation” brings to the PSHE programme. It means the SRE education is standardized, appropriate, neutral, informed, modern and so nicely delivered. Thank you most sincerely..."
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  • "...First time in 12 years I’ve ever experienced anything like this. Friendly, exciting and a lot of fun..."
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  • "...I really enjoyed our session today with the conversation about protected characteristics. I found that it taught me lots of things that we don’t cover in school. The staff were very fun and engaging. Learning about neuro divergence, races and gender was very interesting. I had a great day!...."
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  • "...Would you mind please passing on my thanks for the videos – my husband and I have used some of the strategies and they work so well! I can’t believe how much I get out of our son when we play the games suggested - It’s given us such an understanding of his world. Many thanks for organising this… the videos have made such a difference to us as a family..."
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  • "...I found our session with The Conversation very fun and I most enjoyed the art with Tony because we were learning that people have different races and that we have to all be ok with it because we are not all the same. We learned all about Protected Characteristics and that we all have them and that it is ok to have them...."
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  • "...Hugely valuable - I have a book full of notes, now I just need to put them into practice. I think this approach of working directly with parents is a great way of getting your message out there and supporting kids. We can then reinforce what organisations like yours and teachers are communicating to them..."
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