Education & systemic change

Systems
built for
children
to belong

Baselaos supports schools, local authorities, charities and leaders to build practice that is relational, rigorous and rooted in equity.

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Origin
Basileos
"Of royal standing. One who holds authority not through force but through wisdom and responsibility."
The name is inherited. The mission continues.

In memory of Dr Denise Parnell
whose vision made this possible

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Systemic Thinking & Approach
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Relational Practice
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Systemic Change
04
Strategic Thinking
Systemic thinking/// Inclusion/// Relational practice/// Education strategy/// Theory of change/// Anti-oppressive practice/// Youth justice/// Systemic approach///
What we know

Most organisations working with children and young people are solving the wrong problem. Not because they lack commitment, but because the systems they work within have taught them to treat symptoms, label quickly, and move on.

We do not just help organisations do better. We help them see differently.

The Baselaos
Method
Seeing beneath the surface. Rooted in change. Five moves that go deeper than the symptom.
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Interrogate the Default
Disrupts business as usual
We question what organisations have normalised. We challenge what has been inherited and never examined — because the children at the centre of this work cannot afford for us not to.
02
Follow It Back
Finds the root, not the symptom
Problems that keep recurring are not individual failures. They are system outputs. We follow the problem back to where the intervention actually needs to land.
03
Come Back to Them
Keeps the person central
Any analysis that loses sight of the individual child, practitioner, or leader at the centre has already gone wrong. We always return to: what was this person carrying, and what do they actually need?
04
Name Who's Missing
Anti-oppressive by design
We name who is being missed, mislabelled, and whose needs are being flattened. Anti-oppressive practice is not an add-on. It is the lens through which all of it is done.
05
Build Reflexive Capacity
Leaves organisations stronger
The goal of Baselaos is never dependency. It is transformation. We build thinking and honest self-questioning into the organisation so that when we leave, the capacity to keep seeing clearly stays.
For organisations that already care/// But sense something structural keeps getting in the way/// And are ready to look honestly at their own part in that///
How we
work
Each engagement shaped to your context. Nothing generic. Nothing recycled.
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Strategic Consultancy
For organisations navigating complex challenges around inclusion, education, participation and systemic change.
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Training & Workshops
Practical sessions that strengthen how teams work with and alongside young people.
03
SEND & Education
Support around belonging, exclusion, transitions and barriers to participation, through a systemic and equity lens.
04
Thinking Partnership
Strategic space for leaders who need to think clearly and honestly about the work in front of them.
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Speaking & Facilitation
Powerful input for conferences, leadership spaces and professional learning environments.
The standard
Clear. Credible. Rooted in what actually helps.
Not recycled frameworks. Not surface-level solutions. Work with genuine depth.
Dr Denise Parnell, Founder
In her memory · Founder
Dr Denise Parnell

"For the people. Not a slogan. Just an orientation. A way of moving through the world."

From the youth courts at the Crown Prosecution Service, to MOPAC multi-faith community work, to building Baselaos with young people across Southwark, Lambeth, Feltham and pan-London. She kept finding her way back to the same question: how do we actually serve the people in front of us?

Baselaos is not closing. It is continuing. Founded by her. Continued in her name.

Lead Consultant
Micheál
Griffiths

A consultant with extensive experience across education, inclusion, youth-focused practice and systemic improvement. Continuing Baselaos with a focus on education, inclusion, SEND, and systems change for children and young people.

Working with organisations across the UK and internationally, bringing a systemic and relational approach to challenges that have resisted surface-level solutions.

13+ years across education, inclusion & youth justice
Experience across SEND, exclusion & place-based settings
MSc Psychology · Systemic practice & Theory of Change
Working nationally and internationally
Systemic thinking Systemic approach Education strategy Relational practice Anti-oppressive practice
Ready
to start?
Get in touch: micheal.griffiths@baselaos.com
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