Our Team
About us
Sian and Alex Breeze have extensive experience working with children and young people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds.
The idea to start Strides came from Sian and Alex identifying a need for high quality trauma-informed alternative provision in Gloucestershire.
They want Strides to equip young people to flourish in all educational settings, the workplace and in the community. They aim to do this through therapeutic, trauma-informed intervention, which will work alongside meeting a student’s educational needs. As huge animal lovers, it made sense to include animals as part of this provision.
Sian Breeze
Sian is a mental health nurse who has worked in CAMHS inpatient and outpatient settings, as well as adult mental health provision. Sian has also worked for many years with disabled young people, helping them in education and respite settings. Sian also loves reading and is a published poet. Her other great passions are horse riding and looking after animals.
Sian has achieved the following qualifications:
- BSc in Applied Social Sciences
- BSc in Mental Health Nursing
- Level 2 Certificate in Equine Assisted Services
- Level 1 British Sign Language
- Positive Behaviour Support trainer
- Motivational Interviewing
- Silver and Bronze certificates in Trauma Informed Practice
- Trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for eating disorders and family-based treatment.
Alex Breeze
Alex’s background is in education where he has worked as a Secondary school English teacher for 18 years, including two and a half years working as an Assistant Head Teacher at a pupil referral unit. He is passionate about working with young people and supporting them to achieve their goals no matter how big or small they seem. He loves reading, writing and playing sport.
Alex has achieved the following qualifications:
- BA (Hons) Humanities from Brunel University
- MA Creative and Transactional Writing from Brunel University
- Secondary PGCE in English at University of Gloucestershire
- NPQSL
- Gold, Silver and Bronze Certificates in Developing Trauma Informed Practice
- The NSPCC DSL Advanced training for Schools and Colleges
- Certificate in Resourced Based Therapies: Motivational Interviewing and Beyond
Domino
Domino, our friendly Cocker Cavalier Bichon is a valued member of our team. She loves meeting new people and running around on the grass.
You will know when she is pleased to see you, or she is having a great day because you will see her tail wagging behind her.
Sometimes she loves being taken for a walk or being taught a new trick!