About Us
SCI works with Schools, Youth Offending Teams and Children's Services.
We provide targeted intervention for children and young adults who are experiencing social, emotional, behavioural or contextual challenges.
Our approach blends physical activity, mentoring and trauma-informed practice to help them stabilise,
re-engage and succeed.
Our Mission & Ethos
Our Mission
To give young people the opportunity, support and structure they need to make positive change.
SCI was created around the belief that progress doesn't happen in a classroom or through traditional support alone. By combining trusted relationships, physical activity, mentoring and structured intervention, we create different opportunities for young people to engage, achieve and move forward.
Our Ethos
Every young person deserves the opportunity to move forward.
We recognise that behaviour often sits within a much wider picture. Our approach is non-judgemental, consistent and built around the individual, recognising their experiences, strengths and circumstances rather than defining them by the challenges they face.
We believe in building on what a young person can do, creating achievable opportunities for success and helping them develop the confidence, resilience and skills to make positive choices for their future.
Second chances aren't about looking back. They are about creating a different way forward.
Meet The Team
Merrick Osborne - Director and Lead Practitioner
DTLLS | PTLLS | L3 Personal Trainer | L5 Diet & Nutrition Coach |
L2 Children's Fitness Mentor | L5 Life Coach
With over 15 years' experience as a teacher and youth worker across schools, colleges, PRUs and prisons as well as experience supporting children, young people and young adults with complex social, emotional and behavioural needs. He combines his experience in youth intervention with his professional fitness background to create sessions that are purposeful, engaging and individually tailored.
He leads our intervention model, combining mentoring, physical activity and relationship-based support. His current work at Frogmore Community College includes supporting young people at risk of exclusion, struggling with education, and those on statutory safeguarding plans (CLA, CP, CiN).
His practice is focused on creating safe, structured opportunities for young people to engage, build confidence and make positive change.
Allison Boyle - Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)
Allison is the Designated Safeguarding Lead for SCI A qualified social worker, Allison oversees SCI's safeguarding culture, policy compliance, supervision framework and multi-agency communication.
With extensive experience as a manager, Independent Reviewing Office (IRO) and Child Protection Chair, Allison has led statutory safeguarding processes, chaired child protection conferences and overseen multi-agency plans across children's services. Her background brings a high level of professional scrutiny, risk management and accountability to SCI's practice.
She leads safeguarding supervision, supports practitioner wellbeing, and ensures all intervention aligns with Working Together to Safeguard Children (2026) and local partnership procedures. Her practice is grounded in trauma-informed principles, reflective supervision and robust risk management, ensuring every learner receives safe, consistent and ethically governed support.