More staff won’t improve inclusion - better practice will.

We work with schools to strengthen professional practice so every student can engage, learn, & thrive.

Our Approach

Our team brings together the science of behaviour, teaching practice, and design thinking to support meaningful change in schools. We work alongside educators and leaders to build approaches that are practical, consistent, and sustainable - embedded into how schools actually operate, not layered on top of existing workload.

Get Started
Get Started

Meet the Team

  • Kat Savidis

    FOUNDER & CEO

    Kat Savidis is a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst with a background in psychology and a Master of Special Education. She has extensive experience supporting individuals with diverse behavioural needs, especially in schools where challenges can be most pronounced.

    Her work bridges clinical insight and classroom practice, helping to make informed decisions and implement strategies that are both evidence-based and workable in real settings.

    Kat is particularly invested in helping schools move beyond a short-term mindset, shaping pathways that are attainable and genuinely improve outcomes for students over time.

  • Chris Harvison

    STRATEGIC PRINCIPAL

    Chris Harvison is a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst, holds a Master of Education (Applied Behaviour Analysis), and is a former Principal of a specialist school supporting a wide range of complex learning needs.

    With over a decade in school leadership, he brings a systems-level expertise to inclusive practice and helps schools move beyond costly reactive support toward sustainable change.

    Chris also works closely with school leaders to reshape culture around inclusion, improving capability and creating conditions where every student has their best opportunity to thrive.

  • Judd Porter

    INCLUSIVE LEARNING

    Judd Porter is a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst and holds a Master of Education (Applied Behaviour Analysis).

    As a former Leading Teacher and Assistant Principal, he brings deep experience across environmental design, educator capability, and supporting learners with diverse needs.

    Alongside his systems development and delivery, Judd works directly with teachers to strengthen day-to-day practice.

    Using evidence-based strategies and tools, he helps build clarity, consistency, and confidence so that educators can successfully apply support for diverse learners and their needs.

Our Process

Our process is both simple and effective.

We start by understanding your current environment and learner needs - what’s working, where the pressure points are, and how behavioural support is currently being delivered.

From there, we work alongside your team to design practical approaches, build capability through targeted development, and embed strategies into everyday practice so they hold over time.

 

In-person & remote consultation.

Based across both VIC and NSW, we travel when you need us there, and provide support via video-conferencing when you don’t to save your school resources.

  • "The services were tailored to the student and the situation, and gave us detailed advice on how to better support behaviours in an educational setting through consultancy and professional learning."

    — P-12 College, Executive Principal

  • "Chris' visit to our school was discreet when undertaking student observations and feedback was both timely and extremely professional. Recommendations made were effective and have had a significant impact."

    — Primary School, Principal

  • "UPD have provided us with an expert insight into the function of behaviour as well as delivered practical strategies to correct, maintain or improve it based on individual needs."

    — Specialist High School, Leading Teacher

  • "A very professional team to deal with from collecting background information, to site observations, to presenting their findings in a particularly timely manner."

    — Primary School, Principal

Let’s get started.