GENTLES GUIDANCE LTD

motivational speeches & Training

Marie Gentles’ BOOK is available from Amazon and most bookstores

Digital TRAINING for schools/services, parents and carers is available for purchase: Behaviour Development Programme

To book a SPEECH by Marie click here: Keynote Speeches

Marie Gentles TV SERIES are available to watch on BBC iPlayer: Helping our Teens

To contact Marie’s AGENT, click here: Vanessa Fogarty @ Curtis Brown

Gentles Guidance Ltd, was established by Marie Gentles OBE in 2020. Previously the Headteacher of an Outstanding Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) and Social Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) provision, she identified a significant need for any adult who has children or works with children, to fully understand behaviour as communication.

Marie is a Specialist Leader of Education (SLE) and a Behaviour Advisor for the government. She is also trained in the Solihull Approach.

Marie is a keynote speaker and supports schools, services and families through her speeches and digital training programme, to implement practical, manageable ways to modify behaviour, via a bespoke approach which meets the varying needs of children and young people. This preventative approach for children and young people of all ages, is based upon securing the emotional safety of a child.

This unique approach is not only what differentiates Marie’s gentle guidance, but also what makes it so successful.


“I still use the strategies at home and at school. It’s probably the best training I have had, it’s so effective”
“As an Early Career Teacher, this was so valuable. Marie explained things so clearly and gave me great tools to use in the classroom”
“Something inside clicked. My perception of behaviour changed completely”
“Marie Gentles is as important to children’s behaviour management as Einstein was to understanding the theory of relativity! #Legend”
“ I wanted to let you know the impact you have had on our school community. 
Since your training, we have talked a lot about our own containment and times when we have not managed our own balance, we now acknowledge that we need to prioritise this for both our school community and ourselves....We now have a shared dialogue, which was missing before, and real consistency, there are still big challenges but we understand them better.  Thank you so much for making such a difference to us, we know we are only on the start of this everlasting journey but are very grateful; the impact is the smiles on our faces, as we know we are able to understand those who struggle themselves the most! 
Many thanks for making such a difference!”
“The passion and enthusiasm of Marie is infectious”

Follow what Marie has been involved in by clicking on some of the pictures below…