The youHQ digital platform safeguards whole-school wellbeing and provides students and teachers with the tools to flourish. Developed through in-school testing and trusted by thousands of users, youHQ creates a practical and outstanding wellbeing environment for everyone.
Our Mission
With the increasing challenges surrounding the mental health of children and young individuals worldwide, we recognize the importance of providing early resilience-building tools.
At youHQ, our mission is to equip young people with the life skills they need to lead meaningful and fulfilling lives. Schools are vital in building these essential skills, so we designed youHQ to support a positive, enduring impact on young people's wellbeing.
Our 5 Core Pillars
At youHQ, our work is guided by five core pillars of wellbeing. These aren’t just key to individual happiness; they’re the foundation for the strongest student outcomes and a positive, lasting impact on the world.
Physical wellbeing is fundamental to mental and emotional health. Research shows that regular physical activity boosts mood, concentration, and overall resilience, helping students manage stress and build energy for academic and personal pursuits.
By encouraging an active lifestyle and offering tools like activity logging, goal-setting, and nutrition resources, we’re supporting a balanced, healthy foundation that enables young people to thrive.
Emotional wellbeing involves understanding and managing our feelings. Self-awareness and emotional intelligence help young people navigate challenges, build resilience, and cultivate positive relationships.
Tools like wellbeing check-ins, journaling, and kindness initiatives empower students to develop empathy, regulate emotions, and understand the power of gratitude. This self-knowledge forms a cornerstone for a confident, purposeful life.
Physical wellbeing is fundamental to mental and emotional health. Research shows that regular physical activity boosts mood, concentration, and overall resilience, helping students manage stress and build energy for academic and personal pursuits.
By encouraging an active lifestyle and offering tools like activity logging, goal-setting, and nutrition resources, we’re supporting a balanced, healthy foundation that enables young people to thrive.
Intellectual curiosity fuels personal growth. When students are encouraged to explore new ideas, set academic goals, and develop a healthy balance of study, diet, and sleep, they build a resilient mindset open to learning. Intellectual wellbeing nurtures adaptability, creativity, and critical thinking—qualities essential for a fulfilling life and successful career.
Through educational resources and goal-setting features, we aim to inspire a lifelong love of learning.
Helping others is profoundly rewarding and cultivates a sense of purpose and community. Engaging in acts of kindness strengthens empathy, fosters gratitude, and boosts self-esteem.
Through outward-focused initiatives, goal-setting, and kindness resources, students learn the impact they can have on others and develop a compassionate worldview that contributes to a more caring society.
Our story so far...
2018
mid
Experiencing bereavement after the death of his grandad, Jon Ford is inspired to make a career change. A serial goalsetter, he dreams of making an app to manage his goals and help others succeed in their life ambitions.
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He founds Life on Time Ltd, and alongside his university friends, spends over a year designing, building, and refining the app.
2020
spring
Life on Time secures the first school pilot of their wellbeing and personal development app in February 2020.
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The UK plunges into lockdown two weeks later. Leighton Park School uses the platform with their students through the unprecedented early days of COVID ðŸ¦
2020
summer
The UK's first lockdown is lifted. Having received valuable feedback from Leighton Park, our school wellbeing app is officially launched in late August/early September.
Our team receives over 100 enquiries to pilot the platform in the first three days of launch.
Our Team.
youHQ has been created by Life on Time Ltd. As parents, psychologists, and as learning specialists, we identified a huge hole in the way in which we coach vital life skills to our children and monitor their progress, which is why we have created youHQ - professional school wellbeing software.
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Dr Alistair Bailie
Co-Founder &
Wellbeing Director
Clinical Psychologist working in the NHS and private sector for 15+ years.
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Dr Alistair Bailie (also known as Dr Bear) believes in innovative, evidence-based practice and is trained in psychological therapies, including CBT, ACT, NET, EMDR, and Systemic Therapies.
Martin Harling-Coward
Co-Founder &
Creative Director
Experienced marketing guru with over 20 years in private creative consultancy and the UK's top advertising agencies.
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Martin is a self-proclaimed "sucker for amazing and unique insights" - and has worked in campaign concept development, brand creation, website building, and more.
Ian Batcheldor
Web Developer &
Technical Director
Developer specialising in XHTML, PHP, CSS, JavaScript, and MySQL.
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Part of the youHQ journey from the beginning, Ian built the wellbeing platform and app from scratch. He has 21+ years of experience in the web industry - and he oversees all youHQ technical development.
Tracy Harper
Former Vice Principal
turned Product Specialist
Tracy has over 20 years' experience in care, education, and safeguarding.
Moving to EdTech in 2020, she utilises her analytical, problem-solving skills and deep understanding of student and staff needs to guide the development of new and impactful products.​​
Dr Ruba Tabari
Education Psychologist
& Consultant
Highly experienced education psychologist based in the UAE. Developer of the Wellbeing Framework at Abu Dhabi Department of Education.
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Utilising more than 30 years of experience working with schools and families, Dr Ruba is an expert in psychology and school curricula.
Emma Butterworth
Primary (KS1 - 2)
Resource Creator
Primary Teacher with 12+ years of experience in the UK, Italy, UAE, and Australia.
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Passionate about promoting wellbeing in schools and committed to continuous growth, she strives to engage and support every child on their unique educational and developmental journey.