Trauma-Informed Training for Schools and Organisations

Practical behaviour, regulation and inclusion training grounded in real school experience

Professional training and consultancy supporting schools to respond effectively to behaviour, trauma, and neurodiversity

without increasing workload or lowering expectations.

Why this work matters in schools right now:

Schools are operating within increasing levels of emotional dysregulation, unmet neurodiversity needs and staff burnout. Many existing behaviour approaches no longer align with what we know about how children learn, regulate and feel safe enough to engage.

This training supports schools and organisations to understand behaviour through a trauma-informed, nervous-system-aware lens, and to translate that understanding into clear, realistic strategies that work in everyday practice.

The focus is not on adding initiatives, but on strengthening consistency, confidence and capacity across staff teams.

What this training supports:

Schools and organisations engaging in this work typically want to:

  • Reduce behaviour escalation and crisis moments

  • Increase staff confidence and consistency in responses

  • Improve emotional safety for pupils and staff

  • Strengthen inclusive and SEND-informed practice

  • Support staff regulation and reduce burnout

  • Align behaviour practice with current research and statutory expectations

What the training includes:

Training is tailored to the needs of your setting, but commonly covers:

Behaviour and regulation

Understanding behaviour as communication

The nervous system and readiness for learning

Trauma, attachment and neurodiversity in the classroom

Why traditional behaviour strategies can escalate dysregulation

Practical classroom strategies

Co-regulation strategies that work under real pressure

Supporting regulation without removing boundaries

Responding consistently across staff teams

Creating emotionally safe classrooms that support learning

Staff capacity and sustainability

Supporting staff regulation to reduce reactivity and exhaustion

Reducing emotional load and burnout

Embedding practice rather than introducing additional initiatives

All content is evidence-informed, accessible and grounded in real classroom experience.

How training is delivered:

Training can be delivered in-school or online and is available as:

90-minute twilight sessions

Half-day INSET

Full-day INSET

Sessions are interactive, practical and designed to support immediate application in classrooms.

Who this training is for:

This work is particularly helpful for schools and organisations experiencing:

Increased behaviour incidents or emotional dysregulation

Rising neurodiversity needs without sufficient support

Staff feeling overwhelmed, reactive or burnt out

Inconsistency in behaviour approaches across teams

Pressure around SEND, inclusion or Ofsted readiness

About the facilitator:

I bring over 25 years’ experience in education, including leadership roles within SEMH services, alongside extensive experience delivering professional training to schools and organisations.

Having worked within classrooms, leadership teams and high-pressure school environments, I understand both the complexity of behaviour and the realities staff face daily.

My approach balances compassion with clarity, and understanding with structure, supporting schools to create calmer, more consistent environments while protecting staff capacity and wellbeing.

What schools value about this work:

Schools often highlight that this training:

Feels grounded and realistic

Respects staff experience and workload

Improves confidence rather than adding pressure

Supports consistency across teams

Aligns with existing policies and priorities

This is professional development designed to support long-term change, not a one-off intervention.

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"From the outset of our journey towards becoming a Trauma informed school, Sarah has supported every step of the way. Her calm and knowledgeable approach helped us greatly when we were working on our new behaviour policy and she helped us with our decision making by taking the time to talk issues through with us. We have really benefitted from the way that she was able to appreciate our specific context and adapt things to suit our school, pupils and parents."

"So, refreshing to have training delivered with humour , humility and a dose of reality. Good to acknowledge that we all get it wrong sometimes but like children we get to reset too and make a fresh start. Hope this will give the staff some confidence to reflect and believe better is achievable."

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"I learned how to be a better practitioner and help children adapt in their environment with empathy and tolerance. My understanding in trauma is much better now."

"Sarah is always approachable and generous with her time; our staff and pupils have benefitted from her support so much."

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"Sarah was just perfect, I found her extremely brave to share her personal situation, I felt very comfortable and reassured. It was really well done and Sarah was very engaging. She put as all at ease."

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