We have worked within education for almost 10 years and during that time we have developed a number of resources to support your work. We know how hard you work, every day to show up for the children. We also know how much you are juggling! There are so many pressures on schools to deliver outcomes but the truth is, the number of children struggling with adverse childhood experiences, feelings and emotions are on the rise. Childhood itself is changing and every single child needs to have their wellbeing and mental health needs met before they can actually learn anything!

We have two essential training options to help you put their wellbeing at the core of all you do!

The Therapeutic Teaching Course

The Therapeutic Teaching course is a 6 part course that is designed to embed a therapeutic approach across your school. The modules teach you about how childhood trauma can impact children's mental health and wellbeing and the impact this has on their school experience. We also look at how childhood has changed given the arrival of technology and social media and how we need to begin to re-frame the role of schools, putting wellbeing at its core, in order to meet the needs of children today. This course upskills and empowers everyone to become therapeutic teachers and will give you the strategies and resources to begin to feel confident about teaching the children, whatever their background, and make a difference in their lives.
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Every child deserves the chance to flourish. This course helps you to teach the children that they are not their trauma and it does not have to define them. Creating an ethos in school which communicates that you are there to help guide, support and teach children, even if what they need to be taught is nothing to do with the curriculum but everything to do with who they will become!

Course Modules

Learn about childhood trauma and how it impacts a developing brain. Find out what happens when children are stressed or overwhelmed. Why they have ‘meltdowns’ and what the impact is on their behaviour and internal processing at school. Most importantly, learn what can you do to help. Underpinned by therapeutic approaches and full of advice and free resources. This session is vital for anyone working with vulnerable children or young people in an educational setting.
Learn about attachment disorder and how it impacts a child or young person.  Find out how to identify attachment disorder and how to support the children you work with by ensuring you are not triggering attachment style behaviours. Full of practical strategies and advice to help you figure out what is effective and what is not effective at school. You will have lots to take away and implement. 
Learn about how to develop therapeutic teaching skills with the children in your school. Find out how to adapt your responses to behavioural incidents and emotional outbursts to focus on connection and care. The lessons in this module will begin to create a therapeutic ethos amongst your staff and help guide everyone working with the children toward an approach that puts mental health and well-being first. A very popular session which will change perceptions and offer a lot of ‘ah-ha’ moments. 
This module brings everything you have learnt so far together. Find out how to approach behavioural incidents whilst still maintaining a therapeutic approach based on connection. Learn how to create boundaries without using punishment or rejection. This session will help ensure your approach is trauma informed and attachment aware and gives you the tools to roll it out across the school.
Learn about emotional intelligence and how focusing on developing EI in your children can predict better outcomes and life skills than academic achievements. This module links to the government guidelines on health, relationships and sex education and will inspire you to put wellbeing at the heart of your classroom. Find out how you can increase emotional intelligence in the children you work with and help them become more self-aware and empathetic by following the advice, resources, and support in this module. 
Learn how to create a therapeutic environment throughout your school which puts well-being and mental health at its core. Find out how changing your classrooms, hallways and outdoor areas can increase feelings of safety and promote self-belief which in turn positively impact learning. Ensuring your school is meeting the needs of each child through its design.

Enrol your whole setting/ school

Enrol everyone for just £2,500. If you get new staff, just let us know and we will sign up new staff at any time. You can choose to learn together as a staff team by watching the online course modules or learn from home and come together to discuss it!

Course Includes:
  • Online course modules
  • Supporting resources 
  • Assessment and certificates

Add on:
  • Workshops with Shahana Knight to discuss real-life scenarios and consolidate learning
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Enrol yourself as an individual learner

Enrol on this course for just £300

Course Includes:
  • Online Course Modules
  • Supporting Resources
  • Assessment and certificate
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The Therapeutic School Award


A Whole School Approach...

Our whole school approach to mental health and wellbeing changes practice, supports teacher development and empowers you to put wellbeing at the heart of your school. Create a culture where all teachers are confident at recognising the signs that children are struggling, and know how to respond.  Create an environment where children are taught to understand their own mental health and are given the tools they need to flourish in the world. This course is underpinned by neuroscience and trauma theory and will upskill you to become trauma-informed and attachment aware in a practical, tangible way. We are skilled at closing the gap between theory and practice and give you step by step processes to help you initiate change. We will explore the impact of childhood trauma, how attachment disorder presents in school, therapeutic responses, cultivating emotional intelligence, creating calmer environments, and approaching challenging behaviour. All modules are all online and come with PDF reminders and additional resources to help you embed the approach so that the impact of the course continues long after you have completed the modules. This course will help improve behaviour, social, emotional and academic outcomes, staff skillset, staff wellbeing and children’s mental health.
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Included

  • Initial whole school assessment
  • 24 hour access to our online platform to allow for effective implementation and strategic planning both initially and long term
  • The therapeutic teaching course, 6 online training  modules (see below) for leadership and all staff
  • Additional online wellbeing curriculum to enhance the approach  
  • Supporting resources 
  • Senior leadership area to address staff leadership and signposting 
  • Leaders will be paired with therapeutic school leads from schools who have completed the training who will act as mentors
  • Regular check-ins to monitor progress 
  • Live workshop with staff to encourage discussion and to help relate theory to practice 

Assessment:
  • Assessment criteria checklist to ensure school meet all expectations 
  • Self-initiated plan for strategic change and feedback
  • Feedback of the course modules will be gathered to monitor the impact
  • Assessments after every module to ensure understanding
  • 2 specific assessment tools are included to monitor change and evidence impact. 
  • Final whole school assessment and evaluation of outcomes + impact report 

Completion:
  • Awarded Therapeutic School Status

Ongoing Support:
  • Ongoing support from TPC Therapy after the course has been implemented 
  • Peer support from other schools and leaders is ongoing through access to the therapeutic school forum. 
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