ACEs Explained for Teachers
Adverse Childhood Experiences — what they are, how they affect children's brains and behaviour, and what teachers can actually do. Based on the original Felitti and Anda research and subsequent decades of follow-up.
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Looked-After and Adopted Children — Classroom Strategies
Practical strategies for children in care, post-adoption children, and children with previous looked-after status. Common patterns, what helps, and how to work with the adults around the child.
Trauma-Informed Teaching — A One-Page Introduction
What trauma-informed teaching actually is, what it isn't, and the four shifts that make a classroom safer for children with trauma backgrounds. Useful as a CPD opener.
The 'Safe Person' Role — A Practical Guide
What it means to be a child's 'safe person' at school — for vulnerable children, this single relationship can be the difference between thriving and not. With practical guidance and what NOT to do.
Repair After Incidents — Trauma-Sensitive Version
How to handle the after-an-incident conversation with a vulnerable child — when restorative scripts may need adapting, and when relationship repair matters more than reflection.
Refugee and Asylum-Seeker Children — Settling and Supporting
Practical guidance for supporting refugee and asylum-seeker children in mainstream classrooms — what they may have lived through, what helps in the first months, what to be careful about.
Bereaved Children — What Helps in Primary
How children at primary age process death — and what teachers can actually do to support a bereaved child returning to school. Includes what to say, what to avoid, and how to plan ahead.