There has been a rise in the number of children being assessed for ADHD across the UK and beyond. Such an increase in diagnosis of all SEND, not only ADHD, requires teachers to be increasingly aware of the support required for different needs within their classroom. What causes ADHD and how does ADHD impact behaviour?There […]

In our previous post we addressed what trauma informed training actually is. In this article we're looking at the impact of trauma informed training and its multifaceted nature highlighting that trauma informed training runs so much deeper than any short article could convey without writing 100,000s of words! But, here are some key benefits: 1. […]

In recent years, there has been a growing understanding of the impact of trauma upon a person’s well-being, behaviour and the opportunities they have to thrive in everyday life. As a result, there is an increasing demand for organisations, especially those in education, healthcare, and social services, to adopt trauma informed practices. Trauma Informed Consultancy […]

Writing has long been used to satisfy the call to heal from emotional distress, to understand more of our internal workings and to share what we have learnt in the process of experiencing something we have struggled with or found traumatic. I first learned of this wonderful healing ability in its full entirety as I […]

Underpinning Trauma Informed principles into your setting, service or system is now more important than ever. A trauma-informed approach can support children, young people, families and those working in the settings that support them, dealing with the impact of the areas highlighted in the report above.

As described by David Emerson and Elisabeth Hopper in their book “Overcoming Trauma Through Yoga” Human beings are tender creatures - we are born with our hearts open. Sometimes our open hearts encounter experiences that shatter us. Sometimes we encounter experiences that so violate our sense of safety, order, predictability and rights, that we feel […]