This masterclass is meticulously crafted to equip teachers, school leaders, pastoral staff, and SENCOs in schools with the essential knowledge, strategies, and tools needed to implement trauma-informed teaching practices effectively. The workshop addresses the critical need to understand and respond to the impact of trauma on students’ learning and behaviour within the UK educational framework.
Participants will delve into comprehensive discussions and practical applications aimed at enhancing their understanding of trauma’s profound effects on children and young people’s educational experiences. By exploring various types of trauma—acute, chronic, and complex— participants will gain insights into how trauma manifests physically, emotionally, behaviourally, and cognitively among students. Moreover, the workshop will delve into the neuroscientific aspects, illuminating how trauma affects the developing brain and nervous system, thus shaping students’ responses to learning environments.
KEY LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Deepen understanding of the impact of trauma on children and young people’s learning and behaviour.
Equip participants with practical strategies to create a trauma-informed school culture.
Build confidence in implementing trauma-sensitive approaches within the UK curriculum and educational context.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Teachers, school leaders, pastoral staff, and SENCOs
FACILITATOR
Steve Burnage FCCT FRSA M.Ed is an experienced international consultant and trainer who has worked extensively with schools in India and worldwide. Having served over 25 years as a teacher and school leader in the UK, Steve is now in demand as a consultant, trainer, inspector, and author, specialising in the areas of leadership development, effective classroom pedagogy and practice; and school inspection, improvement, and development.
Steve is lead inspector and academic consultant for The British Council and a lead trainer and principal examiner in Educational Leadership for Cambridge International Examinations and The International Baccalaureate.
