Teachers need accurate guidance on helping children and families who have been exposed to trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Trauma can be caused in many different ways.

Relational trauma is often the result of a parent or care-giver’s own untreated relational trauma and occurs when there is consistent disruption of a child’s sense of security and love within the family. It is often caused by a sense of abandonment or enmeshment, where unhealthy emotional relationships are created which will affect a child's development and learning.

This great instructional video course is designed to enhance your understanding of the impact of childhood adversity, trauma and toxic stress and provides an invaluable insight into why children who have or continue to suffer trauma, behave the way they do.

By simplifying and condensing the complex world of childhood trauma into tangible, easy to grasp terms, this course will equip you with a number of trauma-informed classroom strategies and approaches with which to respond to the consequential complex needs of trauma-impacted children and adolescents.

What you will learn:

• What trauma & adverse childhood experiences (ACE) are
• Common classroom signs & behaviours exhibited by children that have experienced trauma or ACE's
• How to respond and support a child
• How to create a supportive and empowering environment for a child
• How to maximise your childs learning & support socio-emotional development.
• How to protect children from further adverse experiences



Course duration

Circa 60 mins+ (video lesson content). Additional needed for learning exercises and review.

What's included

Video lessons

Downloadable Resources

Access on a tablet or phone

Certificate of Completion

"I couldn't recommend this course more!"

- Dr. Kate James, Educational Psychologist.

Lucy is an experienced school leader specialising in trauma-responsive practice. She currently works as a School Development Partner for a group of therapeutic schools across London. A qualified teacher with two postgraduate degrees in psychology, she has spent her career seeking to understand the causes of challenging or antisocial behaviour and how this creates barriers to learning. Most of her experience has involved working with very complex and vulnerable children and young people who have suffered a variety of adverse childhood experiences.

Frequently Asked Questions

When does the course start and finish?

The course starts now and closes in 12 months. You can work through the video wherever you like and whenever you like.

How long do I have access to the course?

After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for 12 months - across any and all devices you own.

What if I am unhappy with the course?

We would never want you to be unhappy! If you are unsatisfied with your purchase, contact us in the first 30 days and we will give you a full refund.