Staff Training
Understanding Before Behaviour
A full day, half day or twilight session for school staff, agencies and anyone working with children — a balanced way of thinking about behaviour, and practical strategies to use the next morning.
Not another generic trauma informed course
Trauma informed practice has given schools and services a great deal. But when every behaviour is explained the same way, adults lose the ability to tell one child apart from another — and the strategies stop working.
This training takes a wider view. It gives teams a clear framework for asking better questions, weighing different explanations and choosing a response that fits the child in front of them, without lowering expectations or loosening boundaries.
Eight lenses on the same behaviour
Trauma
Considered carefully — never assumed.
Attachment
How relationships shape safety and trust.
Neurodiversity
Different processing, not deficit.
Communication
What a child cannot yet put into words.
Anxiety
The quiet driver behind much of what we see.
Sensory processing
The body's experience of the room.
Development
Where a child actually is, not their age.
Environment
Home, classroom, timetable, transitions.
How the day feels
Practical
Every idea is tied to something you can do in a corridor, a session or a difficult conversation.
Interactive
Real case discussion using the children you support, with space for honest disagreement.
Respectful
Everyone is treated as a skilled adult who already knows a great deal about their children.
Staff don't need more theory. They need a way of thinking that holds up on a Tuesday afternoon.
Bring the training to your team
Sessions are shaped around your setting, the children you work with and the questions your team is already asking.
Check availabilityFees are straightforward and published openly — see my pricing.