Trauma Responsive 
Supporting teachers to improve educational outcomes for all children
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Trauma can happen following any terrible or life-threatening event or sequence of events and we now understand more about its impact on the brain’s ability to engage in learning. Children and young people who have experienced trauma often struggle to concentrate in school, can be seen as disruptive in class, or simply find learning difficult.



We are a social enterprise committed to supporting teaching staff to build safe learning environments, attuned to the needs of children who have experienced trauma and adversity

Our vision

Services for teachers and schools

We offer a range of training and consultancy services to teaching staff and schools, which aim to support educators in improving educational outcomes for all children. Talk to us about a complete package for your school
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What we do

Upcoming Events

5-DAY INTENSIVE ONLINE TRAINING COURSE:
Becoming a trauma responsive educator
STARTS 26TH SEPTEMBER 2023

Price: €750 per person | €700 Early Bird price before 15th September 2023 
Special 3 for 2 offer for schools/groups

Are you concerned about students in your classroom who have been impacted by trauma? Do you have students who despite your best efforts are struggling to settle to learn?

We are delighted to offer our intensive “Becoming a Trauma Responsive Educator” 5-day online training programme.

Training delivered by best-selling author, teacher and educational psychotherapist, Marie Delaney. There will be a strong emphasis on the practical applications of trauma theory in classrooms and ways this relates to teaching, learning and behaviour.
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WORKSHOP:A Trauma Responsive Approach to Nurture Groups
DATES TO BE CONFIRMED

Price: €150 per person | Group discounts available

Do you have a Nurture Group at your school or are you planning to open a Nurture Group in the future? Does your staff need support around how to set up and successfully run a Nurture Group?

There are many crossovers with trauma responsive training and nurture group training. Marie Delaney has been involved in both movements for over 30 years, running and supervising nurture groups in primary and post-primary settings .

This one day training is suitable both for school staff who work in a nurture group and for those who are interested in finding out more about nurture group approaches. This workshop can be taken as Day 6 of our 5-day intensive Becoming a Trauma Responsive Educator training programme or as a standalone workshop. 
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At Trauma Responsive Education we are a movement of like-minded professionals, connected in our desire to build trauma-responsive schools. We want to boost the resilience of children and staff, and advocate for education which is truly trauma responsive

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If you believe in our ideals, and want to make a difference for children in your classroom, join our community
As a member of Trauma Responsive Education, you will have access to the latest evidence-based training on trauma in education. In addition, you will be part of a community of like-minded professionals, who can share best practice and are all connected in their desire to build trauma-responsive schools
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Services for teachers and schools

Trauma Webinar Series
Our series of webinars focus on supporting schools in developing a trauma responsive approach. They offer practical tips for educators on how they can deal with trauma amongst their students and respond effectively to enable positive educational outcomes for children. 
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Training Courses
We offer the unique chance to attend in-depth training courses with Marie Delaney, based on her best selling books. Each course includes a copy of the accompanying book. The first of these courses is Attachment for Teachers and will run in 2020. ‘Teaching the Unteachable’ and ‘What can I do with the kid who..’ will run in early 2021.
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Trauma Informed Reflective Supervision
Staff have a need for a safe space to reflect on and process the challenges and successes of their work. This is known as supervision. In response to the growing need for staff support in schools we are offering work-based supervision for any staff member in schools. 
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Whole School Audit
We offer schools the opportunity to complete a whole school audit of current practice through the trauma-informed lens. This allows schools to highlight and extend areas of good practice, choose areas for development and link trauma-responsive planning with their existing whole school development plan. 
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Whole school Training (eligible for Croke Park hours)
We offer bespoke training for the whole staff group in your school on identifying those students who are showing signs of trauma in school and developing strategies to support these students. We will work with you to offer a tailor-made training to suit your school’s needs.
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Who we are

Marie Delaney
Co-Founder
Marie is a teacher, educational psychotherapist, trainer and writer. Her teachings have inspired a generation of teachers to think outside the box and to challenge their thinking on managing behaviour. She equips teachers with practical strategies to engage all students and does it all with a sense of humour.

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Lisa McSherry
Co-Founder
Lisa is an experienced researcher, endlessly curious, and leaves no stone unturned in her insistence on getting to the root of an issue. She has a keen interest in trauma and is fascinated by the latest trends in neuroscience and how this fits in with trauma-informed and trauma-responsive education.

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Our Principles

C.A.R.E.
Collaborate & Communicate
Advocate & Aspire
Resource & Reframe
Educate & Energise
Collaboration and communication are at the core of what we do. We rely on our members to spread the word and help us to create a trauma-responsive education system.
We aspire to be a movement which can truly change things for the better and advocate at all levels for children who have experienced trauma and adversity in life.
We aim to resource educators with the skills they need to recognise and reframe trauma in their classrooms.
Education is at the heart of our social enterprise. But we also want to energise teachers to do this work. You can do it!

What people are saying

I had during this webinar the sense of a growing community of teachers and educators interested in a trauma-informed relational approach to education - it feels very hopeful! Thank you for your work.
Teacher
Dublin, Ireland
Brilliant presentation. A must for any educator. So honest and non preachy. Just facts not stats. Marie knows children.
Teacher
London, UK
I think this webinar should be made available to all schools. It is extremely relevent. Marie is a wonderful speaker on this topic. It was a concise, direct and meaningful webinar and has sparked enthusiasm in those who attended. Learning and supporting children's learning by looking at emotions, relationships and behaviours is always at the heart of her sessions.
Primary School Teacher
Dublin, Ireland
It is critical that schools have a good understanding of trauma and its effects and how to support going forward and it's so great that Marie is offering that support. Marie's approach is ideal in that it is both theoretically and practically informed so she can offer teachers the theory and also give practical advice in relation to how to turn the theory into actions. Thanks a million.
Secondary School Teacher
Ireland

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