Who is it for
The session works best with
- Schools who have plans to focus on trauma informed practise and children's mental health in the next academic year
- Those who recognise that challenges with behaviour often link to trauma adversity and stress (this includes children who are tired and overusing technology)
- Schools who want to know what they can do to help their children and develop their staffs practise and knowledge
- Those who want to come away from outdated punitive, punishment based behaviour management but need to know what else they can do without loosing all consistency and boundaries
- A leadership team who wants to develop their students emotional intelligence skills and self-regulating skills
What is included
Schools and trusts have an opportunity to book a 2-hour online session on select Tuesdays with Shahana between May and July in anticipation of their plans for September 2026.
The session will begin with an opportunity to talk to Shahana about your school the challenges you’re finding and your current approaches. Shahana will then do a taught segment looking at
*Childhood today, stress, technology and trauma
*The impact on the brain, mental health and outcomes
*Why conventional approaches to behaviour don’t always work
*What you can do to make a real difference
The session will then end with some discussion and 3 key actions for your school
Please be aware that there are a limited number of sessions available and sessions will be offered on a first come first set of basis.
Why is it free?
To celebrate the launch of her new book Shahana Knight, Childhood trauma and behaviour specialist and director of mental health service TPC is offering schools the chance to sit down and discuss trauma informed, whole school approaches to support children's mental health and well being social emotional mental health and behaviour.
Every year Shahana Knight accepts ten schools onto the therapeutic school award which is a programme that helps schools to embed her therapeutic school approach. This session is an opportunity to get some insight into the approach, pick Shahana's brain and leave with personalised strategies you can implement straight away.
About Shahana
Shahana Knight is an award-winning childhood trauma specialist who has a background in psychology, therapy and education and who has experienced her own childhood trauma. Shahana is the author of ‘The Therapeutic School Approach’ and writer for Head Teachers Update Magazine. Shahana and her work have appeared on BBC teach and BBC Newsround. She is also the director and founder of Therapeutic classrooms. Her focus is always on the practical things you can actually do to make a difference to the young people you support, and the outcomes of her courses directly impact every child.
Book your session
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If you would like to book a session please complete this quick form and we will come back to you to arrange a date and time
