Below you will find some useful guidance and documents to help you support children and young people with their mental health and wellbeing:

• Effective Conversation Techniques
• Staff Guidance Supporting Wellbeing Children and Young People
• Supporting children and YP with Mental Wellbeing

“I need you too…” Stepping into the shoes of someone who has experienced trauma, loss and change.” An excellent resource to help anyone working with children and young people to have a better understanding of what they need.

Compensate for my brain state. Dr Bruce Perry’s Arousal Continuum. Helps to explain the different brain states a child may be in during learning and how they can support children to stay in the optimal learning zones.

6 steps of trauma sensitive connection. These allow for open and honest connection with a young person (or adult!) and prioritise emotional regulation before more logical and reflective thinking.

Supporting the Return to School with Hobfoll’s Five Principles of Recovery

The Learning Triangle: A Model of Attachment & Learning by Heather Geddes This document gives you ideas and strategies for how you can foster learning for each of the different attachment styles.

What if? Using a trauma informed lens to reframe behaviour – Helps explain the reasons behind behaviours and offers suggestions on how to re engage with the child/young person.

The Trauma informed classroom – providing a safe base. Simple, yet effective changes you can make to your daily classroom practice to help children and young people feel safe, regulated and ready to learn.

Treating trauma with hope and optimism. Lovely ideas for promoting optimism and positivity in your classroom.