Trauma informed practice in education
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Trauma informed practice in education

A resource by Rebecca Harris

About this resource

This resource is a result of my work in student and family wellbeing at Carlton Primary School.

Opened in 1973, Carlton Primary School was built to service the local public housing estate. In recent years, the wave of refugees from the Horn of Africa has become the largest student group at the school. Our school had to quickly adapt to meet the needs of these students and their families, which led us down the path of trauma informed practice. 

The Manual below explains what trauma informed practice is and how our staff have implemented it at Carlton Primary School, while the Toolkit provides printable resources for educators to put some of these learnings into practice. 

We’ve found that trauma informed practice benefits all students, regardless of their life experience.
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Manual

This manual explains the neurobiology of trauma and how we can identify and manage its practical manifestations in an education context. 

It includes case studies and school-based observations from Carlton Primary School, as well as links to Toolkit resources to help educators implement some of the practices in their own classrooms. 
Download the manual (includes Toolkit)

Toolkit

These resources demonstrate the ways adults at Carlton Primary respond to students, to their behaviour, and to their engagement with learning.

Behaviour support plan
Reset process
Casual Relief Teacher information
Be respectful at school
Behaviour reflection - younger students
Stretch the moment
Sensory shopping list
New family interview
Front door greetings
Reflecting on behaviour
Be safe at school
Big breaths
Alternatives to "Why did you do that?"
Identity web
A sensory classroom
Supporting students with regulation
Be a learner at school
Behaviour reflection - older students
Learning super powers and kryptonites
Socio-emotional skill teaching programs
When I got here today
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