SCHOOL Support

IN Person School CPD WOrkshops

School SEMH & Trauma-Informed Support

BrightKids Education provides specialist SEMH training and consultancy for secondary schools, special/AP settings and independent providers working with high-need cohorts.

All support is tailored to your context, staff experience and pupil profile.

Many schools are under pressure to “be trauma-informed” without the time, space or support to embed this meaningfully.

Claudine helps schools move beyond surface-level strategies by focusing on:

  • Understanding behaviour as communication

  • Trauma, attachment and nervous system regulation

  • Neurodiversity-affirming SEMH practice

  • Staff containment, reflection and confidence

  • Sustainable change that protects staff wellbeing

  • School literacy implementation

This is not about lowering expectations-it is about changing how support is delivered so that expectations are achievable.

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PACKAGE 1

Trauma-Informed SEMH & SEN CPD

Best for:
Secondary schools, special schools or AP settings wanting a strong, shared foundation.

What’s Included

  • 1 full-day INSET or 2 half-day CPD sessions

  • Trauma-informed understanding of SEMH & SEN

  • Behaviour as communication

  • Regulation and co-regulation strategies

  • Neurodiversity-affirming classroom practice

  • Practical tools for real classrooms

Outcomes

  • Increased staff confidence

  • Shared language around SEMH & SEN

  • Reduced reactive responses

  • Improved consistency across staff teams

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PACKAGE 2

Relational SEMH & SEN Support CPD

Best for:
Schools with high SEMH need, SEN-heavy cohorts, or staff feeling overwhelmed.

What’s Included

  • Initial consultation & needs discussion

  • BESPOKE On-site workshops tailored to your setting (2 half-day CPD sessions)

  • After-school CPD or staff mentoring session(s)

  • Reflective space for staff working with complex SEMH & SEN pupils

  • Case-based problem solving using real pupil scenarios

Outcomes

  • Improved staff confidence with high-need pupils

  • Stronger relational approaches

  • Increased emotional containment for staff

  • Better alignment between SEN, pastoral and classroom teams

CONSULTANCY

Best for:
Special schools, AP settings, Local Authorities, commissioned or independent provision.

What’s Included

  • SEMH & SEN needs analysis

  • Review of EHCP provision related IEP’s

  • Whole-school or team-based training as CPD

  • Ongoing reflective practice & staff consultation

  • Leadership / SENCO advisory support

  • Trauma-informed and SEN-aware systems development

  • Optional policy review and classroom observation

SEMH & SEN Consultancy + Implementation Support

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Outcomes

  • Sustainable, child-focused systems

  • Improved staff wellbeing and retention

  • Reduced escalation and exclusion risk

  • Clearer support pathways for complex pupils

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The most powerful learning comes not from doing, but from reflecting on what we have done.

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My Approach

No Pressure

At the heart of my work is a belief that change does not come through pressure, but through understanding. I support schools to reflect on their practice in ways that feel safe, practical and achievable, offering clear strategies that can be implemented in real classrooms, not ideal ones. My aim is not to add another layer of expectation, but to help staff feel more confident, more equipped and more connected to why they became teachers in the first place: to make a meaningful difference to young people’s lives.



Targeting Specific Issues

Understanding behaviour as communication

  1. Trauma, attachment and nervous system regulation- A deeper understanding for staff

  2. Neurodiversity-affirming SEMH practice- practical solutions to help co-regulate students

  3. Staff containment, reflection and confidence-building. Transparency and teamwork

  4. Sustainable change that protects staff wellbeing. Introducing a more staff-focused foundation of support.