Pupils who survive multiple traumatic experiences of loss, trauma, abuse and neglect can easily be misunderstood in our schools, despite our good intentions. This work includes strategies that provide teachers and teaching assistants with different perspectives, practical tools and the confidence for supporting these children.

The Team Pupil within a school consists of 4 or 5 members of staff working together on behalf of troubled pupils in their care. This fourth guide in the series covers: 1-Holding boundaries 2-Working in partnership to settle the pupil 3-Resilience 4-Advocacy 5-Holding on to success

‘As the adults in school, we have the chance to be the agents of genuine change. It’s essential we stop ‘doing school’ as we’ve always done, creating one-size-fits-all, trauma-inducing systems instead of intentionally increasing safety for all. Let’s not have pupils and teachers apprehensive about being in school; let’s have remaining steady and connected as our priorities ... Fundamentally, let’s honour the need for all our pupils to be educated in school together through attuned relationships and understanding.’ Louise Michelle Bombèr This is the radical challenge from...