We work with schools and education settings to introduce the principles and practices of attachment aware and trauma informed practice
Children and young people need well-regulated adults to offer support for emotional wellbeing. Schools and educational settings play a vital role in creating supportive and understanding environments that aid recovery and healing from stress and trauma.
Our experienced team of education practitioners turn science-based knowledge, into practical learning tailored for you, incorporating attachment aware and trauma informed practice. This knowledge supports you in understanding the science behind behaviour, and how to support people with trauma prevention and recovery.
Our learning offer will increase your confidence and resilience in supporting children, young people and colleagues, helping you and those you work with to have more good days at school.
Our models of practice
Five to Thrive
Brains grow when we do 5 simple things. Five to Thrive describes a sequence of relational activities that builds healthy brains.
Mending Hurts
Mending Hurts is the KCA model for promoting recovery from trauma by enabling people to notice what they, or other people, do in their most effective interactions with vulnerable and traumatised people.
Creating Connections
We know that healing and recovery happen best when we're part of a community - when we come together and build resilience. Creating connections focuses on trauma prevention and recovery, building capacity for self-healing communities.
Emotional Me
Emotional Me is a mental wellbeing and emotional resilience programme for education practitioners who work with children aged 3-11. The course, which comes with tailored resources for each year group, is designed to equip nursery staff, teachers and teaching assistants with essential knowledge in how to empower children to understand human connectedness, emotional literacy and resilience building, which can then be delivered to their class.
AATRIButES
AATRIButES offers a practical approach to bridging the gap between trauma theory and practice. It is a way of supporting professionals to notice what they are already doing in practice that builds connected relationships and promotes recovery from trauma and will showcase strategies used in schools to meet the needs of children, young people, families and colleagues who are impacted upon by trauma or have unmet needs.
Leadership Revolution
Leadership has always been complex, but more so now than ever. The context in which you lead is in constant flux and you are increasingly being required to navigate change and uncertainty. The Leadership Revolution helps you better understand recovery leadership and address stress arising from uncertainty
I found everything very useful but the clarity of thinking, and putting what I already knew into words and clear concepts, was outstanding.
Participant, 25 Feb 2025
The lecture by Kate Cairns was incredibly moving and thought provoking. I have taken a lot away from this, even in the 2 days since the conference. Remembering to provide empathetic responses to everyone around me, including myself, as we navigate through the current climate.
Participant, 28 Sep 2022
Working with students, this is invaluable training in order to support them when they are experiencing stressful/traumatic situations and how to process and think about the triggers/emotions situations raise
Practice Development Officer, 22 Jun 2022
This was such a wonderfully informative session which was fantastically delivered.
Participant, 3 Sep 2021
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I work in a pupil referral unit, the course gave me a better understanding of how to deal with students in crisis using five to thrive.
Pupil Referral Unit, 16 Mar 2021
The organisation and running of the course felt extremely smooth and professional.
Participant, 5 Mar 2021
This course made complete sense in many ways, and helped remind me of the reality behind the behaviour and patterns we see (from our young people, and staff) in college. Thank you so much for sharing your experiences and expertise... quite inspiring!
Participant, 8 Feb 2021
It was delivered in a down to earth manner which made it less daunting. I personally found it engaging and inspiring and I'm excited to start thinking about how we might deliver these ideas in school.
Participant, 2 Feb 2021