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We’re thrilled to celebrate Plas Derwen PRU, the first Pupil Referral Unit in Wales to be awarded the Trauma and Mental Health Informed Schools Award 🙌

Led by a committed headteacher and senior team, Plas Derwen has created a nurturing, reflective, and deeply attuned culture where every child’s story is known, valued and supported.💛

Staff at Plas Derwen don’t just understand trauma-informed practice, they embody it. From forest school sessions and regulating time with school dogs to truly personalised support. Protective factors are woven into every part of the school day; beginning with a daily meet-and-greet to ensure every child feels seen and safe.

“The school strives to provide a safe and supportive environment that will support individuals’ well-being; knowing and understanding that happy children learn.”

Congratulations to the whole team at Plas Derwen PRU for modelling what it means to lead with compassion, consistency and connection. We’re so proud to celebrate this moment with you.

All TIS Award Schools are linked in the bio. 🔗

Safety is about more than physical safety; it's about emotional, relational, and neurological safety. 🧠

When a child or young person has experienced adversity, the presence of an emotionally available adult to offer consistent and attuned relationships supports this feeling of safety...

...because before we can regulate, relate, or reflect, we must first feel safe. 💛

Trauma-informed practice is about creating environments where felt safety can grow; one relationship at a time ✨

Tell us in the comments what safety cues matter most to you 💬

Pan fydd plant yn wynebu adfyd, nid yr heriau sy'n siapio eu dyfodol yn unig, ond hefyd beth (a phwy) sy'n eu cwmpas.💛

Mae ymchwil yn dangos y gall cysylltiad, perthnasoedd cefnogol, sgiliau rheoleiddio emosiynol, a chred yn eu gallu eu hunain i ymdopi, roi hwb sylweddol i effeithiau profiadau niweidiol yn ystod plentyndod.

Dyma'r edafedd amddiffynnol sy'n helpu plant nid yn unig i oroesi, ond dechrau ffynnu. 🌱

Mae ymarfer sy'n seiliedig ar drawma yn ymwneud â chryfhau'r edafedd hynny, un berthynas ddiogel ar y tro.

These statistics highlight just how vital protective factors are in buffering adversity.
When children face adversity, it’s not just the challenges that shape their future, it’s also what (and who) surrounds them. 💛

Research shows that connection, supportive relationships, emotional regulation skills, and a belief in their own ability to cope can significantly buffer the effects of ACEs.

These are the protective threads that help children not just survive, but begin to thrive. 🌱

Trauma-informed practice is about strengthening those threads, one safe relationship at a time.

Relational safety doesn't just support learning and behaviour…
It changes the brain.
It buffers stress.
It lays the foundations for a sense of belonging.

Whatever your role - the way you show up to the child and young people you work alongside, matters more than you know.