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7th July 2025
In trauma-informed practice, we come back to this truth time and time again:

In trauma-informed practice, we come back to this truth time and time again:

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 💬
4th July 2025
Feedback Friday | Supporting the Strugglers 💭

Feedback Friday | Supporting the Strugglers 💭

In honour of our newly available training dates, this Feedback Friday shares some responses we received following our latest Tiny Training "Supporting The Strugglers: Stories Behind the Empty Desk".

A Tiny Training that goes beyond the label of Emotionally Based School Avoidance. Instead, centreing the lived experiences of young people to explore what really lies behind the empty desk.

Whether an existing TIS Practitioner or not, delegates leave this training, with practical, trauma-informed strategies to further support children and their families on their journey back to learning.

New dates now available via link in bio or at: www.traumainformedschools.wales

3rd July 2025
✨ Moments that Matter ✨

✨ Moments that Matter ✨

At Ysgol Bryn Alyn, connection, creativity and compassion come together in The Big Shed Project; a space where children, young people and the wider community can feel safe, seen and supported.

This isn’t just a shed, it’s a symbol of what’s possible when we listen to young people, create spaces that nurture belonging, and prioritise wellbeing alongside learning.

Every coat of paint, every cup of tea, every shared story… they’re all part of building something far bigger than four walls. They’re building trust, self-worth, and community through the power of biophilia no less!

Two TISC' Practitioners working for Youth Work in Education (Wrexham); Mandy and Tracey, demonstrated how "unwavering passion turned a simple idea into something truly transformative". These are the moments that matter ✨

🎥 Watch the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gFMLgfBxnA

✨ Moments that Matter ✨ will be an ongoing series of posts to showcase TISC Practitioner's amazing practice! Do you have something you want to share? Please get in touch!

2nd July 2025
Mae'r ystadegau hyn yn tynnu sylw at ba mor hanfodol mae ffactorau amddiffynnol wrth atal amrywiaeth.

Mae'r ystadegau hyn yn tynnu sylw at ba mor hanfodol mae ffactorau amddiffynnol wrth atal amrywiaeth.

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.
1st July 2025
When a child has faced adversity, what makes the biggest difference isn’t a perfect intervention; it’s a safe, consistent, emotionally available adult.

When a child has faced adversity, what makes the biggest difference isn’t a perfect intervention; it’s a safe, consistent, emotionally available adult.

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.
27th June 2025
📣 Save the Date 📣

📣 Save the Date 📣

We’re thrilled to announce that our next Trauma Informed Schools Wales Conference is on its way… and you’re invited!

🗓️ Date: Friday 13th March 2026
📍 Location: Carmarthenshire

This year's theme? Breaking Cycles, Building Futures... and we can’t wait to share what’s in store!

More details coming soon, but for now, pop it in your calendar and stay tuned!