Trauma sensitive environments
There are many ways in which schools can provide supportive, trauma-sensitive environments for students who have experienced trauma or adverse childhood experiences.
This brief guide outlines a number of simple approaches that schools can implement to create trauma-sensitive environments that are viewed as safe and trustworthy, and empower students to collaborate and make choices.
A poster is provided for display in staff spaces as a visual reminder of approaches outlined in the brief guide.
School Excellence Framework alignment
Wellbeing, Effective classroom practice
Australian Professional Standards for Teachers alignment
Standard 1: Know students and how they learn
Audience
Secondary teachers
Purpose
This resources features a brief guide for teachers in creating trauma sensitive environments for students. It includes additional visual resources for the classroom.
Reviewed
November 2021. Share your feedback here