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FSC2680 Creating Trauma Informed Schools and Developing Therapeutic Classrooms

Course Description

This course equips primary teachers with the theoretical knowledge and practical strategies needed to create safe, inclusive, and emotionally supportive learning environments. Drawing on the work of Bruce D. Perry, John Bowlby, and the NCSE Relate framework, participants develop a deep understanding of how trauma, stress, and adversity affect children’s development, behaviour, and capacity to learn.

Grounded in neuroscience and relational practice, the course promotes a “regulation first” approach, supporting teachers to move from compliance-based classroom management towards connection-led, trauma-informed responses. Participants build practical co-regulation skills, develop therapeutic classroom environments, and strengthen their reflective practice through structured journals, SSE processes, and collaborative discussion forums.

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Essential Details

Price: €69.00
Course Code: FSC2680
Tutor Support: Phone, e-Mail, Forum
Start Date: 1 July 2026
Duration: 20 Hours
Format: Online
Skill Level: Beginner
Qualification: Certificate

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Course Information

EPV Days – this course is approved by the Dept. of Education for qualification of EPV days. The more courses you select, the more EPV days you receive

  • 1 online course – 3 EPV days entitlement
  • 2 online courses – 4 EPV days entitlement
  • 3 online courses – 5 EPV days entitlement

Requirements   All our courses are run in accordance with the Department of Education and Skills criteria.

Training Period   Courses begin on Wednesday, 1st July 2026 at 9:00am and must be completed by Friday, 21st August 2026 at 5:00pm.

Course Length   Each course requires approximately 20 hours of study including time to complete any assessments.

Support   The Discussion forums are facilitated by expert moderators.

Course Fees   Courses may be purchased either online or by phone.

  • One course €69
  • Two courses €89
  • Three courses €99

Questions and Support   Our Support team are on hand to answer all your queries, either by phone, live chat or e-mail.

Certification   When you have successfully completed your course, you will receive your CPD Certificate.

Course Content

Module 1: Childhood Trauma and the Brain

  • Understand how the amygdala becomes hyper-alert under threat and how this reduces access to the prefrontal cortex, limiting reasoning and impulse control
  • Identify different types of trauma and recognise fight, flight, freeze and fawn responses as adaptive survival behaviours
  • Reinterpret challenging classroom behaviours as stress responses rather than wilful defiance
  • Apply practical regulation strategies including co-regulation, predictable routines and somatosensory breaks to support readiness to learn
  • Conduct a classroom regulation audit and implement targeted adjustments informed by neuroscience

Module 2: Attachment and Safety in the Classroom

  • Understand attachment theory (Bowlby, Ainsworth) and identify how insecure attachment patterns present in classroom behaviour, including avoidance, anxiety and withdrawal
  • Recognise how relational consistency, attunement and co-regulation create a secure classroom base for all learners
  • Use the NCSE Relate framework, including the Stressor Tool, to identify environmental and relational stressors affecting individual pupils
  • Implement attachment-informed strategies such as daily connection rituals, structured check-ins and relational repair conversations
  • Analyse behavioural incidents through an attachment lens and design connection-led responses that prioritise emotional safety

Module 3: Creating an Emotionally Intelligent Classroom

  • Explore the five core competencies of emotional intelligence (Goleman, Salovey) and their role in learning
  • Develop skills in emotion coaching, teaching emotional vocabulary and modelling emotional expression in developmentally appropriate ways
  • Implement practical daily practices such as morning check-ins, feelings scales, reflective circle time and cooperative games
  • Use conflict resolution and collaborative problem-solving strategies to strengthen peer relationships and classroom climate
  • Reflect on personal emotional regulation patterns and how teacher self-regulation influences the learning environment

Module 4: Creating Therapeutic Learning Environments

  • Understand how noise, visual clutter, lighting, spatial arrangement and lack of predictability function as environmental stressors affecting nervous system regulation
  • Conduct a digital environmental classroom audit to identify sensory stressors and barriers to participation
  • Design and implement low-cost environmental adjustments including quiet regulation spaces, flexible seating, decluttered visual fields and improved transition flow
  • Apply insights from ecological systems theory (Bronfenbrenner) and sensory processing research (Ayres) to inclusive classroom design
  • Evaluate the impact of environmental changes on pupil engagement, regulation and classroom climate through structured reflection

Module 5: Therapeutic Teaching and Connection-Led Behaviour Support

  • Reframe behaviour as communication of unmet needs or nervous system dysregulation, drawing on the work of Perry, van der Kolk and Kohn
  • Apply co-regulation strategies and restorative conversations that maintain clear boundaries while responding with empathy and dignity
  • Practise connection-led responses and relationship repair through role-play and case study analysis
  • Develop a trauma-informed behaviour support plan that incorporates regulation strategies, relational repair and predictable boundaries
  • Reduce reliance on punitive measures and build teacher confidence in responding to challenging behaviour using inclusive, therapeutic approaches

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Frequently Asked Questions

The course completion requirements are as follows:

You are required to post two comments to the forum post at the end of each module throughout the course. Each contribution is required to be at least 100 words.

Your progression from module to module is contingent on the successful completion of these assignments.

The end of course reflective assignment must demonstrate achievement of the course’s stated learning outcomes.

You will be required to complete a minimum of 10 hours online and an additional 10 hours either online or offline

If you signed up for your course online you will have received an email with login details to start your training. Please check your spam/junk email folder as it may have landed in there.

All our course facilitators monitor the progress of every teacher on their respective course so please allow up to 2 weeks for the grade and feedback for the End of Course assignment.

The courses contain 5 modules each of which is made up of individual lessons.

You are required to engage with the course for a total of 20 hours (10 Hours online is mandatory and the remaining 10 hours can be online or offline for other learning activities)

Yes you can decide to do either. It is up to you what way you want to complete the course, once you demonstrate engagement for a total of 20 hours (10 of these must be online)

You are required to post to the forum posts at the end of each module throughout the course. You will need to post two comments. Each contribution is required to be at least 100 words.

This is usually caused by not meeting the criteria for completing the previous module, in particular posting at least two contributions to the course forum.

The minimum word count is to be no less than 300 words and not more than 500 words.

Naturally, like most courses, it is only possible to evaluate your grade when you have completed the course.

There is two parts to the assessment:

<strong>1. Meeting the Minimum Criteria:</strong> You are required to complete all 5 modules, regularly contribute to the course forum after each module (at least 2 meaningful contributions per module).

<strong>2. Assignments:</strong> You must complete Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) and posts to the forums at the end of each module, as well as an overall End of Course Assignment. Once you have met each of these conditions, you should qualify for your EPV days and receiving your Flúirse certificate of completion.

You’ll be glad to hear that ALL our course facilitators monitor the progress of every teacher on their respective course and will always inform them before the course closing date if they do not appear to have met the above criteria for any reason.

More questions? Check our FAQ Section.

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