Trauma-informed practice
Articles on trauma-informed care, attachment, sensory and communication needs, and how the environment around a person reduces distress.
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Behaviour support planning in children's homes: preparing for Ofsted under SCCIF
In busy education, care, and support environments, staff can find themselves responding to intense moments with very little time to think. A clear plan, a...
SCCIF 2026: what inspectors expect to see in children’s homes
What SCCIF expects in practice for children’s homes, with simple ways to evidence impact, safety and leadership without creating an ‘inspection file’.
SCCIF 2026: a practical compliance checklist for children’s homes
When inspection expectations shift, the first thing most teams want is clarity: what evidence will matter, what will inspectors look at first, and what does...
Attachment in Residential Care: Building Secure Bonds
Attachment in residential care is not a contradiction. Although children in residential settings have often experienced the most severe relational trauma,...
Trauma-Informed Physical Intervention in Residential Care
Trauma-informed physical intervention in residential care means understanding every episode of distressed behaviour as a communication of unmet need before...
PACE and Intersubjectivity: Understanding Children in Care
PACE intersubjectivity describes the combination of Dan Hughes' therapeutic model and the shared emotional experience between a child and their carer. When...
How to Compare Physical Intervention Training for Schools
Choosing the right physical intervention training is one of the most consequential safeguarding decisions a school makes. The provider you select shapes how...
Physical Intervention Training for Schools
The best physical intervention training makes itself unnecessary. What schools should expect from a course, how the law applies, and why prevention should take up most of the time.
SCCIF 2026 Update: What It Means for Children's Homes
On 1 April 2026, Ofsted updated the Social Care Common Inspection Framework (SCCIF) for children's homes. The SCCIF 2026 update sharpens the focus on...
Trauma-informed vs Trauma-responsive: The Key Difference
Trauma-informed vs Trauma-responsive: The Key Difference The terms trauma-informed and trauma-responsive are sometimes used interchangeably, but...
Healing Through Connection in Children's Homes Guide
Healing through connection in children's homes is not a philosophy that sits alongside therapeutic care: it is the mechanism by which...
Building Resilience in Students' Mental Health
Building resilience in students’ mental health means strengthening a young person’s ability to adapt to stress, recover from setbacks, and...
Trauma-Responsive Care: Beyond Behaviour Management
Trauma-responsive care is a whole-team way of supporting people where behaviour is understood as communication of stress, fear or unmet...
Building Resilience in Children Through Secure Attachment
Secure attachment is the trusting, protective relationship a child develops when adults respond consistently, kindly, and reliably -...
Dan Siegel’s 4 S’s: Building Secure Attachment in Care
Dan Siegel’s 4 S’s of secure attachment is a simple relationship framework that explains what people need from the adults around them to...
What Is Trauma-Informed Practice? A Complete Guide for Care Professionals
Trauma-informed practice is a whole-organisation approach to support that recognises how trauma can shape behaviour, relationships and...