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Teaching Positive Connections

A mental health and wellbeing service dedicated to raising standards for children in every sector

Making a tangible difference everyday

At TPC everything we do has a significant impact on every child we reach (we wouldn’t do it otherwise), helping them to understand and manage difficult feelings, experiences or thoughts and raising their emotional intelligence. We support both the children themselves and the adults around the children- upskilling everyone with the understanding and skillset to make a real difference in their lives.

We know that children often show they are struggling through their behaviour – and so we specialise in helping you understand what is going on behind the behaviour, helping you respond from a trauma informed, attachment aware perspective.

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Which services are you intrested in?

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“Children are always at the heart of what we do here”
Shahana Knight

Our approach is based around our four C’s

When it comes to approaching children about their behaviour, we believe every interaction should guide children to gain insight into their feelings and behaviours and develop the strategies they need to manage them. Leading with connection not disconnection.

Our four C’s give you the steps you need to do this:

Step 1: Connect –
Therapeutic response
Step 2: Calm –
Regulate
Step 3: Care –
Boundary
Step 4: Consistency –
Repeat
Step 1: Connect –
Therapeutic response
Step 2: Calm –
Regulate
Step 3: Care –
Boundary
Step 4: Consistency –
Repeat
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The main ways we help

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Therapeutic Interventions

We offer a range of therapeutic interventions that give children the opportunity to express their trauma in an age appropriate, safe way with our amazing therapists

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Training & CPD

Our signature CPD courses upskill you in becoming more trauma-informed and attachment aware. Leave feeling empowered and confident to approach challenging behaviour and to support vulnerable children and adults

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Consultancy/ Advice and Support

We specialise in advice and support that is specific and relevant! Our aim is always to leave you with an understanding of what the problem is and why, and what you can to do to solve it! We are confident that after working with us, you will have the tools and strategies you need to make a difference

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Therapeutic Classrooms

We will help you create classrooms that cultivate learning through it’s design, somewhere both teachers and children want to be and somewhere that supports everyone’s mental health

Upskilling everyone to make a difference

The most effective way to make a significant difference to children’s wellbeing, mental health and behaviour is to upskill everyone on your team. When everyone shares the same underpinning knowledge, ethos and approach it cultivates a culture within your organisation that drives change. It also promotes a consistent, reliable safe feeling for every child you support.

Take a look at our popular whole school training programme and our whole agency programme for fostering agencies.

Training for Education
Training for Foster Care
Child sat with Carers
Not looking for a whole school/ agency course? Browse our range of CPD and twilight sessions here
Education
Foster Care
We know that when you reach out for help, that is what you need.. Help!
Closing the gap between theory and practice

Far too often you get someone coming out to do an assessment or to write a report. You get generic advice that doesn’t quiet meet your needs or you come away from training feeling knowledgeable but with no idea how to apply what you have learnt to your role.

At TPC, we make sure that everything we do leaves you feeling upskilled both in theory and practice! With actual, tangible advice and support that you can implement straight away. Whether it’s about how to respond to a child when they are angry and volatile, what to do when a child hides under a table or how to support a child having nightmares. We weave as much advice as possible into our support so that you go away feeling confident to make a difference.

Free Resources

Supporting children who are struggling with their behaviour, feelings or experiences can be hard and sometimes you just need some advice so you can arm yourself with the insight and strategies you need to help the children in your care! We have put together a free resource hub to help you.

Our resource hub is available to you no matter what your role, whether you are a school, professional, carer, parent or even a young person looking for answers.

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Where to next?

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Some of the services we work with

Teacher supporting student

“Last year we signed up for the whole staff TPC online training units. Our whole school SEMH  has dropped by 50%, the classrooms are calmer and so are staff. We have seen a drop in behaviour incidents. So a huge thank you for the inspiration and CPD.”
Headteacher
Green Lanes Primary School

Listen to The Therapeutic Teacher Podcast with Shahana Knight

What is the future of wellbeing and mental health in schools and what can you do to make the biggest impact on the children in your care? Join me, Shahana Knight, the founder and director of TPC to talk about all things related to wellbeing and mental health in schools.