Evidence practice and be recognised through our
Award process
For schools ready to embed the Therapeutic Schools approach and evidence their practice to achieve award status with us
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What is the award?
The Therapeutic School Award gives you a clear, structured pathway to embed the Therapeutic School Approach across your entire school.
It turns training into practice with accountability, guidance and a step by step process that helps you make long lasting, meaningful change.
Schools typically complete the award within an academic year, but you can work at your own pace.
Once you submit your evidence and meet the criteria, your school is awarded Therapeutic School Status, complete with a certificate, badge and banner.
What is involved?
Everyone in school will complete our Therapeutic Teaching Course modules throughout the year. These will act as pillars to help initiate change.
Alongside the course you will:
- Upskill the children through our wellbeing curriculum lesson plans and 10 happiness project sessions
- Adapt your behaviour policies/approaches and environments to reflect the therapeutic approach throughout school
- Gather evidence throughout your journey which will be submitted for review to evidence changes in practice
We will support you throughout the process to create and develop plans, stay on track and answer any questions
How is the award hosted?
Everything you need is on our online learning platform, including a specific area for your chosen Therapeutic School Award Lead. This will help them lead on the award and roll it out at your school.
What is included?
Training and resources
- The full Therapeutic Teaching Course (6 modules)
- 10 Happiness Project lessons for Year 5 or 6
- Additional SEMH/PHSE lesson plans
- Behaviour help guides and staff CPD resources
- Senior leadership resources on implementation
- 1 years access to our online membership platform which includes additional Mini videos, Bitesize CPD and more (see our membership page for more details HERE)
Note: You can sign up to become a member and receive all of the above and more without going through the award process
Support:
- A dedicated TPC support lead to guide your journey
- A award online learning platform
- Online check-ins, planning conversations and implementation advice
- Access to a growing resource library on behaviour, wellbeing and therapeutic practice (through the membership)
Practical tools:
- A 168 page printed handbook to guide you
- Templates, planning tools and example policies
- Assessment forms and questionnaires to evidence progress
- Downloadable resources and support guides
Outcomes
Schools on our award see:
- Improved social, emotional and academic outcomes
- Improved staff wellbeing
- Increased staff skillset and confidence to support children
- Children who are more emotionally intelligent and understand their feelings
- Children who have specific strategies to manage their own mental health and wellbeing needs and who are confident to use them day-to-day
- A school environment that is more inclusive with a greater focus on social skills and inspiring children in their learning
What happens after we complete the award?
We want to ensure you can continue to roll out and embed the approach long term. So, once you have completed the TSA we won’t just disappear, you will have ongoing access to our training platform at a yearly fee of just £100 so that you will be able to train all new staff in the approach and ensure continued standards.
You will also have the option to renew your therapeutic school status with us every 2 years. You just need to evidence your continued commitment to the approach.
Finally, you will have continued discounted membership access with us at £500 a year.
Headteacher
This has been the most transformational course we have ever been on!
What is the Happiness Project?
A whole school approach means upskilling the children too! After all, they are going to need the insight, awareness, and tools to support their own wellbeing and mental health long after school ends. Our lessons help with this and are designed to complement your PHSE lessons.
They are underpinned by the 4 key qualities we believe children need to learn about in order to flourish in life.
- Their mental health
- Self-belief
- Positive mindset
- Emotional intelligence
Each key quality is taught and explored through written lesson plans for all year groups. It also has 10 Core Happiness Project lessons for year 5+6 which are recorded, ‘plug and play’ interactive sessions with Shahana Knight.
The lessons are:
- Understanding feelings
- Anger management
- Self-concept
- Body image
- Social media and technology
- Mindset
- Success vs. failure
- Stress buster
- SATs stress buster
- Mindfulness
- Positive relationships
Child
It helped to teach me how to believe in myself
Delivered by:
Director and course creator Shahana blends together her expertise in childhood trauma and behaviour with life experiences and real-world practice. She draws on her own childhood trauma and has worked closely with school staff, children and parents for years whilst developing our approach. Everything we do has been informed by the needs of real people and has children at the heart.
Benefits of our online learning platform
The course is accessed through our online training platform, this allows you to be in control of how you roll out the training in your organisation.
- You can do the sessions at your own pace in your own time together as a staff team, or independently at home
- You can go back and re-listen to content whenever you want
- You can train new staff members as part of their induction
- It is accessible to those with visual and hearing needs
- It can be used as a training tool for recapping information
SENCO
I just wanted to say thank you so much! This has been the best training I have ever done. I am a SENCO, so I have completed lots of really good training, but this has been the most impactful!
Purchase Options
Whole school award programme
Whole school access to the learning platform, membership and support.
After the first 12 months there will be a £500 /year fee to continue your access to the membership and learning platform. Resubmission is included in this fee.
A £100 a year fee will give you ongoing access to the training platform (course only)
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This table doesn’t include our advisory visits or Therapeutic Classroom support. These can be booked alongside any of the below.
Teacher
This course is one of the best courses I have ever been on. I have been able to reflect on my own experiences, identify the needs of children in my school and how we can make a difference.
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