The therapeutic school award Includes the therapeutic teaching course but is for those schools who want accountability, guidance and support. It is for schools who want to create a robust plan for implementing change and who are committed to developing a therapeutic school culture and approach in their setting.
The Therapeutic School Award
Embed trauma informed, attachment aware approaches that will support every child’s wellbeing and mental health

Embedding a whole school culture and ethos
The award takes you on a journey, starting with enrolling your team on the modules and it includes detailed support and resources for your senior leadership team, PHSE lessons and resources to teach the children, and ongoing guidance and support with a dedicated TPC support liaison. Enrolling on the award is for schools who are open minded and who are not afraid to question the norm, and who are ready to take their school staff on a journey of self-development.

Head teacher
If you are in any doubt believe me it’s fantastic! After only three weeks I could give you hundreds of examples of the amazing wonderful effect this is having on our children!

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.
We will support you throughout the process and will help you make a plan for your school, stay on track and be there to answer any questions
What is included?


The outcomes
Register your interest
If you would like to enrol in the therapeutic school award please register your interest. We will arrange a quick phone call to find out more about your school and to see whether the award will be fit for you and you for it! We will then let you know when the next enrolment opportunity will be.
We currently only enrol 10 schools a year to the Therapeutic School Award so that everyone we work with receives our highest quality support and experience.

Head teacher
This is the most transformational course we have ever been on!

Teacher
THANK YOU! The Therapeutic School Award has made our school a much better place. I wish you could see how far we’ve come and what else we’ve been developing in addition to the TSA. It’s pretty beautiful.
The cost
Therapeutic School Award
What’s included
Additional Costs
Maintaining Standards
It is really important that after all of your hard work you do not lose momentum or dip in standards. You can renew your therapeutic school status every two years for £400. In order to qualify for renewed status, we will need to see evidence of your continued commitment to the approach. Re-submission includes
- A meeting / visit with us to talk through your continued work
- Evidence of any other work you have done to further embed or support the approach- this might be through other providers/ initiatives / projects
- Evidence of continued therapeutic language/ behaviour policies and therapeutic environments and updates as to how this has been maintained or evolved
Buy the book
“This is a crucial book for everyone involved in education. Shahana Knight shares her expertise, centring mental health and wellbeing at the heart of the teaching profession and supports the reader, through taking a critical stance, to evaluate their own practice. This is a powerful read which brings new knowledge and understanding to trauma informed education and will certainly impact on the lives of many children in our schools.”
– Roger McDonald, Associate Professor, University of Greenwich
Register your interest or talk to us today
Send us an email, ask for a call back or express an interest in our award