A Program for Teams Supporting Students with Complex Needs
Staff in pastoral care, inclusion, and wellbeing roles carry some of the highest emotional loads in a school. They’re often the first to absorb student distress, family complexity, and behavioural escalation — leaving them vulnerable to vicarious trauma and chronic stress.
This program provides targeted, evidence‑informed support tailored to the realities of these high‑support roles, helping staff strengthen emotional regulation, reduce overwhelm, and sustain their capacity to care for others.
The program includes:
A term partnership that blends relational support and practical learning for staff navigating complex student needs and high‑support responsibilities.
Group coaching to process emotional load, build clarity, and strengthen sustainable practice
Nervous system awareness training that deepens self‑awareness and teaches staff how to complete the stress response cycle, reducing the cumulative impact of high‑intensity work.
Access to practical resources, reflection tools, and regulation strategies designed to strengthen co‑regulation and support steady, relational responses in complex situations.
Ongoing support throughout the term to help staff navigate emerging challenges and apply regulation and reflective practice in real time.
A program that builds the wellbeing and regulation capacity of those supporting students with the greatest needs.
Advanced Regulation & Reflection Program
(1 Term- approx 10 weeks)
INVESTMENT: From $249/teacher
Includes:
Focused training with one team selected by the school (e.g. Middle Leaders or Pastoral Support/Wellbeing team)
4 × 45 min online modules ‘Regulated Leadership’
1 × 60 min live training workshop ‘Empowered Educators: Building Emotional Regulation through Nervous System Awareness’
2 ×45 min group coaching session tailored to team needs
Practical tools and resources for daily use
Ongoing email support is available between sessions when challenges arise
BONUS - Individual access to our signature online course ‘Stress, Survival, and your Nervous System — A Teacher’s Guide’.
Note: Price may vary depending on travel costs for face to face training.
Program Format
Week 1 — Nervous System Foundations
Understanding stress responses, survival states, and the science of regulation.
Week 2 — Burnout & Overwhelm Through a Neuro Lens
How chronic stress affects behaviour, cognition, and relationships.
Week 3 — Trauma‑Informed Leadership Essentials
Safety, predictability, attunement, and relational trust.
Week 4 — Leader Regulation & Steady Presence
Micro‑practices for staying calm, clear, and grounded under pressure.
Week 5 — Co‑Regulation & Relational Leadership
How regulated leaders create regulated teams.
Week 6 — Stress Cycles & Burnout Prevention
Understanding the importance of completing the stress cycle to reduce emotional fatigue.
Week 7 — Trauma‑Informed Communication
Responding to dysregulated staff and students with clarity, compassion, and precision.
Week 8 — Regulated Team Rhythms
Designing meetings, expectations, and workflows that reduce cognitive load.
Week 9 — Building a Culture of Collective Wellbeing
Embedding regulation practices into everyday school life
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Week 10 — Integration & Planning
Frequently asked questions
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This program is created for staff in high‑emotional‑load roles — wellbeing teams, inclusion staff, pastoral care, behaviour support, and middle leaders. These roles carry significant relational and emotional demands, and the program provides the deeper regulation skills and reflective practice needed to sustain their work.
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Participants build on foundational wellbeing and regulation skills to explore more complex concepts such as vicarious trauma, emotional boundaries, co‑regulation under pressure, and reflective decision‑making. The program supports staff to understand their own stress patterns and strengthen their capacity to respond rather than react in challenging situations.
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taff typically report increased emotional steadiness, clearer thinking under pressure, improved relational communication, and a stronger ability to regulate during high‑stress moments. Many also describe feeling more confident, less overwhelmed, and better equipped to support students and colleagues.
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The program blends evidence‑informed learning with guided reflective practice. Sessions may include small‑group workshops, reflective coaching, practical regulation strategies, and opportunities to apply learning to real‑world scenarios. Delivery is mostly online but can be face-to-face.
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