Upgrading Our PACE Training: What This Means for Your Practice

Upgrading Our PACE Training: What This Means for Your Practice Scott has recently finished working on version six of our PACE suite. The improvements were made with the clear aim of strengthening how PACE is understood and applied in real-life situations, rather than simply adding more theory. In addition to the 35 years of experience […]
Empathy in the Classroom: Supporting Emotional Regulation Through PACE (5)

PACE Schools Blog Series: Part Five Every teacher has seen it—a child overwhelmed by frustration, anger, or sadness, unable to calm themselves down. In those moments, it can be hard to know what to say or do. Do you step back and give space? Step in with firm direction? The truth is, what pupils often […]
Using Curiosity to De-escalate and Connect (4)

PACE Schools Blog Series: Part Four In every classroom, there are moments when tension rises—voices get louder, pupils push back, or a child suddenly shuts down. In these moments, it’s tempting to react quickly with correction or control. But often, what pupils need most is not a lecture or a sanction—it’s a sense of being […]
Creating An Emotionally Safe Classroom With Acceptance (3)

PACE Schools Blog Series: Part Three In classrooms across the country, teachers and support staff are finding themselves face-to-face with pupils whose behaviour doesn’t respond to traditional discipline strategies. These children may have experienced trauma, neglect, or inconsistent caregiving—and the impact shows up in their ability to trust, regulate, and learn. When working with children […]
The Power of Playfulness: Creating Safety with the PACE Approach in Schools (2)

PACE Schools Blog Series: Part Two In schools today, more educators are working with children who have experienced trauma or have unmet attachment needs. These pupils often find it difficult to trust adults, regulate their emotions, or feel safe enough to learn. Yet they are often the very children who most need patience, connection, and […]
How PACE for Birth Parents Can Build Safer, More Attuned Relationships

When Good Intentions Aren’t Enough: How PACE for Birth Parents Can Build Safer, More Attuned Relationships As a children’s and families social worker, you work with birth parents who are under intense pressure — yet that pressure doesn’t always translate into safe or effective parenting. Some have already had their children taken into care. Others […]
PACE Schools: A Trauma-Informed Approach for Today’s Pupils (1)

PACE Schools Blog Series: Part One In today’s schools, more and more educators are working with children who have experienced trauma and have unmet attachment needs. These pupils may struggle to trust adults, regulate their emotions, or feel safe enough to learn—and yet they are often the ones most in need of connection, patience, and […]
Why Teachers Need P.A.C.E., Not Just Patience – The Hidden Cost of Surviving the School Day

“Another classroom meltdown. Another teacher on the edge. Another day survived — but barely.” Does this sound familiar? If you work in a school today, chances are you’re no stranger to behaviour that pushes your team to the limit. You’ve seen the rise in anxiety, dysregulation, and trauma in your pupils, and the emotional toll […]
Maureen – Ownlife – TIP feedback
The feedback on the session Scott did on trauma-informed practice was excellent, best we have had. At least two carers were able to see where their own children were in the scheme of things and could put strategies in to practice straight away, so thank you.
Vanessa Miles from Aquarious – Trauma-Informed Practice course
Many thanks. The course was amazing – learned much much more in those two hours than in other trauma-related courses lasting a day or more.