Gemma Fieldsend (Author) Gemma Fieldsend is a highly experienced trainer, consultant and former clinician with over 25 years of experience in mental health. She is the co-founder of Cog-Spark, a mental health training and consultancy organization, alongside Jessica Parker. Gemma has worked with leading national organizations to provide mental health training for both educational settings and workplaces. She lives in West Yorkshire.Jessica Parker (Author) Jessica Parker is the co-founder of Cog-Spark alongside Gemma Fieldsend and the director of Trauma Informed Consultancy Services Ltd. She has a background in both Psychology and Education and is currently undertaking a PhD in Psychological Medicine at Kings College London. Jessica has developed training programmes for initiatives under the Department of Health and the Department for Education. She lives in East Sussex.

• FOREWORDINTRODUCTION:Chapter 1: Role of a Senior Mental Health LeadChapter 2: Unpacking the Power of a Trauma Informed ApproachChapter 3: Leading as a Compassionate Trauma Informed LeaderChapter 4: From Awareness to Action - Embedding a Trauma-Informed ApproachChapter 5: The Foundation of Care: Why Staff Wellbeing Needs a Trauma-Informed LensChapter 6: Beyond Duty: Providing Excellence in Safeguarding in Pastoral CareChapter 7: Supporting Our Community: Key Mental Health Interventions and StrategiesChapter 8: Leading the Way: Engaging Governors in Mental Health and Whole Organisation TransformationChapter 9: Shaping our Practices: Key Policy ConsiderationsChapter 10: Measuring Impact: Monitoring and Evaluation a Whole Organisation Approach to EducationChapter 11: Unlocking Insights: What Research Reveals about Trauma-Informed Leadership in EducationChapter 12: Moving Forward Together: Sustaining a Trauma-Informed Approach: Within Our CommunitiesAppendicesGlossaryReferences

Few people understand trauma-informed practice the way Gemma and Jessica do, and it shines through every page. This is about how we hold children and staff when things get hard. The case studies stayed with me, and the audits and action plans mean you can put this to use straight away. Essential reading.

Gemma Fieldsend (Author) Gemma Fieldsend is a highly experienced trainer, consultant and former clinician with over 25 years of experience in mental health. She is the co-founder of Cog-Spark, a mental health training and consultancy organization, alongside Jessica Parker. Gemma has worked with leading national organizations to provide mental health training for both educational settings and workplaces. She lives in West Yorkshire.Jessica Parker (Author) Jessica Parker is the co-founder of Cog-Spark alongside Gemma Fieldsend and the director of Trauma Informed Consultancy Services Ltd. She has a background in both Psychology and Education and is currently undertaking a PhD in Psychological Medicine at Kings College London. Jessica has developed training programmes for initiatives under the Department of Health and the Department for Education. She lives in East Sussex.

• FOREWORDINTRODUCTION:Chapter 1: Role of a Senior Mental Health LeadChapter 2: Unpacking the Power of a Trauma Informed ApproachChapter 3: Leading as a Compassionate Trauma Informed LeaderChapter 4: From Awareness to Action - Embedding a Trauma-Informed ApproachChapter 5: The Foundation of Care: Why Staff Wellbeing Needs a Trauma-Informed LensChapter 6: Beyond Duty: Providing Excellence in Safeguarding in Pastoral CareChapter 7: Supporting Our Community: Key Mental Health Interventions and StrategiesChapter 8: Leading the Way: Engaging Governors in Mental Health and Whole Organisation TransformationChapter 9: Shaping our Practices: Key Policy ConsiderationsChapter 10: Measuring Impact: Monitoring and Evaluation a Whole Organisation Approach to EducationChapter 11: Unlocking Insights: What Research Reveals about Trauma-Informed Leadership in EducationChapter 12: Moving Forward Together: Sustaining a Trauma-Informed Approach: Within Our CommunitiesAppendicesGlossaryReferences

Few people understand trauma-informed practice the way Gemma and Jessica do, and it shines through every page. This is about how we hold children and staff when things get hard. The case studies stayed with me, and the audits and action plans mean you can put this to use straight away. Essential reading.

Gemma Fieldsend (Author) Gemma Fieldsend is a highly experienced trainer, consultant and former clinician with over 25 years of experience in mental health. She is the co-founder of Cog-Spark, a mental health training and consultancy organization, alongside Jessica Parker. Gemma has worked with leading national organizations to provide mental health training for both educational settings and workplaces. She lives in West Yorkshire.Jessica Parker (Author) Jessica Parker is the co-founder of Cog-Spark alongside Gemma Fieldsend and the director of Trauma Informed Consultancy Services Ltd. She has a background in both Psychology and Education and is currently undertaking a PhD in Psychological Medicine at Kings College London. Jessica has developed training programmes for initiatives under the Department of Health and the Department for Education. She lives in East Sussex.

• FOREWORDINTRODUCTION:Chapter 1: Role of a Senior Mental Health LeadChapter 2: Unpacking the Power of a Trauma Informed ApproachChapter 3: Leading as a Compassionate Trauma Informed LeaderChapter 4: From Awareness to Action - Embedding a Trauma-Informed ApproachChapter 5: The Foundation of Care: Why Staff Wellbeing Needs a Trauma-Informed LensChapter 6: Beyond Duty: Providing Excellence in Safeguarding in Pastoral CareChapter 7: Supporting Our Community: Key Mental Health Interventions and StrategiesChapter 8: Leading the Way: Engaging Governors in Mental Health and Whole Organisation TransformationChapter 9: Shaping our Practices: Key Policy ConsiderationsChapter 10: Measuring Impact: Monitoring and Evaluation a Whole Organisation Approach to EducationChapter 11: Unlocking Insights: What Research Reveals about Trauma-Informed Leadership in EducationChapter 12: Moving Forward Together: Sustaining a Trauma-Informed Approach: Within Our CommunitiesAppendicesGlossaryReferences

Few people understand trauma-informed practice the way Gemma and Jessica do, and it shines through every page. This is about how we hold children and staff when things get hard. The case studies stayed with me, and the audits and action plans mean you can put this to use straight away. Essential reading.