[Module]
Trauma & Adversity
- Interactive Learning (Online)
- Accessible Online & Offline
- CPD Accredited Course
Module Overview
Children’s behaviour, learning and relationships do not exist in isolation. Stress, adversity and trauma often shape how children experience the world in ways that are not always visible, predictable or easily understood within educational settings.
This module supports education professionals to develop a deeper, evidence-informed understanding of how trauma and adversity influence child development, regulation and lived experience. Drawing on neuroscience, psychology and education research, the module helps staff move beyond labels and surface-level interpretations, towards curiosity, compassion and relational safety.
Across a series of short seminars, reflective activities and applied tasks, learners explore how stress systems develop, how repeated adversity can shape behaviour and meaning-making, and how protective relationships and environments can buffer risk. The emphasis throughout is on translating understanding into practice and culture, supporting safer, more responsive learning environments.
Course Duration
5 - 6 hours
Participation
Interactive Learning
Accreditation
CPD Accredited Course
Suitability
Education Staff
Certification
2 Years / 24 Months
Completion
3 Months
Here's what this module covers.. 👀
By completing this module, participants will:
- Develop a shared understanding of stress, trauma and adversity beyond diagnosis or labels
- Explore how stress activation and long-term exposure influence brain development, regulation and learning
- Understand how lived experience and meaning-making shape behaviour and relationships
- Examine the role of context, inequality and intersectionality in shaping vulnerability and resilience
- Apply trauma-informed principles to everyday practice and whole-school culture
here's how you'll access the course.. 👀
This module is designed to fit around busy professional roles. Learning is broken into short, focused sections that can be completed in manageable time blocks, making it easier to engage consistently without overload.
Rather than long lectures, content is delivered through bite-sized seminars, reflective prompts and interactive activities that support understanding without requiring specialist prior knowledge. Concepts are introduced gradually and revisited across the module to help learning settle and connect.
Throughout the module, learners are encouraged to pause, reflect and apply ideas to their own context. Interactive elements such as polls, quizzes and shared reflection activities help bring the content to life and support deeper engagement.
Our emphasis is on learning that feels useful, achievable and relevant, supporting understanding that can be applied immediately and built on over time.
A Whole-School Approach to Culture
Supporting all staff to develop a shared understanding, reducing inconsistency and creating more predictable experiences.
Small 'Bitesize Learning' Chunks
Module content takes no-longer than 20 minutes to complete, per activity. You'll access seminars, podcasts, articles and more!
Short Seminar Videos & Podcasts
Designed for flexible, on-demand viewing whenever you have a little time. Available on your laptop, gadgets or offline for ease of access!
Interactive Learning Activities
Activities designed to prompt reflection and meaningful learning with support on-hand to translate knowledge into professional practice.
A Practical Action-Planning task
Supporting you to acquire new knowledge while using it to inform the practice of your provision and yourself. Supported by expert feedback.
Expert Guidance & Support
Supporting you to turn knowledge into practice, with expert guidance, challenge, and feedback to refine your approach and practice.
Ready to see how this course will fit within your provision?
What's the investment?
Our pricing is designed to be fair and accessible. We work with a wonderful team of practitioners who contribute to our learning content and wider teaching team.
Our pricing is deliberate. It's set by the size of your provision — not by the number of staff who benefit. Why? To ensure this training doesn't become a specific skill set mastered only by inclusion teams and on-call staff. Our courses are for everyone, to reflect on, to act upon, and to embed into a whole school culture.
From just £14 per person · All staff included · No per-seat feesThe Inclusive Mainstream Fund
The Department for Education's new Inclusive Mainstream Fund (IMF) provides every mainstream state-funded school in England with direct funding to embed inclusive practice, arriving in school budgets from July 2026.
Schools have full autonomy over how it's spent — and the DfE's guidance explicitly identifies CPD, staff training, whole-school approaches to behaviour and culture, and securing specialist external expertise as legitimate uses. With schools also required to publish an inclusion strategy by December 2026, a Codevelo partnership is a purposeful, well-evidenced way to put that funding to work.
The IMF is available to mainstream state-funded schools, academies, free schools, and 16–19 providers in England. Independent schools, special schools, and alternative provision are not eligible.
- Access for all staff, unlimited
- 3 months of structured learning
- Flexible & on-demand — no fixed deadlines
- CPD accredited certification
- Expert support throughout
- Whole-school cohort experience
- Access for all staff, unlimited
- 3 months of structured learning
- Flexible & on-demand — no fixed deadlines
- CPD accredited certification
- Expert support throughout
- Whole-school cohort experience
- Access for all staff, unlimited
- 3 months of structured learning
- Flexible & on-demand — no fixed deadlines
- CPD accredited certification
- Expert support throughout
- Whole-school cohort experience
- Access for all staff, unlimited
- 3 months of structured learning
- Flexible & on-demand — no fixed deadlines
- CPD accredited certification
- Expert support throughout
- Whole-school cohort experience
- Access for all staff, unlimited
- 3 months of structured learning
- Flexible & on-demand — no fixed deadlines
- CPD accredited certification
- Expert support throughout
- Whole-school cohort experience
Let's make sure we're a good fit..
This module is definitely for you if you:
- Work with children or young people affected by stress, adversity or disrupted life experiences.
- Want to understand trauma beyond labels, diagnoses or assumptions.
- Are interested in how stress systems, development and lived experience influence behaviour and engagement.
- Want research-informed learning that connects theory to everyday educational practice.
- Are looking to reflect on how practice and school culture can better support safety, regulation and belonging.
This might not be the right fit if you are looking for:
- Clinical or therapeutic training focused on diagnosis or treatment.
- A checklist of behaviour management strategies or quick fixes.
- CPD that can be completed passively without reflection.
- Training that separates trauma from wider systems, relationships and context.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this module CPD certified?
Yes. This module is CPD Certified (6 Hours) and delivered by a CPD Certified Provider. Learners receive a Certificate of Completion on successful completion of the module, which can be used as evidence of continuing professional development.
How long does the module take to complete?
The full module takes approximately 5 hours to complete. Learning is broken into short, manageable sections so it can be completed in micro-chunks around existing workloads. Reducing the pressure on already busy INSET days.
Do I need prior knowledge of trauma or neuroscience?
No. The module is designed to be accessible to education professionals without specialist or clinical training. Concepts are explained clearly and progressively, with opportunities to revisit and reflect on learning.
Is this module practical or theoretical?
Both. The module is grounded in research and theory, but the emphasis is on application. Learners are supported to reflect on how the content translates into everyday practice and school culture.
How is the module assessed?
Assessment includes a short knowledge-check quiz and a reflective action-planning task. The action plan is reviewed manually against clear criteria, with written feedback provided to support meaningful application.
Is this suitable for my role?
The module is suitable for a wide range of education roles, including teachers, support staff, pastoral teams, SENCOs, DSLs and school leaders, across mainstream, specialist and alternative provision.
How long do I have access to the module?
Learners have access to the module content for up to three months, allowing time to complete learning flexibly and return to materials as needed.
Is this training trauma-informed or therapeutic?
This module is trauma-informed, not therapeutic. It focuses on understanding, professional curiosity and relational practice within educational settings, not clinical assessment or treatment.
Ready when you are..
Learn at your own pace, reflect on what matters in your context, and apply learning in ways that support safer, more inclusive practice.