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Think Trauma Awards

The Think Trauma Awards recognise schools who have implemented trauma informed approaches to pupil relationships and behaviour.

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About the award

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The Think Trauma Awards programme recognises the innovative work schools have done to implement a trauma informed approach to improving pupil relationships and behaviour.

In 2021, we were delighted to recognise the following schools for achieving the Bronze award at our first Think Trauma Awards ceremony:

  • Hallfield Primary School
  • St Augustine’s CE High School
  • Westminster Education Centre

In March 2022, we also celebrated the achievements of the following schools which also met the criteria for a Bronze award:

  • Marylebone Boys School
  • Westminster Academy

In September 2023, Westminster Academy progressed to the Silver Award while St Augustine’s High School became the first recipient of a Think Trauma Gold Award.

Why does a trauma-informed approach matter?

Trauma informed approaches seek to understand the reasons behind a child’s behaviour so that support provided for children and families can be tailored to make achievable and sustainable changes.

Designed by schools and trauma-informed practitioners, and reflecting key considerations, the three-level framework assesses schools’ levels of development in this area.

Be recognised as a trauma informed school

Being recognised as a trauma informed school is another way to differentiate between the qualities of different schools in Westminster. It also means a school has thought carefully and made additional plans around a particular approach to becoming a place where children and young people develop healthy attachments, learn how to regulate their emotions and develop the resilience to thrive

The Think Trauma Awards are designed for schools to develop best practice in this area and to share their learnings with other Westminster schools. To be considered for an award, the school will need to provide evidence of trauma-informed or trauma-aware practice in the following areas:

  • governance
  • awareness and training
  • the school environment
  • policies

To find out more about the Think Trauma Awards, please email [email protected]

Find out about Trauma Informed training for schools.

You can also read through the award framework:

Think Trauma Award framework DOCX, 50.1 KB

Published: 2 December 2021

Last updated: 30 November 2023