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Virtual school support and bespoke packages for schools

We offer a wide range of training, support, and information sharing events which focus on the specific needs of Looked After Children.

For details of available training visit:

Education Services Continuing Professional Development

For additional training packages, open each section below:

TIAAS (Trauma Informed Attachment Aware Settings) in Worcestershire

The Virtual School is dedicated to ensuring that all education settings within Worcestershire are Trauma Informed and Attachment Aware Settings (TIAAS). TIAAS improves academic outcomes, attendance, and wellbeing.

We recognise that the TIAAS path takes time, is rightly tailored to each setting and that different settings are at different stages in their journey. In recognition of this, Worcestershire Virtual School have expanded our TIAAS training to offer something suitable for everyone.

This offer consists not only of TIAAS training but also support with implementation and support for accreditation through the Attachment Research Community. You will also be supported as part of a growing TIAAS network in Worcestershire and beyond.

Register for the training

More information on the training can be found at:

Trauma Informed Schools

To register your school:

Contact Virtual School

Trauma Informed Schools across Worcestershire

Worcestershire Virtual School has teamed up with Trauma Informed Schools UK (TISUK) to deliver TISUK Diploma (Level 5) in Trauma and Mental Health training across our schools, supporting them to become trauma informed and mentally healthy for all.

TISUK is a registered community interest company (social work) working in association with the Centre for Child Mental Health: President Sir Richard Bowlby. TISUK have delivered training to over 3500 schools, colleges, early years settings and community settings.

TISUK’s training is highlighted in the DfE Advice to Schools: Mental Health and Behaviour in Schools DfE-00327-2018 as supporting and promoting positive mental health.

We are extremely proud to announce that 23 Worcestershire schools have successfully completed their TIS journey and achieved Trauma Informed practitioner status and are already embedding trauma informed approaches through practice and procedure within their schools.

Upon completion all the delegates and their respective school will form the Worcestershire Attachment Aware Project, this will be the driving force behind our mission statement, to get every school attachment aware by 2025, and together we will:

develop a supportive network of Worcestershire schools that have innovative and excellent practice around vulnerable learners
raise awareness of the issues and needs around attachment and trauma and advocate for our young people
improve the teaching and learning conditions for children in care and all vulnerable learners in schools and settings
help to reduce the need for exclusions in school through trauma informed practice

Register for the training

More information on the training can be found at:

Trauma Informed Schools

To register your school:

Contact Virtual School

Thinking Differently for Disadvantaged Learners (TDFDL)

The ‘Thinking Differently for Disadvantaged Learners’ resource is a high-quality online training resource targeted specifically at improving the attainment of our most vulnerable learners across all schools in Worcestershire.

The programme is based around six recorded training modules available to all staff (and governors) to access at their own convenience and/or for schools to incorporate into their whole school professional development plan. It contains over 12 hours of materials presented in bite-sized sessions, designed and produced by leading experts who have a wealth of experience in leading school improvement for disadvantaged youngsters.