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This page brings together key messages and learnings from our research for schools, parents and carers, and Virtual School Heads and local authorities.

These resources are for those just thinking about becoming attachment and trauma aware, and for those already on their journey.

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Overview of attachment and trauma research

The Alex Timpson Attachment and Trauma Aware programme in Schools – Watch recording.

Project reports

Timpson Project Report 1: Attachment and trauma awareness training: analysis of pre-Covid survey data from staff in 24 primary schools (October 2020)

Timpson Project Report 2: Attachment and trauma awareness training: analysis of pre-Covid staff interviews and pupil focus groups in five case study schools (November 2021)

Timpson Project Report 3: Attachment and trauma awareness training: analysis of training delivered in 26 local authorities (January 2022)

Timpson Project Report 4: Attachment and trauma awareness training: analysis of interviews with local authority programme leads (January 2022)

Timpson Project Report 5: Attachment and trauma awareness training: headteachers’ perspectives on the impact on vulnerable children, staff and the school (February 2022)

Timpson Project Report 6: Attachment and trauma awareness training: analysis of staff interviews and pupil focus groups in 26 case study schools (May 2022)

Timpson Project Report 7: Attachment and trauma awareness training: school staff perspectives during the Covid-19 pandemic (September 2022)

Timpson School Factsheet 1: Impact of attachment and trauma awareness in schools – what we currently know

Timpson School Factsheet 2: Successful implementation of attachment and trauma awareness in schools

Hadley Project Report: Attachment Aware and Trauma-Informed Schools Programme: Positive Practice Examples from Local Authorities.

Webinar recordings

The Journey to Becoming Attachment and Trauma Aware: Experiences of Five Schools Pre-COVID-19

Transitions and Change for Care-Experienced Young People in School

The Impact of Attachment and Trauma Awareness Training: Pre-COVID-19 Results from 24 Primary Schools

Building Resilience for Young People in Your School

Secondary Schools & Whole School Approaches to Attachment

Sir John Timpson: Why is Understanding Attachment and Trauma So Important?

How Do Schools Address Attachment and Trauma?

Developing School Relationship Policies: Experiences from Primary and Secondary Schools

Leading an Attachment Aware Schools Programme: The Local Authority Experience