Move your staff from 'survival mode' to professional competence.
Educators today are managing more than just curriculum. They are managing complex student mental health, trauma responses, and behavioural dysregulation.
Without a framework to handle this emotional load, teachers risk compassion fatigue and burnout. They spend valuable instructional time managing disruptions, often feeling deskilled or overwhelmed by repetitive cycles of reactive discipline.
We partner with schools to embed 'Tuning in to Students®', a clinical-grade framework developed by the University of Melbourne.
This isn't just another PD. It is a protective factor for your staff's mental health. By equipping teachers with the micro-skills of Emotion Coaching, we help them de-escalate dysregulation early.
What Your Staff Will Learn:
The Iceberg Model: How to look beneath surface behaviours to identify the underlying need (e.g., Autonomy, Belonging, Competence).
Teacher Self-Regulation: Practical strategies to recognise their own 'window of tolerance' and regulate their stress response in the heat of the moment.
De-escalation Scripts: Exactly what to say to defuse 'big feelings' (Anger, Anxiety) before they become behavioural incidents.
Relational Safety: How to build the emotional safety required for the 'learning brain' to switch back on.
We teach staff to navigate the 'Two Icebergs' in the room:
The student's unmet needs, and the teacher's own stress triggers.
Meeting Your Duty of Care: Actively addresses the Psychosocial Hazard of 'Role Overload' by equipping staff with the concrete skills they need to cope. It demonstrates a commitment to safety that goes beyond policy and into practice.
Reduced Disruption: Teachers learn to catch emotional dysregulation early, preventing escalation and preserving learning time.
Teacher Retention: Research confirms that TIS training leads to teachers' improved ability to cope with stress and reduced difficulties in emotion regulation.
Consistent Culture: Creates a shared language for behaviour support across the entire staff, aligning with existing frameworks (like SWPBS).
We understand that timetabling Professional Learning is complex. While we can tailor a package to your specific needs, these are our most impactful formats:
Staff Meeting or Professional Learning Day
Format: 2-3 hour interactive workshop.
Focus: An engaging overview of the 5-step Emotion Coaching model, the brain science of regulation, and the 'Iceberg' concept.
Outcome: Immediate 'quick wins,' a shared language for staff, and a reduction in the 'us vs. them' mindset regarding behaviour.
Deep Dive
Format: 1 Full Day + 2 x 120-min Sessions
Focus: Deep practice of the skills, including 'Meta-Emotion' work (the teachers understanding their own stress triggers) and collaborative problem-solving.
Outcome: Sustained cultural change, high-level competency, and a measurable reduction in referrals to the Wellbeing Team.
Let’s discuss how TIS can support your 2026 Wellbeing Strategy.