From Trauma to Transformation: A Two-Part Wellbeing Solution

Helping Schools Worldwide Create Safer, Stronger, More Resilient Students

In a recent conversation with Sarah Williams from Active Surrey, we explored how schools can build a joined-up approach to student wellbeing.

As we discussed how best to introduce the RISE Up programme, she asked a question that many school leaders around the world have also raised with me:

"What’s the difference between the Trauma Informed PE course and the RISE Up Early Intervention Mental Wellbeing course?"

It’s an important question — because while the two courses have different focuses, they are designed to work together, each reinforcing the other to create lasting impact.

Trauma Informed PE – For Now

Focus: Creating safe spaces & emotionally regulated young people

This course equips staff with strategies to support students who may be struggling with anxiety, trauma, or behaviour right now — especially within the PE environment, which can often feel exposing or unpredictable.

What you’ll learn:

• How to teach through connection, co-regulation, and relationship

• Ways to create psychologically safety in PE and beyond

• Use of movement to support emotional regulation and belonging

• Techniques to manage behaviour without retraumatising children but maintaining high standards

• Embedding play wrapped in care to build trust

• The evidence base behind a trauma informed approach in PE and key terms

✅ Best for schools needing to create calm, safety, and connection immediately

👉 Click here to learn more about our Trauma Informed PE course

RISE Up Early Intervention Mental Wellbeing – For the Future

Focus: Building emotional intelligence & lifelong self-care skills

Once students feel safe, RISE Up supports them to take ownership of their wellbeing and develop healthy habits that last well beyond the school gates.

What you’ll receive:

• 23 editable, ready-to-teach wellbeing lessons

• A practical self-care toolkit including:– The Mental Fitness Pyramid– RISE Activities (Repeaters, Inclusive Teams, Stress Busters, Energisers)– Journaling, Ikigai (discovering purpose), and healthy lifestyle habits

• Strategies for reducing anxiety, building self-confidence, and improving emotional intelligence

• Use of movement to support emotional regulation and belonging

• Support in creating your bespoke wellbeing strategy that matches your school context

  
  

✅ Best for developing students who can independently manage their wellbeing

👉 Click here to learn more about our RISE Up Early Intervention Mental Wellbeing course

✨ Where They Intersect: Greater Impact Together

These two programmes are most powerful when combined:

• Trauma Informed PE builds safety and trust

• RISE Up builds independence and wellbeing self-care toolkits

  
  

➡ Schools that embed both approaches often see the strongest outcomes in behaviour, engagement, and emotional health — because safety opens the door for learning, and emotional intelligence helps students thrive long after they leave your care.

🧠 From Lived Experience: What Truly Makes the Difference

From my own teaching journey — and from partnering with hundreds of schools around the world — one truth keeps showing up:

Wellbeing programmes without quality relationships underpinning them rarely have the impact we need them to have.

This is why Trauma Informed PE is not an optional extra — it’s the foundation. When students feel seen, safe, and supported, everything else becomes more possible.

🌍 A Universal Challenge, A Tailored Solution

Whether you're a school in Surrey or on the other side of the world, the challenge is often the same:

"How can we help young people feel safe, connected, and empowered to be emotionally equipped for life?"

These two programmes offer a practical, evidence-informed answer — grounded in neuroscience, enriched by educator experience, and ready to tailor to your context.

If you’d like to explore how these approaches could work in your setting, do get in touch with us here.

Or browse some of our Impact Reports and Case Studies here to see what’s already been achieved by some of our brilliant global RISE Up partner schools.

🚀 Do You Want To Take The First Steps To Improving Your Students’ Wellbeing?

✅ [1] Complete your School Wellbeing Scorecard – it takes just 3 minutes to map your current provision and identify key areas to strengthen:👉 Complete the Scorecard here

📝 [2] Join our waiting list – to explore partnerships, training, consultancy, speaking opportunities, or to get your copy of Time to RISE Up:

👉 Join the Waiting List here

Have a brilliant week, and thank you for all you do for your young people.

Neil Moggan and the Future Action team

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