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This week Kate and Hannah talk to Dr Karen Treisman. They discuss organisational cultural change and how schools can become more trauma, adversity, and culturally informed, infused, and responsive.

This week Kate and Hannah talk to Emma Beveridge - She talks about her role as Executive Principal working with the children, families and staff at LaceyField in Louth and how she combined two staff teams to create a environment in which professionals and pupils flourish.

This episode Kate and Hannah talk to Dr Karen Bateson about infant mental health, the importance of the first 1001 days of life from conception and how best to support families.

This special edition of Mind Matters comes after heightened discussions around the impact of returning to school in the context of covid-19, especially in terms of attachment and relational approaches.

Our school prides itself on Creating Attachment Relationships in Education (CARE) and this will be an opportunity to explore both the impact and potential adjustments that could be made when returning to school.

This episode Kate and Hannah talk to 'Unapologetic Disruptor' Mathew Portell - proud principle of Fall Hamilton Elementary School in Nashville, Tennessee, international speaker and founder of Paradigm Shift Education and The Trauma Informed Educators Network. He talks about his personal journey and the journey of his Fall Hamilton Team. He discusses the joys, insights, learning, difficult moments, impact and practicalities of shifting a paradigm towards being Trauma Informed.