Day 1: Tuesday, June 30, 2026

The Berry Street Education Model (BSEM) represents one of Australia's most significant contributions to trauma-informed education, providing a suite of evidence-based, strengths-focused strategies that have now been used to train over 90,000 educators. Developed by Berry Street — one of Australia's largest independent child and family services organisation — BSEM integrates clinical, educational, and welfare perspectives to create practical classroom strategies that meet the needs of all students, with particular effectiveness for the estimated 40% of Australian students who have been exposed to traumatic stressors. This multi-day training in Newcastle guides educators through BSEM's core domains: body, relationship, stamina, and engagement, providing strategies for self-regulation, building positive teacher-student relationships, developing emotional resilience, and designing instruction that genuinely engages students who have experienced trauma. What distinguishes BSEM from many wellbeing programmes is its insistence on being an instructional model, not a welfare add-on — the strategies are designed to be embedded into everyday teaching practice rather than delivered as separate pastoral sessions. Independent evaluation has identified significant links between BSEM implementation and academic improvement, increased student engagement, and stronger teacher-student relationships. For educators seeking a comprehensive, research-validated framework that addresses the reality of trauma's presence in Australian classrooms, BSEM provides the knowledge, strategies, and ongoing support to transform practice.