Calmer classrooms start with a steadier you
Finding My Steady - For Educators — From £995
Trauma-informed and beyond, with polyvagal insights for everyone who works in a school. Learn it, live it, share it with the children you support.
For teachers, teaching assistants, SENCOs, pastoral and support staff: everyone who helps children feel safe enough to learn.
Trauma-informed and beyond: CPD for everyone who works in a school, with polyvagal insights, live calls and a certificate.
Trauma-informed and beyond: a practical CPD programme for everyone who works in a school. Understand behaviour, communication and nervous-system states, support the children in your care, and look after your own wellbeing.
25 hours over six months, with live calls and a certificate.
Does this sound familiar?
A child shuts down or lashes out, and you're not sure why
You want to help, but in the moment it's hard to know what the behaviour is telling you.
Children can't put their feelings into words
When words disappear, small moments can turn into big ones before anyone can name what's happening.
You spend more time managing behaviour than supporting learning
The same patterns keep coming back, and one-size-fits-all strategies don't seem to stick.
You go home with nothing left for yourself
You're not doing anything wrong. You're working in a system under pressure, and your nervous system feels it too.
Why now
- 92% of primary teachers say weaker speech and language makes teaching harder (GL Assessment, Lost for Words, 2025)
- 76% of education staff feel stressed (Education Support, Teacher Wellbeing Index 2025)
- Needs first Support shouldn't wait for a diagnosis, and every adult in school needs the skills (Independent review into ADHD and autism, 2026)
One programme for staff wellbeing and children's needs.
Learn it, live it, share it
For you: understand your nervous system, recover after hard days, and help prevent burnout.
For the children you support: teach emotions, steady the room together, and share ready-made ideas for social and emotional learning.
Why I created this
I've spent years working with young people, families and educators, and I kept seeing the same thing. Adults doing their very best, running on empty, trying to steady children while no one was steadying them.
Finding My Steady brings together what I've learned as a counsellor, a creative health practitioner and the creator of Polyvagal Teen®. It's practical, it's kind, and you can use it from Monday morning.
Yasmin Shaheen-Zaffar, BACP accredited counsellor and founder of Glad We Talked®
What's included
- 25 hours of CPD over six months, with a certificate
- Self-paced and guided lessons
- Activities to use with the children you support
- Live calls with a trained Glad We Talked® Facilitator
- Polyvagal Teen® resources
- A community to ask questions in
Created by Yasmin Shaheen-Zaffar
I’m a BACP accredited counsellor, creative health artist practitioner, founder of Watoto Play® and creator of Polyvagal Teen®. My work brings together therapeutic practice, creativity and lived experience of neurodivergence. I’ve created Finding My Steady for Educators to help everyone in school understand behaviour, communication and nervous-system states, and to look after themselves while they do it. Your needs and capacity matter in this learning too.
Questions about Finding My Steady For Educators
Is this trauma-informed training?
Yes, and it goes further. Alongside trauma-informed practice, it brings polyvagal insights, a neuro-affirming approach, creative health activities and care for the adults' own wellbeing.
Who is it for?
Everyone who works in a school: teachers, teaching assistants, SENCOs, pastoral staff, support staff and leaders.
Can I use what I learn with children?
Yes. Everything is transferable. You'll find activities and ideas to share with the children you support, as well as tools for yourself.
Is there a CPD certificate?
Yes. The programme is 25 hours of learning over six months, with a CPD certificate for every licensed staff member.
What's included?
Self-paced and guided lessons, activities, live calls with a trained Glad We Talked® Facilitator, Polyvagal Teen® resources, a community to ask questions in, and a CPD certificate.
Are the live calls therapy?
No. They're group learning sessions led by a trained Glad We Talked® Facilitator. If someone needs one-to-one support, we can point you to it.
How much does it cost?
A team licence for up to 5 staff is £995. A whole-school licence for all staff for 12 months starts at £1,495. Schools can pay by invoice.
Can I join on my own?
Finding My Steady for Educators is licensed to schools and teams. Share this page with your school, or contact us and we'll help.
Do children need a diagnosis?
No. The approach is needs-led, so it supports children whether or not they have a diagnosis.
I'm neurodivergent myself. Is this for me?
Yes. The programme is neuro-affirming, and it makes space for your own needs and capacity, not just the children's.