Kia ora
Welcome to this kete. I am the Deputy Principal/SENCO at Naenae Primary School in Lower Hutt. In 2025 I completed my Masters of Speciality Teaching through Massey University. I worked on a Professional Inquiry on Teacher's knowledge of trauma and how leadership can support kaiako. As part of my project I have to converted my research into a project that can be shared with the sector.
The data I gathered from Kaiako and Tumuaki in Term 2 , 2025 showed that there is a need for resources to support Kura. This website/kete aims to provide educators with important concepts and information that will help deepen the knowledge of trauma-informed practices and help encourage the use of these practices in their classroom and school community. This will help our ākonga.
Trauma informed practice is not a programme. For our schools to become Trauma Informed we need to work together to make the changes needed to support our precious ākonga.
Trauma informed needs to be what we are rather than another thing we do as kaiako/educators
Dr Chris Bowden
This kete is a work in progress and is designed for kaiako to dip in and out of. You can choose your learning pathway and like a pataka kai gather the information you need to support and nourish your ākonga.
Please feel free to email me with any suggestions or feedback.
Ngā manaakitanga
Kirsten Reid
kirsten.reid@nnps.school.nz