TRAINING WORKSHOP

Nervous System Literacy for schools, higher education and youth organisations

You invest a huge amount of time and care in supporting the young people in your care – yet stress, anxiety and behaviours like self-harm continue to rise.

Nervous system literacy is the missing link in student wellbeing. This science-based workshop brings new understanding and practical tools to support your response to rising anxiety and related behaviours.

  • Rethink issues like self-harm and anxiety through a shame-free biological lens

  • Discover and be able to calmly explain the science of the nervous system

  • Understand different stress responses and their impact on behaviour

  • Experience practical tools for emotional regulation and co-regulation

  • Develop greater clarity, confidence and compassion for open conversations and resilience building

  • Follow-on Nervous System Literacy sessions available for young people and parents

If you’d like to explore whether this could support your team, you’re very welcome to book a 20-minute discovery call or email me.

Book a 20-minute discovery call
Book a 20-minute discovery call
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"The guidance you provided was tangible, helpful and reassuring. It was pitched well, so both experienced and less experienced staff were able to learn. They felt that your lived experience gave it an authenticity which was humbling."

Roedean School, East Sussex

WHAT’S INCLUDED

A training for pastoral teams, youth workers, educators and other professionals

Nervous system literacy provides insight and tools to work with the body’s biology rather than against it. It explains what’s really happening beneath the surface of anxiety, shutdown and harmful behaviour so you can respond with clearer strategies.

  • Delivered online or in person across the UK

  • 90-120 mins flexible session to allow Q&A

  • Suitable for staff and practitioners in schools, higher education and youth organisations

  • Includes handouts and a companion guide for young people

  • Optional follow-on sessions for parents and young people

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ABOUT THE TRAINER

What makes this training different?

Beth Derry is a Zoologist, a science communicator, a Resilience Coach and a Certified Havening Techniques® practitioner based in Brighton.

She is a mum of two teenagers and has spent over two decades helping the world's best-known companies communicate complex information on topics ranging from climate change to human rights.

Beth shares her lived experience of self-harm as a university student sensitively and professionally, with the training she delivers reflecting what she has learnt since and the understanding she wishes she could have been given then.

Book a 20-minute discovery call with Beth
Book a 20-minute discovery call with Beth

  • "Thank you! Today was truly fascinating. Reviewing how the nervous system works, alongside discussing situations of self-harm, made the realities of these challenges feel much more tangible. I feel better equipped to respond to disclosures in a professional, supportive, and sensitive manner, and more aware that such situations can affect groups of students, not just individuals."

    Roedean School Pastoral Staff

  • "I’ve done a lot around this kind of training, but yours excites my brain. It makes me want to listen and want to know more."

    St George's Lupset Youth Team

  • "I’m so pleased I signed up for this - well worth taking two hours out of my day to learn, reflect and discuss."

    Head Teacher, Brighton Girls High School

  • "This has been inspiring and has broken down the stigma of self-harm. It will have a huge impact on the way I work with clients."

    NHS Mental Health Team member

  • "When we talk to the young people about the science, they stop and listen. They are interested."

    Youth Charity Mental Health Professional

  • "I learnt a lot through counselling about why I self-harmed, but the science explains so much more."

    Student

  • "The fact you’re not a therapist brings a freshness. It’s taking a new angle and taking it from a very practical angle that makes a lot of sense."

    Youth Support Worker

  • “Keep doing what you're doing. This has been really inspiring and has broken down the stigma of self-harm. It will undoubtedly have a huge impact on the way I work with clients.”

    NHS Mental Health Professional

  • "I recently attended your webinar as a parent of a child who self-harms, and I wanted to share my gratitude for the invaluable information provided. It shed light on the underlying reasons for my child's behavior and offered a new perspective on how to support them effectively."

    Parent

  • "This session will help you better understand, empower and equip yourself in handling sensitive matters such as self-harm."

    GP trainee

  • "I think that the advice given particularly regarding guiding young people through grounding techniques, and different ways to communicate (and choose your words) when discussing these sensitive, and sometimes very personal, topics with young people, will stay with me. "

    Rodean School Pastoral Staff