Press and Media
Nicola Marshall’s Bio:
Nicola Marshall is a speaker and published author in the field of developmental trauma and Education. As an adoptive parent to three children Nicola has personal experience of living with the impact of early trauma. She started her training company some years ago – BraveHeart Education, in response to the growing need of educators to understand the challenges for vulnerable children within the education system.
All of Nicola’s speaking and writing takes the complex concepts of early trauma and makes them simple. There are many experts in this field, but few who have the personal day to day experience as well as the theoretical knowledge.
Nicola is a speaker, author, trainer, coach and a previous winner of an outstanding achievement award from the Black Country Chamber of Commerce.
Available to comment on topics such as:-
- Education and vulnerable children
- The culture of education
- Emotional wellbeing in children and young people
- Developmental Trauma and Attachment
- Adoption and/or Fostering; specifically hard to place children i.e. sibling groups and older children
- The adoption process
- Adoption support
- Breaking cycles for children who’ve been in the care sys
Podcast Interview on Teaching Students with Attachment Difficulties
Recently I was privileged to be asked to be a guest on a podcast for Trauma Informed Positive Behaviour Support in Australia. This was a
Musical Therapy
The issue of our children’s mental health is one of growing concern within the country. With academic and social pressures at an all-time high, Harry
Teaching Drama Article
For many vulnerable children and young people such as those adopted or in difficult home environments, school can be challenging. Having to meet the expectations
SEN Magazine Article – Focussing on Attachment
Nicola Marshall looks at what schools can do to support pupils with attachment issues The culture of any environment is really important. It determines what’s acceptable
Emotional and Academic Wellbeing – are they mutually exclusive?
Recent article written for QA Education on Emotional and Academic Wellbeing – are they mutually exclusive? Go to page 5 of this link to read
Our guest blog post on Mental Health in Children – Erica Crompton
With the focus on Mental Health in Children and Young people recently we have started commenting in various publications. The first being a guest blog
Education Today – January 2017
We were featured in the January 2017 edition of Education Today talking about trauma and Attachment in education. To see the article follow this link
Outstanding Achievement Award
In November 2016 we were privileged to be invited to the Black Country Chamber of Commerce Awards evening. We were nominated in the category of