Circle of Security® in the Classroom: A Reflective Approach for Educators – 5 Nov

This 2.5 hr professional development workshop is designed for teachers, early childhood educators, learning support staff, and allied professionals working across the education sector.

What Makes This Workshop Different?

Rather than adding more strategies, it is a chance to pause, reflect, and better understand what’s happening beneath a child’s behaviour, and within ourselves.

You’ll be introduced to the Circle of Security® Classroom (COSC) approach: a reflective, relationship-based model grounded in decades of attachment research and educational neuroscience. Designed for early education settings, COSC supports the creation of secure, emotionally attuned learning environments.

You’ll Explore:

• How the Circle of Security® helps explain children’s drive for connection and exploration
• The role of emotional safety in resilience, regulation, and learning
• “Shark Music”: internal triggers and how they affect connection
• Being a secure base and safe haven
• Reflection tools to support attunement and presence

Why It Matters:

When children feel emotionally safe, they’re more able to learn, explore, and grow. Your relationship with them, especially during moments of challenge, shapes their view of themselves, others, and the world around them.

This session helps you:

• Recognize your role as a potential attachment figure
• Respond to emotional needs with more insight and compassion
• Understand how the nervous system shapes presence
• Create more emotionally regulated learning environments

Reflect personally and professionally on caregiving patterns.

Please Note:
This is not a certification course. It’s a 2.5-hour introductory session offering a foundation in COSC, with a focus on relational presence rather than behaviour management. Some content may be emotionally activating, please engage at your own pace and reach out for support as needed.

Delivered via Zoom with Nicky Cooper

When: 5 November 2025, 9am – 11.30am

Where: Online via Zoom

Cost: $145 inc GST. The price stated is per person.

Contact: Faye Johnson –  [email protected]

For more information and to register – please visit the website:

https://www.grow.co.nz/circle-of-security-classroom-approach/