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University of East London & Nottingham Business School
Our Programme
Please click on the attached links below to join each session. If you experience difficulties accessing the links on the website, you can download a document with all the links here.
Introduction and The Socio-Political Environment of Trauma-Informed Practice. How can Public Policy address these Issues? with Nadia Whittome (Nottingham Local MP)
09:00 - 10:00
Speakers:
Emma Davies (UEL), Bugewa Apampa (UEL), Stefanos Nachmias (Nottingham Trent University) – Opening and Introduction
Sandi Williamson (UEL) – How Was Your Day? (A collection of student experiences written in the form of creative non-fiction in the style of a journal)
Nadia Whittome (Nottingham Local MP) – The Socio-Political Environment of Trauma-Informed Practice. How can Public Policy address these Issues?
Connecting and Learning from Experiences on Trauma-Informed Practice
10:00 - 11:00
Stefanos Nachmias (Nottingham Trent University) – How to support staff experience in the classroom?: In this session Stefanos will evaluate how higher education can support academic staff in managing student trauma in the class and what we need to do to ensure that they offer appropriate support to students.
Lynn Miles (Teesside University) – Learning from the MA Education (Trauma-Informed Practice): In this session Lynn will highlight the ways in which principles of trauma-informed care have successfully been applied and operationalised for the MA Education (Trauma-Informed Practice).
Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:15
Let's take a break for coffee and tea before we listen to our students perspectives and experiences.
The virtual chatroom is a space for everyone who would like to meet other attendees. Join and see who will be there.
Student Voice Projects: Presenting the 'Let's Talk about T(rauma)' Podcast !
and 'The Experiences of Mothers Who Study'
11:15 - 12:00
Speakers: Emma Amegan and Tahera Sikdaka (UEL)
We asked and they answered. Through this podcast and the help of different experts, we discussed some topics that seemed to be taboo when it comes to students’ experiences. Through these presentations, two UEL student’s present their reflections on these topics, the importance of trauma-informed practices in HE and an additional view from the experiences of student mothers, told with their own words to gain better understanding of the challenges mothers face and ways they empower themselves despite adversity.
Student Voice Project: My Journey to Empowerment
12:00 - 12:45
Speaker: Rozina Iqbal (UEL)
Guests: Ismail Mohammed (UEL Alumni) and Laura Austin-Croft (Public Health Newham)
This presentation is on the three phases of the Beyond Adversity/Empowerment 360 Project. The struggles students face, and how I turned my adversities into strengths through post-traumatic growth. Three years of working through phases one, two, and three of the Beyond Adversity project have helped me understand how I am not alone. We share with you our findings and real-life experiences to understand how Empowerment 360 is a vital project to adopt trauma-informed practices in higher education and across other institutes and sectors of work.
Lunch Break
12:45 - 14:00
Let's get some lunch, rest and energy before we take part in our amazing workshops !
The virtual chatroom is a space for everyone who would like to meet other attendees. Join and see who will be there to share lunch with you.
Workshop 1: The Power of Being Heard: How Listening to Others Empowers Them
14:00 - 14:45
Facilitators: Andrea Giraldez-Hayes and Max Eames (UEL)
We live in a noisy world. Most people think they are good listeners, but that is not always the case. As Stephen Covey once said, most people don't listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply. In this evidence-based interactive workshop, participants will learn about some of the barriers to effective listening and discover easy-to-develop implementation skills which will help them to listen and empower others.
Workshop 2: Concrete Changes to Create a Trauma-Informed University
14:00 - 14:45
Facilitators: Isobel Dawson, Geoffrey Dennis and Lucy Smith (WAVE Trust)
We will start with a quick recap on key trauma-informed principles and ideas, and then go into brainstorming ideas of how all participants can move things forward in the short term. We will then have some time to prioritise the ideas and discuss with everyone, making sure that everyone leaves the session being clear on what their next steps are going to be as an individual.
Afternoon Break
14:45 - 15:00
Rest your mind and eyes or have a chat with other attendees before our next session.
The virtual chatroom is a space for everyone who would like to meet other attendees. Join and see who will be there.
Students and Care Experience
15:00 - 15:45
Speaker: Carrie Wilson-Harrop (Loughborough University)
Trauma intrinsically is embedded within the lives of those with Care Experience. The level of trauma and mechanisms that each person has is of course different, but there are steps you can take to create an environment that responds to these students with the care and compassion they deserve, which in turn will help them to thrive in the HE sector. With this interactive session, you will leave with understanding and tools to take back to your roles to help create an environment that not only supports those with care experience but is beneficial for each and every student.
Please download the worksheet for this session here and fill it out prior to the session.
Panel Discussion: Emma Davies in Conversation with Panelists and Audience, Closing Remarks and Goodbye
15:45 - 16:30
Join us for a final conversation with panelists and the audience where we reflect together on today's event and ways of moving forward.
Our Speakers
Nadia Whittome
Labour Member of Parliament, Nottingham
Nadia Whittome MP was elected in 2019 as the Labour Member of Parliament for Nottingham East and at 25 is Parliament’s youngest MP. Nadia takes home a workers’ wage as an MP, donating the remainder of her MP salary to local causes. Before her election, Nadia worked as a hate crime worker in Nottingham, and prior to that as a care worker. Inspired to enter politics in response to the Bedroom Tax, Nadia is a passionate advocate for participatory democracy and remains a committed activist and campaigner on migrants’ rights, workers’ rights, climate justice, and child poverty.
Get in Touch
This conference is a partnership between UEL and Nottingham Business School.
Empowerment 360 is an institution-wide UEL student and staff led project that synthesises student voices, UEL student data, scientific evidence, and a community of practice to co-create trauma-informed programmes, activities and support frameworks designed to help students to thrive.
Dr Stefanos’s research focuses on staff experiences of trauma and how it can be better managed in Higher Education.
If you’d like further information about either of these initiatives, please get in touch.