Exploring pre-service physical education teachers' trauma-related learning experiences in schools

This paper explores pre-service physical education (PE) teachers' experiences of working with traumaaffected young people whilst on placement in schools. It involved an online professional learning programme which facilitated reflective discussions to explore their experiences. The pre-service teachers revealed that the school context influenced their trauma-related learning, which took place across multiple sites throughout the school, with both teachers and pupils. These findings evidence the need to support pre-service PE teachers' school-based learning, encouraging them to explore the broader context of the school, seek supportive relationships and co-develop strategies to create positive and safe learning environments.& COPY; 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).