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Rock Pool

We provide sector leading training and consultancy services for organisations that support people

Rock Pool is joint venture between Sue Penna and Kirsty Mooney who have over 40 years combined experience of working in the public and voluntary and community sector. We specialise in supporting public services and the voluntary and community organisations to improve practice, share knowledge and expertise and inspire the workforce to deliver positive outcomes for all. We believe passionately that

everyone; practitioners and clients should have the opportunity to reach their full potential and thrive.

19/08/2026

This feels like something to be proud of… 🐚

Of the 1,279 frontline professionals we’ve trained over the past year, an incredible 99.6% of those responding to our post-course surveys said they would recommend Rock Pool.

A huge thank you to everyone who has trained with us, shared their feedback and put their trust in our team.

And if you feel you’ve benefited from Rock Pool training, please do spread the word — so much of our work grows through people recommending us to others.

17/08/2026

🐚 This autumn, build the skills and confidence to bring trauma-informed approaches directly into your work and services - and make a real difference.

Our open courses include Toolkit Facilitator Training for structured recovery programmes supporting people affected by ACEs and adversity, domestic abuse, and parents / children exploring and managing emotions.

Alongside this, our trauma-informed practice pathway helps organisations build from foundational awareness through to Trauma-Informed Educators (TIEs), our most comprehensive trauma-informed practice training.

🪸 Open courses are ideal for individual bookings or small numbers of staff, giving organisations a flexible, cost-effective way to build skills, knowledge and capacity incrementally across their workforce.

Our Autumn 2026 open courses are now booking, with dates from October onwards.

👉 Explore the programme and find the right course for you and your service:

https://rockpool.life/course-calendar

28/07/2026

🐚 New free webinar now booking: The Professional and Personal Benefits of Reflective Practice | 11 Sept '26

https://rockpool.life/course/webinar-reflective-practice

Working in an emotionally demanding role can have a profound impact, both professionally and personally.

For practitioners, managers and service leaders supporting people through trauma, crisis and complex circumstances, reflective practice offers valuable space to pause, learn from experience and consider how the work affects us.

Join Jo Majauskis for a free one-hour webinar exploring how reflective practice can strengthen decision-making, professional learning, resilience, wellbeing and compassionate, person-centred practice.

Drawing on her experience of developing reflective practice with frontline police officers and university students, Jo will introduce practical reflection models and simple techniques that can be used in everyday work.

🐚 The Professional and Personal Benefits of Reflective Practice
🪸 Friday 11 September 2026
🦀 10:00–11:00
🐠 Online and free to attend. Capacity is limited to 100 attendees.

Find out more and register your place: https://rockpool.life/course/webinar-reflective-practice

23/07/2026

🙏 A huge thank you to everyone who joined Elise Hayden for Wednesday's webinar "Addressing Misogyny and Sexism with Children and Young People", and for sharing such positive, thoughtful feedback.

We love to see participants leaving with practical ideas they can immediately apply in their work – it's what our Enhanced Webinar series is designed to achieve.

🐚 The final Enhanced Webinar of the summer is on Weds 12 August with "Coercion and Control – Understanding, Assessing and Responding". During this two-hour online session, Sue Penna will go deeper into the dynamics of coercive control, how to recognise it, assess risk and respond using a trauma-informed approach.

It's ideal for professionals working across safeguarding, health, social care, education, criminal justice and the voluntary sector.

👉 Find out more and book your place: rockpool.life/webinars

Keep an eye out over the coming weeks as we'll be announcing our Autumn Webinar programme, with a new series of thought-provoking topics for professionals supporting adults, children and families.

06/07/2026

If we're serious about tackling violence against women and girls, we also need to address the misogynistic attitudes, beliefs and behaviours that can take root much earlier in life.

Join our upcoming enhanced webinar, "Addressing Misogyny and Sexism with Children and Young People", to explore the growing influence of misogyny, harmful online content and gender stereotypes - and discover trauma-informed approaches to recognising and addressing these issues in practice.

Led by Elise Hayden, a trauma-informed practitioner and Head of PSAT in an alternative provision setting, this session will equip professionals with the knowledge and tools to recognise concerns, start conversations and challenge harmful attitudes.

Ideal for professionals working with children and young people across education, safeguarding, youth work, social care, early help and health.

📅 Wednesday 22nd July
🕙 10:00am–12:00pm | Online
💷 £50 + VAT

👉 Find out more and book your place:
https://rockpool.life/course/enhanced-webinar-addressing-misogyny-and-sexism-children-and-young-people

01/07/2026

🎨 🐚 After a productive and intensive day of strategy meetings in the office, the Rock Pool team swapped flip-charts for paintbrushes!

A short stroll across harbour took us to the brilliant Kick Up The Arts for a couple of hours of creativity, connection and a chance to unwind together.

It turns out, when faced with a few daunting blank canvases, there’s plenty of creative spark in the Rock Pool team too.

A huge thank you to Sarah and artist Mark for such a warm welcome and for creating such a relaxed, inspiring space.

A lovely reminder that making time to pause, connect and create matters too.

29/06/2026

Frontline workers who are delivering the PAACE Toolkit know how effective it is in bringing about positive outcomes for participants.

In a recent survey of trained facilitators:
🐚 99% found the Toolkit effective in supporting positive change
🐚 85% reported increased confidence and self-esteem in participants
🐚 82% reported improved emotional regulation
🐚 74% reported improved mental health

This summer, we’re offering discounted places on our PAACE Toolkit Facilitator Training - train now and be ready to start delivering trauma-informed recovery programmes in your service from September.

Upcoming training date:
🐚 18–20 August

👉 Find out more and book:
https://rockpool.life/course/paace-toolkit-facilitator-training

25/06/2026

A busy but exciting few days for Rock Pool in Liverpool...

Sue and Kevin are attending the Liverpool City Region ACEs Research Alliance Conference this week, alongside a number of exciting meetings.

Liverpool always feels like an inspiring place to be - full of energy, ideas and important conversations around trauma-informed practice.

And in this heat… we’re especially grateful for the Rock Pool fans ☀️🐚

18/06/2026

📢 Have your say on the future of mental health services in England!

The Department of Health and Social Care is currently gathering evidence to inform a new Mental Health Strategy for England.

At Rock Pool, we know that understanding mental health through a trauma-informed lens means looking beyond symptoms and diagnoses to consider the experiences, relationships and circumstances that shape people's lives.

If you work with people experiencing mental health challenges, this is an opportunity to share your views, evidence and examples of practice to help inform future policy and service development.

The consultation closes on 10 July 2026.

👉 Find out more and contribute here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/calls-for-evidence/informing-the-mental-health-strategy-for-england

11/06/2026

"It wasn't my fault" is a realisation many participants have when taking part in the Recovery Toolkits.

In this short film, participants from a PAACE programme (delivered in partnership with Sefton Council) share their experiences of understanding and recovering from the effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).

For many people, understanding the impact of trauma can be transformative. It can help make sense of feelings, behaviours and coping strategies that may have been shaped by experiences beyond their control.

Our PAACE (Positive and Adverse Childhood Experiences) Recovery Toolkit Facilitator Training equips practitioners to deliver a structured trauma-informed recovery programme within their own services and communities.
Find out more and book a place on training dates (discounts available):
🐚 7th - 9th July
🐚 18th - 20th August

👉 https://rockpool.life/course/paace-toolkit-facilitator-training

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Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

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