Professional Learning in Trauma Informed Positive Education: Moving School Communities from Trauma Affected to Trauma Aware

6 qualities include: relating the professional learning to the learning needs of the students, understanding the relationship between teaching and student outcomes, providing usable content that integrates theory and practice, and utilising external expertise and providing opportunities to trial the learning in the classroom (Robinson & Gray, 2019; Timperly & Alton-Lee, 2008). [...] This article focusses on the data from the rural school that was part of the larger study to further explore the impact of leadership of professional development in the school and the implementation of TIPE. [...] In addition to being able to trial strategies in the classroom, the leadership group continued to develop a professional learning culture among the staff in between the training sessions delivered by the TIPE trainers. [...] Another aspect of the development of a professional learning culture was the involvement of the leadership team in the professional learning. [...] The professional learning in TIPE assisted both the school leadership and teachers to understand that they were educating in a trauma-affected school and the need therefore to realign their thinking and practices in regard to this.