The Embodied Classroom

EPV Approved · Online Course · Primary Teachers · Ireland

The most important thing you bring to your classroom is you.

The Regulated
Teacher

The Regulated Class

A Department of Education approved EPV summer course for primary teachers. Earn 3 EPV (Extra Personal Vacation) days on successful completion.
Learn simple yet powerful tools to regulate your own nervous system, support your students' wellbeing, and create a supportive space where every child feels seen, safe, and ready to learn.

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Understand how stress shows up in you. Then bring that same understanding to your pupils.

"You cannot pour
from an empty cup.

This course gives
you the tools
to fill yours."

"The practices that help a child feel grounded are the same ones that help you feel human at the end of a long day."

✦ EPV Approved
✦ 3 EPV Days
✦ Breathwork
✦ Voice Work
✦ Conscious Movement
✦ Music Therapy
✦ Inclusive Practice

If you are a primary school teacher, this course is for you.

The most giving people are often the most depleted. I have sat with many teachers who arrived at my door exhausted, burnt out, running on empty. I have watched them leave feeling like themselves again. What you will find here was built for exactly that.

The course was shaped by my own work with children and teachers, by the insights of primary school teachers currently working in Irish schools, and grounded in current Irish national policy and recent research on children's wellbeing and self-regulation.

  • ✓You feel overwhelmed, drained, or close to burnout
  • ✓You want practical tools you can use in your classroom straight away
  • ✓You want to better support your pupils' emotional regulation and wellbeing
  • ✓You work with children with additional or diverse needs
  • ✓You want evidence-informed, trauma-sensitive, inclusive approaches
  • ✓You are ready to make yourself a priority, not an afterthought.
Enrol Now · Early Bird €60

3 EPV days · Certificate included

15+
Years working with children & adults
5
In-depth evidence-informed modules
3
EPV days upon completion
Real
Built with Irish primary teachers

Course structure

Five modules. Tools you can use on Monday.

Each module supports your own regulation first, then gives you inclusive, classroom-ready strategies for the children in front of you.

01 Module

Understanding Stress and the Nervous System. Breathwork for Regulation.

Explore the different stress responses and how they show up in you and in your pupils. Learn how breathwork calms the nervous system, build your own regulation plan, and design inclusive breathwork activities for every learner in the room.

Stress ResponsesBreathworkTrauma-InformedInclusive PracticeNCSE Relate
02 Module

The Regulated Voice. Your Strongest Co-Regulation Tool.

Tone, pace and rhythm shape your nervous system and the atmosphere of the room. Build vocal health habits, develop trauma-informed communication, and design invitational voice activities for pupils of all abilities.

Voice WorkCo-regulationVocal HealthPACE ApproachCommunication
03 Module

Conscious Movement. Releasing Tension in Body and Classroom.

Notice how stress lives in your body and release it through gentle, accessible movement. Then bring short, inclusive movement breaks into your school day, with adaptations for pupils with sensory, physical or emotional needs.

Conscious MovementSomatic AwarenessClassroom TransitionsInclusive Adaptations
04 Module

Music Therapy and Rhythm. Sound as a Tool for Focus and Calm.

No musical background needed. Explore how rhythm, repetition and tempo regulate the nervous system and support focus and calm. Practice body percussion, call-and-response, and intentional use of music, adapted for all learners.

Music TherapyRhythmBody PercussionFocus & CalmGroup Connection
05 Module

Bringing It All Together. Building Your Wellbeing Practice.

Weave breathwork, voice, movement and music therapy into a classroom wellbeing plan you can actually keep up with. Design short micro-practices for morning settling, transitions and focus time, aligned with the National Wellbeing Policy and adaptable for all learners.

Classroom PlanningWellbeing PolicyMicro-PracticesInclusive DesignSustainability
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3 EPV days · Certificate included

Course outcomes

By the end of this course, you will have:

Clear, practical tools you keep using long after the course is over.

01

An understanding of stress responses and how they shape behaviour, attention and learning, in you and in your pupils.

02

A personal regulation toolkit (breathwork, voice, movement, sound) you can return to every single day.

03

Classroom-ready activities across all four tools, with step-by-step scripts you can use immediately.

04

Confidence facilitating trauma-informed, inclusive practices for every pupil, including those with additional or sensory needs.

05

A personalised classroom wellbeing plan aligned with Irish national policy, the NCSE Relate Programme and Looking at Our School 2022.

06

An approach that fits the real rhythms of your school day and grows with you over time.

Clio Byrne, Music Therapist, Yoga Teacher and Vocal Coach

Your facilitator

Hi, I'm Clio Byrne

Music Therapist, Yoga Teacher, Vocal Coach, and wellness facilitator. I have worked with children and adults for many years, helping them feel grounded.

For over ten years I ran my own music school, working with children of all abilities. I spent years collaborating with specialist centres for children with additional needs, learning how the body holds stress, and how simple, well-chosen practices can shift a child's entire experience of the day.

Today I run a wellness centre offering classes, workshops and retreats. Many of the adults who find their way to me are teachers. People who give so much of themselves that they've lost touch with their own sense of ease. This course was created for you.

Master's in Music Therapy
Qualified Yoga Teacher & Vocal Coach
Qualified Breathwork Facilitator
Official Music Examiner, Trinity College of Music London
15+ years working with children & adults
Specialist in nervous system regulation
Years collaborating with specialist centres for children with additional needs
Retreat & workshop facilitator

What teachers say

Words from the classroom

"

I came to this course completely burnt out. I left feeling like myself again. These tools have genuinely changed how I show up, for my students and for me.

Primary School Teacher, Dublin

"

I use the breathwork every morning with my class now. The difference in the room is extraordinary. Even the most unsettled children respond to it.

2nd Class Teacher, Cork

"

Something about being given permission to look after myself, as a teacher, changed everything. I didn't expect it to affect me so personally.

Special Education Teacher, Galway

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Frequently asked questions

Everything you need to know

Yes. It is a Department of Education approved EPV course, qualifying teachers for up to 3 EPV days on successful completion.

Teachers who complete the course can claim up to 3 EPV days.

Yes. The full course runs online. Everything is delivered digitally and designed to fit around your schedule.

The course requires 20 hours in total: 10 hours of online content and 10 hours of guided offline learning and reflection.

None at all. The course is fully accessible regardless of experience. No musical, movement or therapeutic training is required. Just an open mind.

Absolutely. Inclusive, trauma-informed practice is built into every module. Each section includes clear adaptations for pupils with sensory sensitivities, anxiety, ADHD and other additional needs, aligned with NCSE guidance and the Relate Programme.

Refunds are available within 14 days of purchase, provided you have not yet begun the course content. Once you have accessed the material, refunds cannot be issued.

You are very welcome to reach out at teacher@supportiveclassroom.com. I would love to hear from you.

Course details

Department of Education Approved EPV Summer Course

This is a Department of Education approved EPV course. On successful completion you will receive a certificate which you give to your Principal to apply for 3 EPV (Extra Personal Vacation) days. Please note that EPV days are awarded at the discretion of your Principal and Board of Management.

Course structure: 20 hours of learning in total: 10 hours online and 10 hours of self-directed offline study. The course is self-paced, so you complete it in your own time within your chosen dates.

Enrolment and dates: When you join, you choose one of four two-week groups. Your course content opens on your group's start date and must be completed by its end date. In line with Department of Education requirements, these dates cannot be extended.

Group A1 – 14 July
Group B15 – 28 July
Group C29 July – 11 August
Group D5 – 19 August

Please note: failure to complete the course within your group's dates will affect your EPV certification.

Ready to begin?

Your wellbeing matters.
And so do your pupils'.

If this has resonated, I would be honoured to guide you through it. Come as you are. That's enough.

Early Bird

Limited Places

€60

Early bird price

Full Price

€75

Standard enrolment

✓5 in-depth modules
✓Audio & video practices
✓Classroom-ready resources
✓
✓Certificate of completion
✓3 EPV days
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Questions? Reach out at teacher@supportiveclassroom.com