Date: 25.07.2025
Time: 04:30 pm – 05:30 pm
Venue: MS Teams
Speaker: Tazeen Siddiqui, Director, Empower National Teachers Enrichment Academy
Moderator: Shivangi Prasad, Founder & Director, The Legal Swan (POSH at Work & Respekt)

Objective:

The session aimed to initiate meaningful conversations around psychological safety in schools and the importance of trust-building in children. As part of the new Creating Safe Schools series by The Legal Swan, this episode highlighted how parents, teachers, and educational institutions can foster emotionally secure spaces that nurture children’s confidence and openness.

Agenda & Key Discussion Points:

The discussion centered around the following key areas:

• Recognizing Psychological Unsafety: Identifying signs that indicate when a child feels psychologically unsafe and exploring how adults can respond with empathy and assurance to rebuild trust.
• Trust-Building in Early Childhood: Understanding how early trust-building experiences shape a child’s confidence, resilience, and willingness to express themselves openly.
• Daily Practices for Parents and Educators: Simple, actionable ways teachers and parents can create psychologically safe environments – through active listening, validation, and consistent emotional support.
• Storytelling and Reflection: Exploring how storytelling, reflective activities, and creative expression can strengthen psychological safety and deepen trust among children.

Key Takeaways:

The session emphasized that psychological safety is foundational to a child’s emotional growth and learning journey. Educators and parents play a pivotal role in creating environments where children feel heard, valued, and safe to express themselves.

By integrating empathy-driven communication and reflective teaching practices, schools can move closer to becoming truly safe spaces for every child – both emotionally and psychologically.