Why Are So Many Children Being Excluded?
Nearly 4000 children were permanently excluded from school in the 2020/2021 school year. In addition to this, over 350,000 children were...
How to Successfully Implement Restorative Practice in the Classroom
Restorative practice has emerged as one of the most favoured methodologies to use in schools as a better way to correct student...
Sensory Overload - What is it and How to Help
Is there a child in your class who becomes panicked, anxious or overwhelmed easily? Do certain sounds, smells, textures appear to trigger...
How to Redirect Behaviour in 3 Easy Steps
A key part of successful behaviour management and preventing challenging behaviour escalating into meltdowns is being able to redirect...
How to Eliminate Attention Seeking Behaviour
Children need to feel connected to those around them, especially people of importance in their lives such as parents, teachers or support...
10 Effective De-Escalation Techniques to Diffuse a Meltdown
Sometimes, things can get too overwhelming for students and they can enter a 'meltdown'. They lose control over their behaviours and...
Why 'Traffic Light Systems' Don't Work
Methods of behaviour management that publicly name students are counterproductive and ableist. That statement may ruffle some feathers...
Top 10 Behaviour Management Techniques
We all want every lesson to be the dream lesson, where children are enthused, excited and involved with all aspects of learning. They ask...
Understanding Challenging Behaviour
One of the most difficult things that teachers, teaching assistants and support staff need to overcome in the classroom is managing...
Conduct Disorder in Children: An Overview
Whether you have taught in mainstream schools, SEN/SEMH Schools or Alternative Provisions, you will have no doubt come across children...
Meeting the Unmet Needs of Children with Challenging Behaviour
A child's real needs often lie beneath behaviour and too often they go unseen, unheard and unmet.
Oppositional Defiant Disorder - Tips & Resources
Oppositional Defiant Disorder - what is it? Dealing with oppositional defiant disorder in the classroom can be difficult but here's some tip