Behaviour

Headteacher Update Podcast: Supporting vulnerable pupils – ACEs & trauma in the primary school

4 May 2022 Helen Frostick Shahana Knight and Dr Pooky Knightsmith This episode takes a practical look at how primary schools...

Episode 16: 3 behaviour management strategies that don’t work with children

3 behaviour management strategies that don’t work with children 2020 The number of children with some sort of attachment disorder...

Supporting your foster child through Christmas

  Supporting children in care through the Christmas period It is easy to assume that Christmas is a magical exciting...

Therapeutic schools: Some quick wellbeing ideas

The age of the therapeutic school is upon us. Schools across England are changing practices and introducing a more reflective,...

What is a Therapeutic Teacher?

Episode 2: What is a therapeutic teacher 2020 What is a therapeutic teacher? How can you develop your skillset to...

Recognising pupils’ feelings and emotions

This article was initially written for head teachers update magazine Learning to recognise feelings and emotions is an essential part...

How childhood trauma affects the brain

Have you grown up with lots of difficulties in your life? Maybe you lived with alcoholic parents, experienced domestic violence....

When pupils get angry: rethinking responses

This article was originally written for Head Teachers Update  It is so easy to see a child’s struggle as misbehaviour...

Mental health: Classroom ideas to help pupils develop self-expression and self-regulation

  This article was originally written for head teachers update magazine  Helping children learn how to express themselves is crucial...

Therapeutic schools: Rethinking lunch and break times

Shahana Knight advises schools on supporting the emotional and mental health of children and staff, offering easy-to-implement and cost-effective activities....