Mental health

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...

Therapeutic classrooms: Worsley Mesnes Primary

This year, Shahana Knight is continuing her transformational therapeutic classroom work with a pioneering cohort of primary schools. This time,...

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 classrooms: St Charles Primary

More schools are signing up to transform their classrooms into therapeutic teaching spaces. Shahana Knight looks at the approaches she...

Diary 1: The chronicles of a therapeutic classroom – The first make over!

This year, childhood trauma expert Shahana Knight is working with a primary school to transform one of its year 3...

Rethinking our school behaviour policies

It is no wonder children cannot manage their feelings when they are being silently taught to ignore them by our...

Triggers triggers triggers! What is a trigger and how does it impact children?

Episode 5: Triggers triggers triggers: What is a trigger and how does it impact children at school? Do you know...

Diary 2: The chronicles of a therapeutic classroom: The vision begins to form

This year, childhood trauma expert Shahana Knight is working with a primary school to transform a year 3 classroom into...

Diary 7: The chronicles of a therapeutic classroom: Ten low-cost ideas

This year, Shahana Knight has transformed a year 3 classroom into a therapeutic teaching space. But not every school can...

How to help children who are ‘kicking off’

Episode 9: How to help children who are ‘kicking off‘ I often hear teachers commenting that a child in their...