School Behaviour Secrets with Simon Currigan and Emma Shackleton

While student behaviour is often good in class, it often deteriorates once pupils get outside - leading to arguments and low-level behaviour that have to be sorted out in the following lesson. In today’s episode, we talk to Tim Davies about how to transform the systems and environment in your school (without spending a fortune!) to improve pupil behaviour and relationships at break time. Important...

In this episode, we dig into the questions: do whole class reward systems actually make any difference? Do they act as a motivator… or are they quietly demotivating the students in our classroom? By the end of this episode, you’ll have all the information you need to assess the effectiveness of the systems in your classroom - and the key advantages (and limitations) of using class-wide extrinsic r...

Want to understand how each of the 4 attachment styles affects how students behave in the classroom? How a child’s early years influences their ability to form relationships with adults (and even whether they feel relaxed and confident in the classroom) In this episode, we’ll: walk you through what each the attachment styles actually means; look at the difference between an attachment difficulty a...

Ever wondered what *really* causes children to have difficulties with their behaviour? Or the difference between self-control and self-regulation? In today's episode, we interview Dr. Stuart Shanker, expert on the impact of stress on human behaviour - and learn how reframing kids' behaviour means we're more likely to find solutions to challenging behaviour in the classroom. Importan...

Tired of playing referee when your students fall out or have long-running disputes? Wish there was a better way of resolving conflict in your classroom (or school)? There is - it’s called restorative practice - and in today’s show, Sara Hagel from Peacemakers is going to walk us through how to get a programme of restorative justice up and running successfully in your school. Important links: Peace...

Being assertive in the classroom can have a huge impact on both your whole class management and your ability to manage behaviour incidents.  The secret is to be intentional about your body language, your tone of voice and exactly how you word your instructions. In this episode, we show you how to do just that.  We give you 3 techniques you can start using today to look and sound more confident in...