School Behaviour Secrets with Simon Currigan and Emma Shackleton
Are you a teacher, a SENCo or a school leader?
Want research-backed strategies for supporting students who find it hard to manage their emotions or behaviour? Want practical ways of supporting pupils with special needs like autism, ADHD, FASD or attachment disorder? Want tried-and-tested classroom management strategies that will work with that ‘tricky class’?
Then you’re in the right place.
Welcome to the School Behaviour Secrets podcast where we’ll answer ALL these questions and so much more! Week after week, your hosts Simon Currigan and Emma Shackleton share the secrets to behaviour success that every teacher and school leader should know, all based on their decades of experience supporting real teachers and real students in real classrooms.
But that’s not all...We also interview thought leaders from the world of education so you can hear NEW insights that could hold the key to unlocking your students’ potential. Whether it’s managing the whole class, helping kids with behavioural SEN, or whole school strategy - we’ve got you covered.
Are you in? Brilliant. Because this is YOUR CHANCE to get unstuck, hear from the experts, feel inspired and start seeing more positive behaviour in your classroom again. So hit that subscribe button... and let’s get started!
Episodes
291 episodes
Teaching Strategies for Pathological Demand Avoidance with Ruth Fidler
Teaching pupils with PDA (pathological demand avoidance) can be draining and frustrating. The key to success is understanding what's driving your student's resistance to demands.In this episode, we interview Ruth Fidler, expert and autho...
The 11 Key Questions That Make Or Break Behaviour Interventions
Want to make sure the behaviour plans you write for your SEN students are successful? Then picking the correct target behaviours is essential - because a plan that focuses on the wrong areas isn’t likely to succeed.In this episode of Sch...
Why Attachment Theory Is Wrong (And We Should Let It Die) With Dr. Jerome Kagan
Attachment theory has received a lot of attention in education over the last 20 years - but is it just plain wrong? Are attachment interventions used in school built a foundation of sand?In today’s controversial episode, distinguished pr...
A Fast Explanation Of The Difference Between ADHD And Autism
Want to understand - in simple, clear terms - the real difference between ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and ASD (autism spectrum disorder)? Especially as more children are entering are classrooms with a diagnosis?Unders...
How To Measure The Impact Of Your Behaviour Interventions
Here are two key questions that are surprisingly difficult to answer about behaviour interventions in school: 1) Are they having any impact? 2) Are they providing value for money?In today’s episode, Dr. Rob Long explains how to objective...
4 Reasons (Some) Kids Get Angry So Quickly
Some children seem to jump from calm to angry at the flick of switch - while others seem to be able to manage strong emotions perfectly well. What makes the difference between emotional success and failure?In this episode, we’re going to...
ADHD: What One Parent Wants All Teachers To Know
It’s hard to imagine the classroom experience of kids with an ADHD diagnosis - because they often find it hard to articulate how it feels (and how it affects them).In today’s episode, we speak to John Booth, who not only has a son diagno...
Do Gratitude Diaries *Really* Improve Pupil Resilience?
The web is full of articles about the power of gratitude journals to improve our resilience and mental-wellbeing? But how much of this is true - and how much is wishful thinking?In this episode, we look at whether the evidence stacks up ...
How To Help Children Overcome Attachment Injuries
When a child’s early bonding experiences with their parents goes wrong, the result can be extremely challenging behaviour in school, difficulties with social interaction and problems with emotional regulation.In today’s episode, our gues...
6+1 Common Mistakes In School Behaviour Policies
Want to know which 6 mistakes hold back behaviour policies from having the whole-school impact school leaders are looking for? So your school can finally get the whole school consistency that really drives improvements in behaviour?In th...
How To Transform Behaviour At Breaktimes (With Tim Davies)
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 abo...
Do Whole Class Reward Systems Actually Work?
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 al...
The 4 Attachment Styles In Children (Explained)
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 c...
How To Succeed With Restorative Practice In Your School (with Sara Hagel)
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 H...
Teaching Self-Regulation Skills In The Classroom (with Dr. Stuart Shanker)
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 huma...
3 Assertiveness Techniques To Improve Your Classroom Presence
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 w...