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!
- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 23 minutes
- Episodes
- 244
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2024
Unravelling Sensory Secrets: How Sensory Needs Impact On Behaviour and Learning (with Lindsey Biel)
In this Essentials episode, we delve into the impact of sensory issues on behaviour and learning in the classroom - and discover why sensory needs can be related to dysregulation in our pupils.
Award-…
How To Win With SEMH Strategy And Ofsted
Schools invest considerable time, effort, and energy in supporting pupils with SEMH needs. However, the question remains: How do you ensure that this tremendous dedication is recognised?
In this episo…
Quick-fire strategies: What If We Changed Detention So It Looked Like This?
Do you find yourself seeing the same children in detention, or kept in at playtime, over and over? And asked yourself, do the consequences we have make any difference?
In this special School Behaviour…
Essentials: How To Improve Teachers' Mental Wellness (with Simon Bolger)
In this Essentials episode, Simon interviews Simon Bolger, a head teacher on a mission to start a wellbeing revolution in schools - including the mental health of teachers.
He reveals the importance o…
The Hidden Obstacles to Student Engagement: A Deep Dive with Rob Plevin
Student disengagement is a growing issue in schools. But what's really causing pupils to switch off from their learning?
In this episode of School Behaviour secrets, we welcome back esteemed author an…
Essentials: How To Harness The Power Of Your Students' ADHD (with Soli Lazarus)
In this Essentials episode of the School Behaviour Secrets podcast, Simon speaks with Soli Lazarus, a highly experienced mainstream primary teacher and SENCO who specialises in ADHD.
Soli discusses ho…
What Unconscious Privilege Really Means (And The Dangers Of Making Assumptions) With Adele Bates - Part 2
Can coming from a position of privilege actually cause you to make unconscious assumptions about the pupils that you teach?
In this School Behaviour Secrets episode, we continue our interview with SEM…
Essentials: How To Introduce Restorative Practice Successfully (with Janine Dodds)
Restorative conversations can be a highly effective way of improving behaviour in school, but many school leaders find it difficult moving staff away from a rewards and punishments based approach tow…
What Unconscious Privilege Really Means (And The Dangers Of Making Assumptions) With Adele Bates - Part 1
Can coming from a position of privilege actually cause you to make unconscious assumptions about the pupils that you teach?
In this School Behaviour Secrets episode, we interview, SEMH and behaviour s…
Essentials: Why Kids' Mental Health Deteriorates In Secondary School (with John Jerrim)
As children move from primary to secondary education, we see an increase in the number of mental health issues they present. But what's really causing that increase - is it to do with the change in t…
Post Incident Learning: The Power of Pupil (And Adult) Reflection With Dean Cotton
After any incident in school, opportunities to reflect (for both the pupil and adult) must be given so that everyone can move forward together.
In this episode of School Behaviour Secrets, we intervie…
Essentials: Support Students With Parents In Prison (with James Ottley)
In this Essentials podcast episode, we explore how to support students with a parent in prison. This issue is hugely overlooked - though it's estimated to affect 312,000 children in the UK alone.
Our …
The 5 Essential Elements To Support Pupil Mental Health And Wellbeing With Alison Waterhouse
Can a pupil really learn about emotions from watching a baby interact with their parent? Starting at the very beginning could be the answer!
In this School Behaviour Secrets episode, we interview Educ…
ESSENTIALS: How To Support Kids Affected By Bullying (with Bradley Davis)
In this week's Essentials episode, we explore the important issue of bullying in schools and how we can support students affected by it.
Bradley Davis, mental health advocate and entrepreneur, shares …
Stimming: Why It Happens and How to Support
Stimming or self-stimulating behaviours are repetitive or unusual movements (or noises) that can help some pupils manage emotions and cope with overwhelming situations.
In this episode of School Behav…
Quick-fire strategies: The ‘R’ Word That Fuels Student Refusal
Working with students who engage in power battles, refusal or just hate being told what to do? Then you'll know it's a recipe for tension and stress in the classroom.
In this School Behaviour Secrets …
How It Really Feels To Have ADHD (With John Booth)
In this essentials episode, we explore what it feels like to be a student with undiagnosed ADHD in the classroom - their challenges, their frustrations, and the emotional impact school life can bring…
Quick-fire strategies: Ask This Powerful Question To Deal With Challenging Classroom Behaviour
If you're working with pupils who engage in classroom behaviour that's difficult to manage, it's key to address the underlying need that's driving their behaviour. That's easy to say, but harder to d…
ESSENTIALS: Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) with Ruth Fidler
Working with pupils who refuse, engage in task avoidance or endless negotiation in class? Then it may be your pupil is affected by PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance) - which is a form of autism.
In t…
What Is Trauma Informed Practice And Why Is It Important? (With Tom Brunzell)
Kids who have experienced high levels of trauma can often feel threatened for no apparent reason. But what's really causing this?
In this episode of School Behaviour Secrets, we interview school leade…