Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhy Kids Don't Change Problem Behaviour (Even When It's To Their Advantage) – Part 1
Sometimes our students get stuck in cycles of negative, challenging behaviour - even when they've been offered support and intervention programmes in…
3 years, 5 months ago
Why Negative Reinforcement Isn’t What You Think It Is…
Season 1 Episode 77
Been taught that negative reinforcement is a more socially acceptable term for a punishment? Then you've been told a lie.
Negative reinforcement is a …
3 years, 5 months ago
Support strategies for pupils with Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) With Jerricah Holder
Season 1 Episode 76
In the past, we've described children could have difficulty coming into school as 'school refusers,' as if their behaviour is down to wilfulness. But…
3 years, 6 months ago
What To Do When A Student Refuses To Work
Season 1 Episode 75
There could be a number of reasons why a child is refusing to complete their work. Maybe they're feeling overwhelmed, maybe they don't understand the…
3 years, 6 months ago
Quick-fire strategies: This 2 word sentence makes de-escalation easier
Season 1 Episode 74
When a pupil has an outburst in school, it can be easy to approach that situation as a confrontation, where the child is deliberately engaging in dis…
3 years, 6 months ago
Quick-fire strategies: What many schools are getting wrong with positive and negative feedback
Season 1 Episode 73
As teachers and school leaders, it's easy to become distracted (and polarised!) by the question, "Which is more powerful - positive or negative feedb…
3 years, 6 months ago
Quick-fire strategies: How to project your voice the right way
Season 1 Episode 72
As teachers and educators, we rely on our voices to teach effectively and communicate information across the classroom, school hall - or even whole p…
3 years, 7 months ago
Quick-fire strategies: What to do when your behaviour strategies stop working.
Season 1 Episode 71
Sometimes, the SEMH support strategies we're using with a student just stop working - for no apparent reason - and we're left with the dilemma, "What…
3 years, 7 months ago
Quick-fire strategies: Asking this one question can unlock your class's potential
Season 1 Episode 70
When it comes to behaviour and learning, there's one question we should be asking ourselves (as the adult) that can change the game in our classrooms…
3 years, 7 months ago
Quick-fire strategies: This mind-trick will make you better at de-escalation
Season 1 Episode 69
De-escalating students during an outburst can be physically and mentally draining. But what if there was a way of making it easier on you?
In the firs…
3 years, 7 months ago