This image made me think of our #DaringVentures session on #Containment with Tigers Early Years Academy Suzanne Zeedyk cisweb Loved all t conversations throughout t three days. A real treat to hve people in a room together. Not sure I'll ever take that for granted again! Cr Juliet Young (she/her)

Current school behaviour approaches are failing children. They punish them for having problems, while doing little to help them solve them. It's time we stopped firefighting with ridiculous, childist carrots/sticks approaches #education #educationmatters #edutwitter #childism

Today is the start of #DyslexiaAwarenessWeek and of course that means a wee quick guide on ways to support Dyslexic learners in class. #Teachertwitter British Dyslexia Association Dyslexia Scotland

"Love them instead." 💞

When our young people have experienced toxic stress over an extended period of time,their brains and nervous systems are continually scanning the environment for what is safe and what is dangerous. Hyperarousal keeps them in a constant state of stress.🧠🌱

Behaviour is communication & far too often we start in the wrong places.If a behaviour is bottom up,we use bottom-up strategies first starting with safety.Far too often in education we try a top down with rewards & consequences.This doesn't meet the need behind the behaviour.🧠🌱

Powerful infographic from Education Scotland on the importance of Family Learning. #FamilyLearning #Scotland #LearningTogether

Idea from Blair Minchin. I have these spread throughout the gym and refer to them as “Pit Stops”. Students may use them when they need to take a break and regulate. #pe #physed

I love this display on glimmers. Well done 👏

Brains will first ask Am I safe? then. Am I loved? Only when the answer to these is yes, will it then be ready to ask. What can I learn?🧠🌱

Effective teachers don't focus so much on rules, but more on relationships, routines, & expectations. If you focus mainly on rules, you will spend most of the year enforcing them. But if you focus on relationships, routines, & expectations, you rarely have to defer back to rules.

🗣️ Education Scotland has developed a new Inclusion, Wellbeing & Equalities professional learning framework for all adults working to support & understand the needs of children & young people in education: tinyurl.com/mpa6msfw More info: youtu.be/i7WLKVF-iN0?si… via YouTube

What Is A Ruckus? My secretary called and said there was a ruckus in the front hallway. I was really excited to see what was going on. I wanted to know what a ruckus was. I learned that a ruckus was a small boy I hadn’t net yet. The ruckus was ripping our bulletin board off the

Delighted to share my chat with Dr Jess Morgan who shares her personal story on burnout - The signs, the stigma, the pressures & getting back up Loved her analogy on the circles of wellbeing - doodled it below Listen to us chat here: youtu.be/hhIIOZXu1GA?fe… Basic Needs at Work 💛🧡

Balloons are a great regulatory resource that I've used with many children. Here is a short thread exploring links with Regulate, Relate, Reason🧵

We are developing whole school scripting at Lynburn. I've created some visuals to support and remind colleagues. Inspiration taken from Paul Dix Fiona Jeffrey

My new favourite resource, courtesy of one of my colleagues... The ingenious amalgamation of the Restorative Five from Paul Dix, and a picture card system... #Teaching #Learning #Nurture #Children #SEND #EmotionalIntelligence National Autistic Society nurtureuk

It's Neurodiversity Week! 🧠 Let's celebrate the unique strengths of every mind in the classroom. Check out this poster for simple ways to support neurodiverse learners. Stay tuned for more strategies all week long! 💡 #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek #NeurodiversityWeek

Behaviour in schools is the single biggest barrier to learning. A few years back Ian White produced an excellent thread on reframing positive behaviour with 20 ways to help manage behaviour in the classroom. I did 4 one pagers to highlight how good these methodologies are. They