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School Behaviour Secrets with Simon Currigan and Emma Shackleton

School Behaviour Secrets with Simon Currigan and Emma Shackleton

Beacon School Support

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!

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School Behaviour Secrets with Simon Currigan and Emma Shackleton - Quick-Fire Strategies: Small Mindset Shifts - Big Classroom Wins!

Quick-Fire Strategies: Small Mindset Shifts - Big Classroom Wins!

School Behaviour Secrets with Simon Currigan and Emma Shackleton

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10/28/24 • 13 min

Are you struggling with a class that feels completely out of control? Is this making you feel stressed?

It can be easy to feel like classroom behaviour problems are happening 'to' you, and there's little you can do to make an impact...

So, in this week's episode of School Behaviour Secrets we share a simple change in mindset that can help you take back control, get unstuck, and making progress with your students again. Join us to discover how taking small, intentional actions can lead to big improvements in your classroom!

Important links:

Get your FREE Beacon School Support Classroom Management Scoresheet

Get our FREE SEND Behaviour Handbook: https://beaconschoolsupport.co.uk/send-handbook

Download other FREE behaviour resources for use in school: https://beaconschoolsupport.co.uk/resources.php

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School Behaviour Secrets with Simon Currigan and Emma Shackleton - Essentials: How To Manage Chatty Classes

Essentials: How To Manage Chatty Classes

School Behaviour Secrets with Simon Currigan and Emma Shackleton

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10/15/24 • 10 min

Are you working with a chatty class? Are you finding the noise overwhelming and feeling frustrated that valuable learning time is being lost?

In this week's episode of School Behaviour Secrets, we'll share some of our top tips for managing talkative classes, without squashing their enthusiasm for learning!

Important links:

Click here to hear all of episode 80

Get our FREE SEND Behaviour Handbook: https://beaconschoolsupport.co.uk/send-handbook

Download other FREE behaviour resources for use in school: https://beaconschoolsupport.co.uk/resources.php

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School Behaviour Secrets with Simon Currigan and Emma Shackleton - 4 Classroom Strategies That Help Eliminate Low-Level Disruption

4 Classroom Strategies That Help Eliminate Low-Level Disruption

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05/08/22 • 31 min

Low-level disruption slows down teaching and learning, prevents students from focussing on their work and creates huge amounts of stress for teachers. It may be "low-level" in name, but it's "high-level" in impact.

But what can we, as teachers, do about low-level disruption? In this episode, we look at 4 key classroom management strategies that help eliminate low-level disruption AND explain how to use them in your classroom - so you can create a positive learning environment where all your pupils can achieve their potential.

Get our FREE classroom management scoresheet: https://beaconschoolsupport.co.uk/classroom-management-scoresheet.php

Join our Inner Circle membership programme: https://beaconschoolsupport.co.uk/inner_circle.php

Download other FREE behaviour resources for use in school: https://beaconschoolsupport.co.uk/resources.php

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School Behaviour Secrets with Simon Currigan and Emma Shackleton - Essentials: Key Classroom Management Strategies To Transform Pupil Behaviour (With Rob Plevin)

Essentials: Key Classroom Management Strategies To Transform Pupil Behaviour (With Rob Plevin)

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02/28/24 • 11 min

Are you a teacher looking for effective classroom management strategies that promote positive behaviour and student success?

Join us as we dive deep into this question with Rob Plevin, a renowned authority in the field of classroom management. In this bite sized episode of School Behaviour Secrets, Rob unveils the secrets behind creating a conducive learning environment and shares actionable techniques to encourage positive behaviour among students.

Important links:

Click here to hear all of episode 45

To visit Rob's website:

Get our FREE SEND Behaviour Handbook: https://beaconschoolsupport.co.uk/send-handbook

Download other FREE behaviour resources for use in school: https://beaconschoolsupport.co.uk/resources.php

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School Behaviour Secrets with Simon Currigan and Emma Shackleton - How To Use ABA To Change Challenging Student Behaviour

How To Use ABA To Change Challenging Student Behaviour

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05/02/22 • 31 min

Did you know there's an area of science focussed on helping people engage in positive behaviour change? It's called ABA (Applied Behaviour Analysis) and follows simple, tested principles for helping pupils achieve behaviour success.

In today's episode, ABA and autism expert Sasha Long explains what ABA is, why finding the function of a pupil's behaviour is so important. AND how to replace negative classroom behaviours with positive ones (even with students who are resistant to change).

Important links:

Listen to Sasha's other podcasts here: The Autism Helper Podcast Archives

Visit The Autism Helper website here: The Autism Helper

Join our Inner Circle membership programme: https://beaconschoolsupport.co.uk/inner_circle.php

Download other FREE behaviour resources for use in school: https://beaconschoolsupport.co.uk/resources.php

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School Behaviour Secrets with Simon Currigan and Emma Shackleton - This Mindset Shift Will Make You (Instantly) Better At De-escalation

This Mindset Shift Will Make You (Instantly) Better At De-escalation

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04/24/22 • 32 min

Want to know how to de-escalate a student outburst? To some extent, it will depend on the needs of the individual pupil - but there is one mindset shift you can make that will improve your de-escalation skills.

In this episode, we reveal what the mindset shift is and how to apply it when de-escalating pupils experiencing an anger outburst (or meltdown). So you minimise your pupil's distress - and the damage done to classroom learning.

Useful links:

Get our FREE SEMH Framework: https://beaconschoolsupport.co.uk/semh_framework.php

Join our Inner Circle membership programme: https://beaconschoolsupport.co.uk/inner_circle.php

Download other FREE behaviour resources for use in school: https://beaconschoolsupport.co.uk/resources.php

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School Behaviour Secrets with Simon Currigan and Emma Shackleton - How To Deliver School Intervention Programmes That Get Results With Daniel Sobel

How To Deliver School Intervention Programmes That Get Results With Daniel Sobel

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03/07/22 • 33 min

School intervention groups for special needs pupils are expensive to run. and often don't get the impact schools are hoping for. So what are the essential ingredients that make up a intervention?

In this week's episode, inclusion expert Daniel Sobel reveals the secrets to running successful intervention groups. He explains how to select the perfect intervention for your each pupil, how to plan and assess the impact of your group, and how to use hard and soft data to evidence that success.

Important links:

Read Daniel's book, Narrowing The Attainment Gap

Read Daniel's new book, The Inclusive Classroom

See all of Daniel's books on Amazon

The International Forum Of Inclusion Practitioners

Get our FREE SEN Behaviour Handbook: https://beaconschoolsupport.co.uk/SEN-handbook.php

Join our Inner Circle membership programme: https://beaconschoolsupport.co.uk/inner_circle.php

Download other FREE behaviour resources for use in school: https://beaconschoolsupport.co.uk/resources.php

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School Behaviour Secrets with Simon Currigan and Emma Shackleton - Strategies for engaging pupils with behaviour and SEMH needs with Adele Bates

Strategies for engaging pupils with behaviour and SEMH needs with Adele Bates

School Behaviour Secrets with Simon Currigan and Emma Shackleton

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03/21/22 • 42 min

There's been a worrying increase in children struggling with their SEMH needs within schools. But - as teachers and educators - what's the best way of empathising and engaging with them. and forming mutually trusting relationships?

In this podcast episode, we interview Adele Bates, SEMH behaviour specialist and author of 'Miss, I Don't Give a Sh*t! - engaging with Challenging Behaviour in Schools.' In the interview, Adele gives her top insights into dealing with challenging behaviour directly linked to SEMH needs in schools.

Get our FREE SEN Behaviour Handbook: https://beaconschoolsupport.co.uk/SEN-handbook.php

Join our Inner Circle membership programme: https://beaconschoolsupport.co.uk/inner_circle.php

Join our FREE Classroom Management and Student Behaviour FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/school.behaviour

Download other FREE behaviour resources for use in school: https://beaconschoolsupport.co.uk/resources.php

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School Behaviour Secrets with Simon Currigan and Emma Shackleton - 4 Things Schools Get Wrong With Restorative Practice

4 Things Schools Get Wrong With Restorative Practice

School Behaviour Secrets with Simon Currigan and Emma Shackleton

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03/27/22 • 28 min

Done right, restorative practice can be a brilliant way of teaching pupils conflict resolution skills and encouraging them to behave positively because they care about the impact of their actions on other people.

But when restorative conversations aren't introduced effectively, it can result in pupils, staff and parents losing faith in the process. That's why, in this episode of School Behaviour Secrets, we share 4 pitfalls to avoid if you're using (or about to use) restorative practice in schools.

Join our Inner Circle membership programme: https://beaconschoolsupport.co.uk/inner_circle.php

Download other FREE behaviour resources for use in school: https://beaconschoolsupport.co.uk/resources.php

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School Behaviour Secrets with Simon Currigan and Emma Shackleton - How Rewards Crush Student Motivation In The Classroom

How Rewards Crush Student Motivation In The Classroom

School Behaviour Secrets with Simon Currigan and Emma Shackleton

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06/13/21 • 24 min

Motivation in the classroom is easy, right? We dangle rewards in front of kids and they’ll change their behaviour to get the rewards.

But what if that idea is wrong? What if using rewards actually diminishes children’s motivation in the long term?

In today’s episode of School Behaviour Secrets, we explore the surprising science of reward systems... so you know exactly how to increase pupil motivation in your classroom.

Important links:

Get our FREE classroom management scoresheet: https://beaconschoolsupport.co.uk/classroom-management-scoresheet.php

Join our exclusive Inner Circle membership - get your first 7 days for just one pound: https://beaconschoolsupport.co.uk/inner_circle.php

Join our FREE Classroom Management and Student Behaviour FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/school.behaviour

Download other FREE behaviour resources for use in school: https://beaconschoolsupport.co.uk/resources.php

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How many episodes does School Behaviour Secrets with Simon Currigan and Emma Shackleton have?

School Behaviour Secrets with Simon Currigan and Emma Shackleton currently has 244 episodes available.

What topics does School Behaviour Secrets with Simon Currigan and Emma Shackleton cover?

The podcast is about Management, Teaching, School, How To, Courses, Podcasts, Education and Support.

What is the most popular episode on School Behaviour Secrets with Simon Currigan and Emma Shackleton?

The episode title '4 Classroom Strategies That Help Eliminate Low-Level Disruption' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on School Behaviour Secrets with Simon Currigan and Emma Shackleton?

The average episode length on School Behaviour Secrets with Simon Currigan and Emma Shackleton is 23 minutes.

How often are episodes of School Behaviour Secrets with Simon Currigan and Emma Shackleton released?

Episodes of School Behaviour Secrets with Simon Currigan and Emma Shackleton are typically released every 5 days, 1 hour.

When was the first episode of School Behaviour Secrets with Simon Currigan and Emma Shackleton?

The first episode of School Behaviour Secrets with Simon Currigan and Emma Shackleton was released on Jan 24, 2021.

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