After a difficult behaviour incident, how do you rebuild your relationship with a pupil who's sworn at you, become aggressive or stormed out of your classroom? And whose responsibility is it to make the first move?

In this episode of School Behaviour Secrets, you'll discover why repairing adult-pupil relationships isn't just important for the child - it's also in your own professional interests. You'll learn why pupils who've experienced trauma, or who have certain SEND needs, may find it particularly difficult to reconnect after a confrontation, and why waiting for them to initiate that repair can make things worse.

You'll also discover four practical ways to rebuild your relationship with a pupil, including what to say the next time you see them, how to reconnect without a formal restorative conversation and how to maintain clear boundaries without damaging trust.

Plus: Why a pupil ignoring your attempts to reconnect doesn't necessarily mean relationship repair has failed.

Important links:

• Download our free SEND Handbook to help you support pupils with SEND.

Free, in-person training session for MATs and trusts:

If your school leaders are spending too much time firefighting SEMH needs, we’d like to help. We offer free, in-person training to help heads, deputies and MAT leaders move from reacting to SEMH problems to having a clearer, strategic approach across their schools. Just provide the venue and leaders from at least 15 schools - and we’ll do the rest. Email support@beaconschoolsupport.co.uk to find out more.

What do the latest behaviour, SEND and attendance statistics actually tell us about what’s happening in schools?

In this episode, you’ll explore five recent figures that raise important questions about suspensions, SEND support, attendance and the pressures facing school staff. You’ll hear why headline data can hide what’s really happening underneath, why pupils on SEN Support may need closer attention and why behaviour data is most useful when it leads us to better questions rather than quick conclusions.

You’ll learn:

• Why primary suspension rates are moving differently to the national picture
• What the suspension figures for pupils on SEN Support and with EHCPs might be telling us
• Why attendance data for autistic pupils needs careful interpretation
• How wider pressures on staff and families affect behaviour in school
• Three questions school leaders can use to look beneath their own headline data

Important links:

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

Free, in-person training session for MATs and trusts:

If your school leaders are spending too much time firefighting SEMH needs, we’d like to help. We offer free, in-person training to help heads and deputies move from reacting to SEMH problems to having a clearer, strategic approach across their schools. Just provide the venue and leaders from at least 15 schools - and we’ll do the rest. Email support@beaconschoolsupport.co.uk to find out more.

Does your class work well independently, but the moment you put them into groups, the noise goes up, chairs start scraping and everything begins to unravel?

Group work places more demands on pupils than we sometimes realise - from moving around the room and managing resources to remembering instructions, negotiating with other pupils and switching attention.

In this episode of School Behaviour Secrets, you’ll learn five simple ways to make those transitions smoother and help pupils settle more quickly into group work.

You’ll discover:

• How to pretutor expectations before pupils start moving
• Why separating the transition from the task can make group work easier to manage
• How to make vague instructions like “settle down” more concrete
• Why practising routines when the stakes are low saves time later
• The often-forgotten routine that helps you bring the whole class back together

If group activities regularly turn a settled lesson into chaos, this episode will help you build routines that keep pupils focused on the learning.

Important links:

Get your copy of the Classroom Management Scoresheet: https://beaconschoolsupport.co.uk/classroom-management-scoresheet

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

Free, in-person training session for MATs and trusts:

If your school leaders are spending too much time firefighting SEMH needs, we’d like to help. We offer free, in-person training to help heads and deputies move from reacting to SEMH problems to having a clearer, strategic approach across their schools. Just provide the venue and leaders from at least 15 schools - and we’ll do the rest. Email support@beaconschoolsupport.co.uk to find out more.