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Understanding what your pupils' behaviour is communicating

Download our resources designed to help schools recognise all forms of behaviour as expressions of pupils’ feelings and wellbeing needs.

Topic:
Mental health in schools, Practical tools for support
For:
Schools, NHS staff and commissioners, Youth workers

This resource covers:

Practical activities for school staff to use with pupils to help recognise and understand their behaviours as an expression of their feelings and wellbeing needs.

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Staff wellbeing reminders

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  • An image of our staff reminder poster. There is a four bullet point list about encouraging staff at schools.
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Talking to your pupils when they are stressed

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  • Six orange thought clouds are on the page and have question and tips for talking to pupils when they are stressed.
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Stress bucket

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  • A preview of the stress bucket resource.
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Breathing and grounding techniques

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  • A preview of the resource showing a hand for breathing and 5 things to do to find your calm.
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Related resources

For more on pupil behaviour and communication, as well as practical tools for improving wellbeing, take a look at some of our other resources below.

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