by alexgray | Mar 9, 2020 | AlternativeEd, BehaviourManagement, News, SEND, Uncategorised
As part 2 of a 2-part series of reflections on her Level 3 in The Management of Challenging Behaviour, Una Archer considers the use of circular questioning in Neuro Linguistic Programming: “”I recently came back from the second part of the Releasing...
by Imogen Robins | Jun 21, 2019 | AlternativeEd, BehaviourManagement, News, SEND
As professionals, we know that being a responsible adult or ‘managing your state’ is top priority. What do we mean by ‘managing your state’? We use the word ‘state’ to refer to your mood, current emotion, body language, energy levels and mind set at any given time. As...
by Imogen Robins | Jan 17, 2019 | AlternativeEd, BehaviourManagement, News, SEND, Uncategorised
“Coming from a background as a researcher, I had only heard horror stories about children who weren’t able to maintain mainstream school placements due to ‘bad’ behaviour. I had friends who were secondary school teachers, and they told me about the escalating...
by Imogen Robins | Nov 30, 2018 | BehaviourManagement, News, SEND, Uncategorised
“There has been a steady increase in the number of young people being diagnosed with mental health issues and this correlates with what we see on the ground in schools. Schools often reflect what is happening, more broadly, in society, and while this is on a...
by Imogen Robins | Oct 31, 2018 | BehaviourManagement, News, SEND
If you keep up to date with the latest SEND Education news, I am sure the latest article by The Guardian would have left you feeling aghast. With schools’ ever-growing desire to be top of the league tables, more and more children with SEND are being encouraged...
by alexgray | Feb 26, 2018 | BehaviourManagement, News, SEND
Monday 5th Feb was an extraordinary day. My role on the Professional Services team at Releasing Potential, as a trainer of adult learners, means that teaching is never far from my mind. However, I hadn’t expected to find myself faced with the task of teaching a group...