Twilight Talk: From Firefighting to Forward Planning: Practical Strategies for supporting dysregulated students
- Online
- 24 Feb 2026 (16:00 - 17:00)
If you’re seeing more pupils struggling with behaviour and social, emotional and mental health needs - and noticing that the challenges are becoming more complex. You're not alone.
It’s time for us to shift towards a whole-school approach that gets all adults working in sync, shifting from reactive firefighting to a calm, coordinated, and strategic responses that work.
Join me for a practical, down-to-earth workshop designed specifically for school leaders, teachers, and SENDCos.
Together, we'll unpack:
- What’s driving the sharp rise in SEMH and behaviour challenges
- Why only responding to the crisis isn’t sustainable
- Six essential de-escalation strategies that all staff can start using straight away - effective, simple, and easy to embed
- How getting everyone on the same page is the key to consistency
Walk away with actionable ideas you can implement on Monday - and a renewed sense of clarity and direction in how to effective support our most vulnerable learners.
You can read more about our Twilight Talks sessions on our dedicated page.
Online
Suitable for: A parent/carer, Administration Staff, Assistant Head Teacher, Consultant, Deputy Head Teacher, Early Years Practitioner, Inclusion Manager/Leader, Newly Qualified Teacher, SENCO, Student, Support staff, Teacher, Young person, Other
Meet your trainer
Emma Shackleton
Emma Shackleton is a primary teacher turned SEMH and behaviour specialist, with almost 30 years’ experience in education.
She is co-founder of Beacon School Support an impactful and dynamic company with inclusion and support at its core - helping schools nationwide to tackle behaviour challenges head-on through whole-school audits, coaching and training in person and via their hugely popular online CPD platform: Behaviour 360.
As both a national and international conference speaker and co-host of the hit School Behaviour Secrets podcast, Emma shares practical strategies that inspire educators to create classrooms where every pupil can thrive.
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