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Twilight Talk: From Firefighting to Forward Planning: Practical Strategies for supporting dysregulated students

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  • 27 Feb 2026
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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.

Suitable for: A parent/carer, Administration Staff, Assistant Head Teacher, Consultant, Deputy Head Teacher, Early Years Practitioner, Educational Psychologist, Governor, Head Teacher, Inclusion Manager/Leader, Newly Qualified Teacher, SENCO, Senior Leader, Student, Support staff, Teacher, Tutor, Young person, Other

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Meet your trainer

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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