Supporting Schools
Supporting Schools
Looking beneath behaviour to better understand the young person.
Psychologically informed consultation and reflective practice for education professionals.
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Teachers and school staff encounter an extraordinary breadth of experiences every day.
Teachers and school staff encounter an extraordinary breadth of experiences every day.
Alongside teaching and learning, they are increasingly supporting young people with complex emotional, developmental and mental health needs, often within the context of changing family dynamics and experiences of adversity. Whilst education practice and training continues to evolve, opportunities to develop psychological understanding and engage in regular reflective practice can be limited.
Beneath Behaviour believes that meaningful support begins with psychological understanding. Through psychologically informed consultation and reflective practice, I aim to help schools bridge the gap between psychological understanding and everyday educational practice, supporting staff to make sense of the emotional, psychological and developmental processes that may lie beneath behaviour so they can respond with greater confidence, curiosity and compassion.
Teaching is emotionally demanding work. Alongside supporting young people, education professionals continually absorb difficult stories, hold uncertainty and make complex decisions, often with little opportunity to pause and think about the emotional impact of their work. Providing opportunities for reflective practice acknowledges this reality.
Beneath Behaviour believes that teachers deserve regular reflective space to process these experiences, deepen psychological understanding and sustain thoughtful, compassionate practice for both themselves and the young people they encounter.
Creating regular opportunities for reflective practice recognises that supporting young people begins with supporting the adults around them.
Creating regular opportunities for reflective practice recognises that supporting young people begins with supporting the adults around them.
What is offered
What is offered
Psychological consultation
Reflective consultation with school leaders, SENCOs, pastoral teams, teaching staff to think psychologically about individual pupils, complex presentations and dynamics - bespoke sessions informed by attachment theory, developmental trauma and psychologically informed practice.
Staff training
Bespoke training sessions to meet your requirements. Possible topics include:
understanding behaviour through an attachment lens
developmental trauma
therapeutic and relational approaches to behaviour
emotionally available adults in school
building emotionally safe classrooms
recognising emotional abuse and coercive control
understanding autism from a nervous system perspective
Reflective practice
Reflective practice sessions for staff working with young people whose behaviour feels complext, challenging or emotionally demanding, recognising the impact this has on professionals around them.
The approach
The approach
Rather than asking 'how do we change this young person's behaviour?', psychologically informed consultation begins with a different question: "what might this behaviour be communicating?".
By understanding the emotional, developmental and psychological processes that may lie beneath behaviour, schools are often better placed to respond in ways that reduce distress, strengthen relationships and improve engagement with learning.
Consultation and reflective practice can be delivered online or in person. Whilst one-off sessions can be valuable consistent opportunities to pause, think psychologically and reflect together help support staff well-being and embed psychologically informed thinking within everyday educational practice.
Who consultation may be helpful for
Who consultation may be helpful for
School leaders
SENCOs
Inclusion teams
Pastoral staff
DSLs
Teaching staff
Alternative provision
Specialist settings
Consultation can support schools to:
Consultation can support schools to:
better understand complex behaviour
develop psychologically informed responses
increase staff confidence and resiliance
support the well-being of staff
reduce reliance on behaviourist approaches
develop relational and trauma-informed practice
Supporting the adults who support young people
Supporting the adults who support young people
Young people benefit when the adults around them are given the understanding, confidence and reflective space they need to respond thoughtfully. Creating space for adults to think psychologically is one of the most meaningful ways of supporting young people.
If you would like to explore how psychologically informed consultation, reflective practice or bespoke training could support your staff and pupils, please get in touch for an informal discussion.
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