self regulation

The Responsible Behaviour Curriculum: Unlocking Engagement for Ages 3 to 16 The Responsible Behaviour Curriculum offers a comprehensive and structured approach to teaching children, from the age of 3 to 16, essential life skills and executive functions. This curriculum is meticulously designed to support children in their development journey by focusing on four key areas: Functions, Fences, Framework, and Features. Each area is crucial in fostering an environment conducive to engagement, learning and personal growth. Functions: Developing Executive Functioning The curriculum starts with a foundational book that outlines the progression children go through to develop their executive functioning skills. Executive [...]

For a number of years I have seen a number of issues in the primary schools I visit around engagement in learning. School leaders are telling me that behaviour is declining and teachers are struggling to engage the children in learning. Teachers are trying and trying and getting very frustrated with the behaviour in their classroom and sometimes, with the lack of support from parents. Some teachers struggle to know what boundaries and expectations might be appropriate for children at different ages and get frustrated when children cannot follow a complex instruction or follow the rules consistently. Do we need [...]