👋 A Quick Word Before 2026

Why Upgrade to Paid SEMH Education? Exclusive Trauma-Informed Resources, CPD Tools & Webinar Access for School Staff

🎄Merry Christmas

I hope you’ve all had a wonderful, if not slightly hectic, Christmas and are looking forward to getting back into the swing of things at your educational settings!

Usually, I’d be publishing a deep-dive paid post right now, something packed with practical tools, research breakdowns, and resources you can use straight away in January.

But today, I’m doing something different.

I want to talk to you.

🎯 Why I’m Writing This

Over the past year, I’ve shared 14 in-depth paid posts on topics that don’t get enough airtime in education:

✅ How to rethink behaviour policies using trauma-informed practice
✅ What each stage of crisis actually looks like (and how to intervene early)
✅ When and how to use Alternative Provision without it becoming exclusion by another name
✅ Managed moves that work vs. ones that harm
✅ Real-time coaching scripts for staff supporting dysregulated pupils
✅ PDA-informed strategies that go beyond “just be flexible”
✅ How to spot microaggressions in school settings and respond with clarity

Each post includes evidence-informed analysis, real-life scenarios, downloadable resources, CPD scripts, and actionable next steps. They’re not theoretical. They’re the kind of tools I wish I’d had when I was in the classroom.

And here’s the thing: I can only keep doing this work because of paid subscribers.

Your support means I can dedicate time to researching, writing, and creating resources that actually make a difference, not just another generic behaviour poster or tick-box policy.

💼 What You Get as a Paid Subscriber

When you upgrade, you’re not just getting more content. You’re getting:

🔒 14 exclusive paid posts (and counting) covering the stuff that really matters: escalation cycles, restorative practice that works, supporting staff in real-time, polyvagal theory in action, transitions that don’t retraumatise, and more.

🛠️ Downloadable resources: Templates, checklists, CPD slides, staff briefing scripts, email templates, posters, tools you can use tomorrow.

📚 Deeper dives: Longer-form analysis that unpacks the research, the policy, and the practice. No fluff, just clarity.

🎓 Future webinar discounts: I’m planning more live webinars in 2026, and paid subscribers will automatically receive discount codes via email.

💬 Subscriber chat access: Connect with other professionals navigating the same challenges.

📥 Everything in your inbox: No paywalls mid-read. Just full, uninterrupted access to every post.

🧠 Here’s What You’ve Missed So Far

If you’ve been on the fence, here’s a snapshot of what paid subscribers have already accessed:

📌 Rethinking Behaviour Policies – Why traditional reward/punishment systems fail children with SEND, and what to do instead.

📌 The Escalation Cycle Series – Stage-by-stage breakdowns of anxiety, defensiveness, and crisis, with scripts and strategies for each.

📌 Alternative Provision Done Right – When to use it, how to implement it legally and ethically, and what good reintegration looks like.

📌 Managed Moves – Evidence on what works, what doesn’t, and how to avoid using them as unofficial exclusions.

📌 Restorative Practice That Works – Moving beyond tick-box apologies to conversations that actually repair relationships.

📌 Real-Time Coaching for Staff – How to support colleagues during live incidents without undermining them.

📌 Polyvagal Theory in Practice – Translating nervous system science into everyday classroom strategies.

📌 Transitions That Work – From lesson-to-lesson regulation to managed moves and AP returns, how to scaffold change for vulnerable pupils.

📌 Supporting PDA Profiles – Research-informed adaptations that respect autonomy and reduce demand overload.

📌 Spotting Microaggressions – How to notice, name, and respond to the small interactions that erode trust and belonging.

And more.

🎁 What’s Coming in 2026

I’ve got more planned:

✨ Posts on zero-tolerance behaviour policies, supporting children through multiple off-site directions, Behavioural Biases: Training Staff to Notice Their Own, and Whole-School INSET Day Ideas on SEMH.

🎤 Live webinars where we can discuss these topics in real-time, answer your questions, and troubleshoot together.

📂 More downloadable tools, email scripts, and CPD-ready materials.

But I can only keep going if this work is sustainable. And that’s where you come in.

💬 A Personal Ask

If you’ve found even one of my free posts useful, if you’ve shared it with a colleague, used a strategy in your classroom, or felt a little less alone in this work, please consider upgrading.

It’s less than the cost of a coffee a month, and it directly supports evidence-informed, compassionate SEMH content that you won’t find anywhere else.

👉 Upgrade to paid here

Not ready yet? That’s okay. Keep reading the free posts. Share them. Use them. That still helps!

But if you’ve been thinking about it, now’s the time.

🎯 Final Thought

2026 is going to be tough for schools. Budgets are tighter. Needs are higher. The pressure on staff is real.

But the work we do, supporting the children others have given up on, building systems that don’t exclude, creating cultures where regulation comes before sanctions, that work matters.

And I want to keep supporting you to do it well.

Thanks for being here. Happy New Year. Let’s make 2026 the year we do SEMH work differently.

Kieran 👋

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