by Carla Lowe | Apr 9, 2025 | Challenging Behaviour, Systemic Work
We have previously spoken about restorative practice on this blog, see What is restorative practice? and Why should restorative practice be used in schools? This blog post will explore some of the evidence base for restorative approaches (RA) in UK schools. Thinking...
by Carla Lowe | Mar 20, 2025 | Autism, Neurodiversity
Social stories are a useful tool for helping children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) understand and navigate everyday situations. Developed by Carol Gray in the early 1990s, social stories use simple language and visuals to explain social situations and...
by Carla Lowe | Mar 8, 2025 | ADHD, Neurodiversity
Understanding ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is often talked about in terms of its challenges: difficulty focusing, impulsivity, and hyperactivity. For children and young people, this can mean struggles in the classroom, trouble with...
by Carla Lowe | Feb 18, 2025 | anxiety, Mental Health, Wellbeing & Mental Health
As discussed in our previous blog post, uncertainty is a natural and unavoidable part of life. For some children and young people, this uncertainty can be overwhelming and intolerable and it is essential that adults support children and young people (CYP) to learn to...
by Carla Lowe | Feb 11, 2025 | anxiety, Mental Health, Neurodiversity
Uncertainty is an unavoidable part of life which we all face. From small, everyday uncertainties such as whether it will rain on the planned school trip to Drayton Manor, to the big, life-altering uncertainties, such as waiting for exam results, uncertainty is...
