Every school leader wants a calm, focused classroom. But here’s the reality:
Too often, schools end up firefighting — reacting to emotional dysregulation, rather than preventing it. And despite best efforts, nothing seems to stick.
But what if the biggest gains in behaviour, attendance, learning, and staff morale don’t come from doing more — but from starting with emotional regulation?
When you lead with regulation, everything else gets easier.
Access a taster of our whole school BOUNCE Programme, to find out how to lead calmer, more connected primary school in just 30 minutes.
A clear, research-based introduction to how children’s brains, behaviour and feelings connect. You’ll discover a simple framework that makes sense of tricky behaviour and offers practical strategies your staff can use to support pupils’ emotional regulation.
To help you start supporting emotional regulation across your school today and with minimal time commitment, you will have access to these practical and engaging resources:
This short course and additional downloadable resources is for all primary school senior leaders (Headteachers, Deputy & Assistant Heads, Pastoral & Behaviour Leads, SENCOs) who want to:
What’s happening under the surface when stress or big emotions take over - for both staff and pupils - so you can share simple, realistic strategies straight away without adding to your workload.
We want you to have quick wins for everyday resilience, so everyone in your school can feel safe, supported, and ready to learn, so here's what we will cover in this mini course:
We are highly experienced clinical psychologists and child mental health experts.
For the past 10 years, we’ve been taking evidence based tools out of the clinic and building Bounce in collaboration with a small number of schools — testing, refining, and learning what really makes a difference in classrooms.
Our mission: To make emotional regulation and resilience part of everyday school life, for both staff and pupils.
