Regulation

Safe Environment: Pupils feel secure to express and explore their emotions.   

Emotional and Social Development: Play fosters understanding, empathy, and positive relationships.   

Self and Co-Regulation: Pupil’s learn to manage themselves with support, building resilience and independence.   

Attachment Building:  Consistent, caring interactions reinforce trust and emotional security.   

Personalised Support: Strategies are tailored to individual sensory and emotional needs, promoting confidence and well-being. 

These aim to help children and young people process and respond to sensory stimuli appropriately. 

Sensory Activities: We incorporate playful, structured sensory exchanges and activities to modulate sensory input. Tools like textured objects, weighted blankets, calming lights, and sensory toys may be used to help pupils process sensory input and achieve emotional balance. Activities such as swinging, bouncing, or gentle finger games are used to provide appropriate sensory stimulation and sensory regulation within a safe, fun, structured context.   

Environmental Modifications: Creating calming spaces with soft lighting, noise-cancelling headphones, or sensory-friendly areas helps pupils self-regulate when overwhelmed.   

Sensory Breaks: Short, scheduled breaks involving sensory activities allow pupils to reset and return to learning or play more focused and calmer.   

Focus on helping pupils identify, understand, and manage their emotions. 

Emotion Labelling and Language: We teach pupils to recognise and name their feelings through stories, facial expressions and discussion, helping them understand and communicate their emotions effectively.   

Modelling and Validation: We demonstrate emotional responses and validate pupil’s feelings during interactions. 

Mindfulness and Breathing: We incorporate simple breathing exercises and mindfulness activities into play to help pupils learn self-soothing techniques.   

Nurturing and Attunement: We emphasise nurturing, attunement, and emotional connectedness through playful activities like mirroring expressions, shared stories and gentle interactions, fostering a secure emotional connection, enabling pupils to feel safe and supported.  

Aim to promote appropriate behaviours and reduce challenging ones. 

Clear Expectations and Routines: We use visual schedules, consistent cues and predictability to help pupils understand boundaries and develop self-control.   

Positive Reinforcement: We encourage desired behaviours and praise pupils when they demonstrate self-regulation, patience, and cooperation, encouraging continued growth.   

Turn-Taking and Self-Regulation Games: We engage in activities that teach turn-taking, sharing, waiting, patience, social skills and impulse control.  

Joyful Challenges: We us playful tasks that encourage resilience and adaptive responses build confidence and emotional strength.