Let’s talk about classroom management to help facilitate calm and compassionate classrooms.
Today our guest, Claire English from The Unteachables, shares how she believes education is a powerful cycle breaker.
Claire is a classroom management expert who is working to shift perceptions about behaviour. She helps teachers all over the world empower themselves by learning about regulation and how our energy impacts the classroom environment.
Claire openly shares her own classroom struggles as well as the things she has learned in order to create these calm and compassionate classrooms, including:
- Noticing your own energy
- Non-verbal communication
- Mutual respect
- The messages we are giving our students on the daily.
We also discuss the 3 key pieces of advice Claire would give herself about classroom management as a new teacher. These ideas are absolute gold. Without giving too much away her 3 top tips are based on:
- Expectations
- Confidence and
- Modelling
Claire is all about holistic education and this chat is one you will probably want to listen to again or share with a teacher friend.
Rainbows ahead,
Ashleigh and Alisha
Resources mentioned in this episode
- Listen to Claire’s Podcast – The Unteachables Podcast
- Follow Claire on Instagram @the.unteachables
- Learn more at: www.the-unteachables.com
Join us inside Transform your First Years, our membership that supports new teachers here.
This episode was brought to you by Schools for change, an initiative created by Street Smart Australia. Access free resources for your classroom here.
About today’s guest:
Claire English is an experienced Australian secondary English teacher and senior leader. She specialises in supporting students with complex social, emotional, and mental health needs. Over her career, she has worked across the United Kingdom and Australia, dedicated to transforming volatile, challenging, and chaotic learning environments into places of safety, support, and learning.
With an unwavering belief that in order to champion all students, you must first champion all teachers, Claire founded The Unteachables Academy, where teachers are able to access relevant and actionable support through her online training, community, podcast, and upcoming book ‘It’s Never Just About the Behaviour’.
