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Building a Positive Behaviour Culture Professional Development (PD) Group

  • Online
  • 13 Nov 2025 (14:00 - 16:00)
PD Groups

This Professional Development Group is open to all.

Building a positive behaviour culture – whole school strategies

This group will explore sustainable, evidence-based strategies for improving behaviour and belonging across your school or college. Grounded in the principle that behaviour is a form of communication, we’ll examine whole-school approaches that promote a calm, positive learning environment, drawing on resources from Whole School SEND and the Education Endowment Foundation.

We will explore:

  • Identifying possible underlying factors and needs influencing behaviour through a range of approaches
  • Responding as a staff appropriately and effectively to support learners – including those who are presenting higher risk behaviours
  • Building a confident, informed, and consistent staff understanding and culture around behaviour
  • Working with families and external agencies

Together, we’ll focus on the power of relationships and how to support all learners through a compassionate, informed lens to support effective engagement and achievement.

Aims:

Within this group, we aim to support you to: 

  • Plan and deliver high-quality CPD that strengthens whole-staff understanding of the principle that behaviour is a form of communication.
  • Proactively and strategically shape a positive school culture around behaviour—whether establishing strong foundations or refining existing good practice.
  • Embed an inclusive, consistent approach to behaviour that supports all pupils and underpins a respectful, purposeful learning environment.

Dates and times of sessions

Before attending this group, we recommend you complete the following online Units: Unit 8: Understanding Behaviour as Communication

  • Session 1: Thursday 13th November 2-4pm (online)
  • Session 2: Thursday 27th November 2-4pm (online)
  • Session 3: Thursday 11th December 2-4pm (online)

If you have any questions, please contact the Whole School SEND team.

By signing up you are demonstrating a commitment to attend these sessions.

Online

Suitable for: Other, A parent/carer, Administration Staff, Assistant Head Teacher, Consultant, Deputy Head Teacher, Early Years Practitioner, Education psychologist, Governor, Head Teacher, Inclusion Manager/Leader, Newly Qualified Teacher, SENCO, Senior Leader, Student, Support staff, Teacher, Teaching Assistant, Tutor, Young person

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Meet your trainer

Caroline Sutton-Reid

Caroline has worked in education since 2009 and has a passion for supporting learners with SEND. She took on the role of SENDCo and developed this working across multiple schools. Prior to taking on the role of National Delivery Coordinator for Whole School SEND, she worked as a Regional SENDCo (leading and coaching other SENDCos) for a large MAT.