Understanding what sits underneath behaviour changes what becomes possible.

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A classroom can hold different nervous systems, learning needs, sensory needs, home lives, developing brains, big emotions and vastly different levels of capacity - alongside a teacher who still has a curriculum to teach.

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Behaviour doesn’t tell us the whole story.

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The Groundwork helps schools look beneath what they’re seeing, understand what may be contributing to it and find practical ways to respond.

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This isn’t about giving teachers another programme to squeeze into an already packed day. It’s about giving the adults around children a clearer understanding of what they’re looking at - and tools that can become part of what the school is already doing.

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What The Groundwork can bring into your school

 

Staff professional learning

Practical sessions that help staff understand behaviour, emotional regulation, nervous-system responses, capacity, connection and what can happen when a child becomes overwhelmed.

We look at what may be sitting underneath the behaviour in front of us and what adults can do before, during and after difficult moments.

Sessions can be shaped around what your staff and students are currently experiencing.

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Parent evenings

Children benefit when the adults around them have a shared understanding and language.

Parent evenings make ideas such as regulation, capacity, connection and behaviour easier to understand, with examples and tools families can use at home.

The content can be tailored to a particular concern within your school community or provide a broader introduction to looking beneath behaviour.

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Classroom sessions and resources

Age-appropriate sessions and resources can help children better understand their emotions, bodies, behaviour, relationships and the different ways people experience the world.

Topics may include emotional literacy, regulation, empathy, communication, belonging, digital wellbeing, nature connection and asking for help.

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Tailored workshops

Every school and community is different.

Workshops can be created around a particular need, conversation or pattern your team is noticing. That might be increasing overwhelm, challenging behaviour, attention, anxiety, relationships, technology, communication or helping adults respond more confidently when things get hard.

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Topics we can explore

Sessions might include behaviour as communication, nervous-system regulation, co-regulation, emotional capacity, overwhelm, connection, boundaries, communication, attention, belonging, technology and the environments surrounding children.

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We can focus on one area or bring several pieces together to help staff see the wider picture.

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Built for real classrooms

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The aim is to make useful ideas understandable and practical.

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No psychology degree required. No expectation that teachers completely overhaul what they are already doing.

Just a clearer way of seeing the child in front of you, a better understanding of what may be happening underneath and practical responses that can work in real classrooms.

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Because when we understand what is underneath, we have a much better chance of responding to what a child actually needs.

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About Anna

The Groundwork brings together my experience as a teacher, nanny and mother, alongside years spent researching behaviour, emotional regulation, childhood, relationships and the nervous system.

I understand the reality of a busy classroom and how difficult it can be to meet a wide range of needs at once. My role is to take complicated ideas, make them easier to understand and help schools turn that understanding into something useful.

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Bring The Groundwork into your school or community

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Tell me what your staff, children or families are experiencing and we can shape something that suits the people in front of you.

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Staff PLD · Parent evenings · Classroom sessions · Resources · Tailored workshops