Pooky Knightsmith

Calling all early career teachers! Your annual SecEd survival guide is out now and available to download – packed with tips & practical advice for everything from workload and wellbeing to behaviour, with lots of teaching tips to boot... Adobe Stock Teaching is tough and the learning curve is steep for those new to the profession. From day one, you must build healthy habits to help you stay the course.

Overview Join us for another practical 7 Quick Wins session. This time we're exploring how to support children who experience shut down. When a child shuts down, it can feel impossible to reach them and equally hard to know whether to give space, step in, or simply wait it out. In this session, we'll give you seven practical strategies you can try straight away, whatever your role.

In this four-part series, Dr Pooky Knightsmith offers exam and revision strategies for GCSE and A level students, especially those who are neurodiverse. This time, she considers supporting the sensory needs of students Fidgeting, doodling, rocking, standing up, pacing around the room. Teachers often read these as signs of disengagement. But for many neurodivergent students, movement is engagement - Adobe Stock A SecEd Series: Ready for exams?