Motivationinschool

03/10/2026

💭 **I’d love to hear your opinions!**

If there was a new **SEMH school** in the area, what would you want it to offer?

I’m thinking of a setting that could support children and young people of **all ages** who may struggle with mainstream education for a whole range of reasons, including:

🧠 **SEMH & mental health support**
🏫 **EBSA (Emotionally Based School Avoidance)**
👤 **1:1 support and mentoring**
🤝 **Reintegration back into education**
👥 **Small, nurturing groups**
🧩 **PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance)**
💬 **Communication and emotional regulation**
🌱 **Behaviour support — understanding the “why” behind behaviour**
🎯 Individualised, flexible approaches to learning
❤️ A safe, calm and understanding environment

Rather than expecting every child to fit into the same system, the aim would be to create a place where **the support fits the child**.

So, if you’re a parent, carer, young person, teacher, SENCO, support worker or anyone with experience in this area:

**What would you want to see? What’s missing from current provision? What would make a real difference to children and families?**

And importantly… **what would you want this kind of school to *feel* like?**

I’d really appreciate your thoughts, experiences and ideas — positive or negative. 👇💬

01/10/2026

It’s officially ADHD awareness month 💚

We've partnered with The ADHD Foundation Neurodiversity Charity to deliver ADHD advice and support for parents and carers.

30/09/2026

🚨 WE ARE RAISING A GENERATION OF STUDENTS WHO THINK BEING TOLD NO IS BEING MISTREATED.

And teachers are dealing with the consequences EVERY SINGLE DAY.

A teacher tells a student to put their phone away.

"I'm being targeted."

She asks them to redo an assignment they rushed through.

"You're doing too much."

She tells them they can't leave the classroom whenever they feel like it.

"You're being disrespectful."

She gives them an answer they don't like.

"I'M TELLING MY MOM."

CAN WE PLEASE TALK ABOUT HOW RIDICULOUS THIS HAS BECOME?

Somewhere along the way, we've created an environment where a teacher enforcing a completely reasonable expectation can turn into an entire investigation about how the STUDENT FELT.

Not what happened.

Not whether the direction was appropriate.

Not whether the expectation was reasonable.

But whether the child was upset about being told something they didn't want to hear.

And here's what concerns me.

Being corrected is not automatically being disrespected.

Being held accountable is not automatically being targeted.

Being told no is not automatically being treated unfairly.

Sometimes you're simply being asked to do something you don't want to do.

AND THAT IS LIFE.

Teachers are now expected to explain, soften, negotiate, and carefully package ordinary directions so a student doesn't interpret a basic expectation as a personal attack.

Meanwhile, there are 25 other children waiting for the lesson to continue.

And when the teacher finally gets frustrated?

Now we're discussing her tone.

Her approach.

Whether she could have built a stronger relationship.

At what point do we teach children that another person can disagree with them, correct them, or enforce a rule WITHOUT mistreating them?

Because the world is not going to rearrange itself every time they hear an answer they don't like.

And we are doing children absolutely no favors by teaching them that every uncomfortable interaction means somebody has wronged them.

Children deserve respect.

Teachers deserve respect, too.

And expecting students to follow reasonable directions is not a violation of either.

28/09/2026

Is your child’s behaviour leaving you unsure what to do next? 💚

Maybe mornings have become a battle. Your child is struggling at school, refusing to go in, or coming home overwhelmed. You’ve tried different approaches, but nothing seems to stick.

At (MiS), we help families understand what may be behind the behaviour and put practical strategies in place. We can work with you, your child and their school so everyone is moving in the same direction.

We support families with challenging behaviour, emotional regulation and school avoidance. You don’t need to have all the answers before reaching out.

📩 Message MiS for a confidential conversation about the support your family needs.

27/09/2026

Challenging behaviour doesn’t stop at the school gate. Support shouldn’t either. 💚

At Motivation in School, we work with children and young people **in school and beyond it**. We help them understand what is driving their behaviour, build regulation skills and take manageable steps back towards learning.

🏫 **In school:** behaviour support, staff collaboration and reintegration into lessons.

🏡 **Beyond school:** family and community work, attendance and EBSA support, and a plan shaped around the child.

When everyone is working towards the same goal, a way forward becomes clearer.

If a pupil is struggling, message MiS to discuss how we can help.

17/09/2026

💚 **A child’s behaviour is often communicating something they cannot yet explain.**

When a primary-aged child becomes overwhelmed, damages the classroom or frightens the people around them, the behaviour must be addressed—but the need beneath it must also be understood.

At **Motivation in School**, we help children feel safe enough to develop the skills they need to manage difficult emotions and remain engaged in education.

Our Behaviour Practitioners can:

🌱 Build a secure and trusting relationship
🧠 Identify emotional, sensory and environmental triggers
🗣️ Help children communicate before distress escalates
🎨 Use creative and practical activities to support expression
🧘 Develop personalised regulation and coping strategies
🏫 Support a safe return to classroom learning
🤝 Work consistently with school staff and families

We do not define a child by their most difficult moment.

We help them understand what happened, recognise the impact on others and practise safer ways to respond—while supporting staff and protecting the learning environment for every pupil.

If a child is struggling to remain regulated in school, **early intervention can prevent repeated incidents, exclusions and placement breakdown**.

📧 [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])
🌐 [www.mischool.net](http://www.mischool.net)
📞 07432 651433

13/09/2026

🚨 Something exciting is coming…

We’re thrilled to share that we’ve got something special in the works with **BBC News**. 👀

We can’t say too much just yet… but watch this space. 🎥✨

More to come very soon! 🔥