Glenn Woollard

so what if i mix with royalty..

[Gerry🧠🌱 @gerrydiamond71]

Behaviour is always a symptom of something deeper. Trauma informed/responsive approaches requires us to be more curious that the trauma is actually running the show. Always look beneath the behaviour,respond to the causes,don't react to the symptoms.

[Gerry🧠🌱 @gerrydiamond71]

There is a big difference between correcting a pupils behaviour to guiding a pupils & reacting in a way that makes a pupil feel ashamed or humiliated.
Many forget that pupils/children are still learning to be human & their brains are still developing & will get things wrong.

[Glenn Woollard @Rongwon]

@FIFAWorldCup Any comments on so many empty seats at a World Cup match? Ridiculously high prices maybe?

[Glenn Woollard @Rongwon]

@CurtisJobling @kidscreen @LimePictures @netflix Congratulations. I can’t make the celebratory drinks but happily take the cash alternative 😜😜

[Glenn Woollard @Rongwon]

@CurtisJobling At what age do we actually start celebrating Valentine’s Day and leave the birthday years behind us !! Have a good un birthday twin.

[Gerry🧠🌱 @gerrydiamond71]

30 things I wish every school knew about their pupils brains.🧠🌱

[Gerry🧠🌱 @gerrydiamond71]

Pupils will not
thrive academically with a brain in survival mode & when their nervous system doesn't feel safe.This may show up as defiance but is often a reflection of what is happening inside their body.A nervous system
asking for help in the only language it knows how to🧠🌱

[Gerry🧠🌱 @gerrydiamond71]

The more educational settings & adults who interact with our children & young people understand about child development,how the brain & nervous system works,the better we will be at developing ways to better teach & children learn.

Have a great week.
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[Gerry🧠🌱 @gerrydiamond71]

Co-regulation is at the core part of an educators job. To provide support for children & young people to manage feelings & access learning through calm,connected ,supportive interactions.
We need co-regulators in our schools not behaviour managers.🧠🌱

[Gerry🧠🌱 @gerrydiamond71]

Neuroscience tells us that young people with ACEs / trauma shapes the developing brain, which manifests in behavioural problems overwhelming their ability to cope,impacting their stress regulatory capabilities.

This is why we need a neuroscience informed approach. 🧠🌱

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

A baby’s brain interprets a mother’s absence as a survival threat — triggering a rapid, massive surge in cortisol.

When an infant cannot find or sense their primary caregiver, the response is far more than emotional distress: the brain registers it as an immediate life-threatening emergency.

Studies show that separation activates the infant’s stress response system almost instantly. Within less than 60 seconds, levels of cortisol — the body’s main stress hormone — can spike by 200–300%.

This dramatic physiological reaction is not a learned behavior or a sign of “difficult” temperament. It is a deeply hard-wired, evolutionarily ancient mechanism designed to compel urgent reconnection with the caregiver, ensuring the infant’s survival.

For a developing baby, safety is biologically synonymous with the physical presence of the primary attachment figure. What appears as intense crying or panic is actually a finely tuned neurobiological alarm system that ramps up alertness, mobilizes energy, and drives behaviors aimed at restoring proximity and security.

Recognizing that these powerful responses stem from fundamental biology — rather than personality — highlights just how critical early caregiver connection is for healthy emotional and physiological development.

[Bernard, K., Lee, A. H., & Dozier, M. (2023). "Maternal separation and cortisol response in 12-month-old infants: A longitudinal study." Developmental Psychobiology, 65(1), e22345.
DOI: 10.1002/dev.22345]

[Gerry🧠🌱 @gerrydiamond71]

If children could do better, they would.

What often gets labelled as “defiance,” “laziness,” or “not caring” is usually a gap in skills,not a lack of willingness.

Skills like emotional regulation, impulse control, flexibility, and problem-solving develop over time.🧠🌱

[Gerry🧠🌱 @gerrydiamond71]

Brilliant Martin. Young people love learning about neuroscience. Especially when it is easily understandable.🧠🌱

[Gerry🧠🌱 @gerrydiamond71]

A big part of trauma informed, responsive education is adopting a neuroscience based approach.This helps us view behaviour through a lens of understanding how the brain and body work. When we understand this,we understand our young people better.🧠🌱

[Gerry🧠🌱 @gerrydiamond71]

Let's stop punishing pupils for skills they haven't developed yet. Self-regulation, executive functions, behaviours that are rooted in underdeveloped brains. This does not mean that we excuse the behaviour,it means that we meet the need behind it & guide them from there. 🧠🌱

[Curtis Jobling @CurtisJobling]

When you see one of your best mates from school at a @StornowayBand gig. Big love to @boothieblue 🩵

[Gerry🧠🌱 @gerrydiamond71]

Is supporting children not better than shaming & blaming. When pupils are struggling with big feelings & an irregular dysregulated nervous system,punishment is not the best strategy .We need to offer connection, understanding & self-regulation tools,techniques & strategies 🧠🌱

[Gerry🧠🌱 @gerrydiamond71]

Behaviour is a form of communication that is just the tip of the iceberg.These behaviours can be hidden struggles & emotional wounds.When we look below the surface,we can address those needs instead of managing the symptoms & punishment cycles.Sometimes there is more beneath🧠🌱

[Gerry🧠🌱 @gerrydiamond71]

https://t.co/JCrKvqUKRM
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[Glenn Woollard @Rongwon]

@Mouhssin_Ismail So if you want to “resist any attempt to introduce trauma-informed approaches” - surely you are conceding that the current measures are not trauma- informed but whatever they are, they are obviously not working..