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Behavioural concerns
Increasing behavioural concerns can make classrooms harder to manage and make it difficult for students to engage.
Psychology for Schools
Building
emotionally
healthy schools.
Helping schools identify concerns early, support students, equip teachers and build stronger partnerships with parents.
Identify
Support
Monitor
✦✦
Understand
Support · Equip · Partner
The Challenge
The earlier
we
understand,
the earlier
we can
support.
Schools are often the first place where changes in behaviour, emotions, learning and relationships become visible.
02
Attention & learning
Attention difficulties and learning concerns can affect participation, confidence and everyday classroom experiences.
03
Emotional dysregulation
Some children need help understanding and managing emotions before those difficulties begin affecting school life.
04
Peer conflict & bullying
Conflict, friendship difficulties and bullying can influence a student's sense of safety, belonging and wellbeing.
05
Anxiety & school avoidance
Anxiety can show up through withdrawal, avoidance, distress or difficulty attending and engaging with school.
06
Challenging behaviour
Teachers need practical strategies to understand what behaviour is communicating and respond without escalating situations.
07
Parent–school disconnect
When expectations between parents and schools differ, supporting a child's behaviour can become fragmented.
08
Support before crisis
Some students need additional support but may not yet require clinical intervention. Early support can create a useful middle ground.
09
Missing referral pathways
Without systematic documentation and clear referral pathways, concerns can remain difficult to track and respond to consistently.
Our Approach
Screen.
Support.
Equip.
Partner.
A school-wide approach that brings together early identification, practical intervention, teacher support and parent partnership.
01Approach
Screen
Identify concerns early.
Early identification of behavioural, emotional, social and learning concerns before they become harder to address.
02Approach
Support
Provide targeted help.
Individual and group interventions for students who need additional support, including behaviour, emotional regulation, social skills and attention.
03Approach
Equip
Strengthen the adults around them.
Train teachers with practical classroom strategies to understand challenging behaviour, support regulation and respond effectively.
04Approach
Partner
Create continuity.
Work with parents and school leadership so that students receive consistent support across school and home.
Assessment & Referral
From concern
to the right
support.
A clear pathway helps schools respond early, understand what a student may need and make informed decisions about support.
School Support Pathway01 — 07
01
Teacher concern
A concern is identified through classroom observation, behaviour, learning or emotional changes.
02
Initial observation / screening
We gather information to understand the concern and identify areas that may need support.
03
Behavioural formulation
We look beyond the behaviour to understand what may be contributing to it and what support may help.
04
Level 1 / Level 2 / Level 3
Support is matched to the level of need, from classroom strategies to more targeted intervention or referral.
05
Intervention plan
A practical support plan is created around the student's needs, environment and available resources.
06
Progress monitoring
Changes are tracked over time to understand whether the support is helping.
07
Review
The support plan is reviewed with the relevant people and adjusted when needed.
After Review
What happens next?
Continue support
Modify intervention
Refer for additional support
School Dashboard
See what is
happening
clearly.
School leadership gets a clearer view of student support, emerging concerns, interventions and progress over time.
Behaviyour
School support overview
Term summary
Students screened
124This term
Students receiving support
38Active support
Additional support
12Requiring review
Common concerns
What schools are seeing
Behaviour72%
Emotional wellbeing58%
Attention & learning64%
Social relationships46%
Leadership receives
A clearer picture
01Number of students screened
02Common behavioural & emotional concerns
03Interventions delivered
04Teacher training completed
05Parent sessions conducted
06Students requiring additional support
07Referral recommendations
08Progress indicators
Reporting
Monthly / termly school summary
Measuring Impact
What gets
measured
gets improved.
We look at change across students, teachers, schools and parents to build a clearer picture of what is working.
01
Student
Understand changes in emotional functioning, behaviour, social functioning and engagement.
Emotional functioningBehaviourSocial functioningEngagement
02
Teacher
Understand how supported teachers feel in responding to classroom needs and behaviour.
Classroom confidenceBehaviour-management confidenceObserved classroom concerns
03
School
Track patterns across the school to understand where support is being used and where needs are emerging.
Behaviour referralsAttendance / engagement indicatorsIntervention uptakeReferral patterns
04
Parent
Understand whether parents feel more informed, supported and aware of changes over time.
UnderstandingSatisfactionPerceived changes
Reporting
Term-wise
behaviour &
wellbeing report.
A concise summary of the support delivered, patterns identified and progress observed across the term.
BehaviourWellbeingSupportProgress
Partnership Packages
Choose how
we work
together.
From introducing structured wellbeing support to building a dedicated school psychology partnership.
Each partnership can be shaped around the needs of your students, teachers, parents and school leadership.
01
START
Introduce structured wellbeing support.
A practical starting point for schools looking to build a more structured approach to student wellbeing.
Includes
- Student wellbeing sessions
- Teacher consultation
- 1 teacher training / month
- Referral support
- Monthly summary
02Recommended
GROW
Our recommended model.
A structured school-wide approach combining screening, intervention, teacher support and progress monitoring.
Includes
- Student screening
- Targeted interventions
- Teacher training
- Parent workshop
- Teacher consultations
- Behaviour support plans
- Progress monitoring
- Monthly leadership report
03
PARTNER
A dedicated School Psychology Partnership.
Ongoing psychological support for schools looking for deeper involvement across students, teachers, parents and leadership.
Includes
- Regular psychologist presence
- Screening & assessment
- Individual / group interventions
- Behaviour plans
- Parent consultations
- Teacher consultations
- Case conferences
- Workshops
- Referral coordination
- Termly impact report
- Leadership consultation
Build Something Better
Let's build
healthier
schools.
Talk to us about your school's needs, the challenges you are seeing and how we can build the right support together.
Psychology for schoolsIdentify · Support · Monitor