{"version":"1.0.0","segments":[{"startTime":87.35,"endTime":90.99,"body":"What's the number one reason that school behaviour policies fail?"},{"startTime":91.19,"endTime":96.11,"body":"It isn't the wording on the page and it isn't that the strategy necessarily itself is bad."},{"startTime":96.58999999999999,"endTime":99.66999999999999,"body":"The real killer in schools is inconsistency."},{"startTime":100.08999999999999,"endTime":104.33,"body":"One teacher responds one way, another teacher responds another way, and before you know it,"},{"startTime":104.77,"endTime":108.66999999999999,"body":"pupils have learned the rules aren't really rules at all."},{"startTime":108.99,"endTime":114.94999999999999,"body":"That unpredictability chips away at your culture, your staff morale, and for kids with SMH needs,"},{"startTime":114.94999999999999,"endTime":119.22999999999999,"body":"it can even fuel their dysregulation and their anxiety."},{"startTime":119.63,"endTime":126.44999999999999,"body":"So, how do you actually get every adult pulling in the same direction, using the same approaches,"},{"startTime":126.57,"endTime":132.55,"body":"day in and day out, without turning your team into a factory of mindless robots?"},{"startTime":132.63,"endTime":136.91,"body":"That's exactly what I'm going to unpack today on School Behaviour Secrets."},{"startTime":174.63,"endTime":174.76999999999998,"body":"How do you get every adult pulling in the same direction, using the same approaches, exactly"},{"startTime":174.76999999999998,"endTime":174.82999999999998,"body":"what I'm going to unpack today on School Behaviour Secrets."},{"startTime":176.11,"endTime":181.47,"body":"Hi there, my name's Simon Corrigan and welcome to School Behaviour Secrets, the podcast where"},{"startTime":181.47,"endTime":186.82999999999998,"body":"we explore practical ways of improving behaviour and how we can support kids with social, emotional"},{"startTime":186.82999999999998,"endTime":188.85,"body":"and mental health needs in school."},{"startTime":188.95,"endTime":196.08999999999997,"body":"And this week, I've been thinking about, actually, how crazy the whole idea of children is."},{"startTime":196.13,"endTime":202.85,"body":"I mean, they live in your wife for nine months, then they crawl out of your wife, and then they"},{"startTime":202.85,"endTime":209.81,"body":"have the cheek, the temerity to eat your food and live in your house, and we just accept that"},{"startTime":209.81,"endTime":215.19,"body":"like it's the most normal thing in the world, that it's perfectly okay. Madness."},{"startTime":215.51,"endTime":221.21,"body":"OK, now I've got that off my chest to this week's podcast, and we're going to be looking at"},{"startTime":221.21,"endTime":226.63,"body":"consistency in school between adults, why it's important to have all of our staff in school"},{"startTime":226.63,"endTime":233.18,"body":"pulling in the same direction, every lesson in every corridor. At every lunchtime. And it's hard."},{"startTime":233.7,"endTime":239.1,"body":"I mean, confession time, I can't even get my family to agree on what film to watch for Friday movie night."},{"startTime":239.68,"endTime":242.56,"body":"Someone wants sci-fi, someone wants a rom-com, someone wants a thriller."},{"startTime":243.1,"endTime":249.68,"body":"And somehow, because we've reached this stasis point, we give up entirely on the idea of a movie"},{"startTime":249.68,"endTime":255.78,"body":"and we end up watching a recording of a competitive baking programme again."},{"startTime":255.9,"endTime":260.18,"body":"I mean, let's be honest, how long can the Great British Bake Off keep going?"},{"startTime":260.62,"endTime":262.41999999999996,"body":"It's been almost 20 years."},{"startTime":262.52,"endTime":264.78,"body":"There can't be that many types of bread."},{"startTime":265.14,"endTime":270.06,"body":"And that's just the four of us trying to arrive at a decision and move in the same direction."},{"startTime":270.26,"endTime":277.1,"body":"The truth is, getting consistency in a team of any size is hard. Really hard."},{"startTime":277.32,"endTime":279.12,"body":"But it is super important."},{"startTime":279.32,"endTime":284.41999999999996,"body":"So today, I'm going to do a deep dive on consistency, the factors that make it so difficult,"},{"startTime":285.24,"endTime":291.65999999999997,"body":"why it matters for every pupil and especially for pupils with SMH needs, and how to nail it"},{"startTime":291.65999999999997,"endTime":297.1,"body":"without turning your school into a robot factory where adults can never use their discretion."},{"startTime":297.6,"endTime":302.84000000000003,"body":"What is the perfect balance between consistency and flexibility?"},{"startTime":303.18,"endTime":306.65999999999997,"body":"So let's start with why consistency matters."},{"startTime":306.88,"endTime":310.53999999999996,"body":"For pupils, it's all about safety and predictability."},{"startTime":311.02,"endTime":316.53999999999996,"body":"So imagine you're a pupil walking down the corridor, and you throw a crisp packet on the floor,"},{"startTime":316.65999999999997,"endTime":320.0,"body":"deliberately, not accidentally, and you get caught in the act."},{"startTime":320.5,"endTime":324.41999999999996,"body":"Imagine if on Monday, one teacher says, pick it up please."},{"startTime":324.82,"endTime":329.72,"body":"On Tuesday, you go down the same corridor, you do the same thing, and the adult in the corridor"},{"startTime":329.72,"endTime":335.78,"body":"sees you, but this time it's a different adult, and they clearly see what you just did, but they ignore it."},{"startTime":336.44,"endTime":342.74,"body":"On Wednesday, same offence, and a third adult sees what you did, and doles out a detention."},{"startTime":343.28,"endTime":346.6,"body":"Same action, three completely different outcomes."},{"startTime":347.58000000000004,"endTime":349.65999999999997,"body":"So as a child, what do you learn from that?"},{"startTime":350.12,"endTime":357.4,"body":"You learn that adults are unpredictable, that rules aren't really rules, and if you're clever,"},{"startTime":358.17999999999995,"endTime":361.53999999999996,"body":"you can start shopping around for the adults who let you get away with things."},{"startTime":361.9,"endTime":364.86,"body":"You can start to play the system to your own advantage."},{"startTime":365.0,"endTime":370.52,"body":"You learn that if you're going to do something wrong, it's probably worth rolling the dice,"},{"startTime":371.08000000000004,"endTime":375.18999999999994,"body":"pushing the boundaries, because there's a good chance... you'll get away with the behaviour."},{"startTime":376.04999999999995,"endTime":382.66999999999996,"body":"This leads to kids contextualising their behaviour, which is where students change their behaviour"},{"startTime":382.66999999999996,"endTime":385.23,"body":"depending on the adults they're with."},{"startTime":385.66999999999996,"endTime":391.30999999999995,"body":"Instead of buying into the ethos and values of the school, what they do is they toe the line"},{"startTime":391.30999999999995,"endTime":394.16999999999996,"body":"if certain adults are in sight."},{"startTime":394.33000000000004,"endTime":402.63,"body":"So the impact of this is you see the same child behaving in different ways, in different classrooms"},{"startTime":402.63,"endTime":408.35,"body":"for different adults, and you get pockets in school where behaviour is good and others where"},{"startTime":408.35,"endTime":411.54999999999995,"body":"the behaviour is more difficult depending on the adult."},{"startTime":412.71000000000004,"endTime":421.73,"body":"Inconsistency breaks systems, it breaks policies, it breaks perfectly good approaches to behaviour."},{"startTime":422.49,"endTime":427.35,"body":"Now let's take a pupil with SEMH needs, maybe a history of trauma."},{"startTime":427.65,"endTime":432.57000000000005,"body":"Their nervous system is already scanning constantly for threat."},{"startTime":432.68999999999994,"endTime":434.15,"body":"They're at DEFCON 1 all the time."},{"startTime":434.47,"endTime":439.45000000000005,"body":"Their fight or flight systems, what they want is for the world to be predictable."},{"startTime":440.09000000000003,"endTime":446.07000000000005,"body":"For them, the unknown is scary and the unknown makes them feel under threat."},{"startTime":446.35,"endTime":454.54999999999995,"body":"So if the adults around them respond unpredictably to their actions, what that does is it reinforces"},{"startTime":454.54999999999995,"endTime":457.87,"body":"the sense that the world isn't safe to their nervous system."},{"startTime":458.53,"endTime":466.18999999999994,"body":"And that drives dysregulation and anxiety and worry and frustration and fear."},{"startTime":466.42999999999995,"endTime":474.63,"body":"But if every adult responds in broadly the same way, calmly, predictably, consistently, that"},{"startTime":474.63,"endTime":477.28999999999996,"body":"child's nervous system, their body can relax."},{"startTime":477.61,"endTime":481.07000000000005,"body":"They can move from DEFCON 1 maybe down to DEFCON 4."},{"startTime":481.07000000000005,"endTime":489.45000000000005,"body":"They're not constantly braced for the unexpected, so that leaves energy left over to put into learning and relationships."},{"startTime":490.21000000000004,"endTime":494.49,"body":"And for school leaders, consistency is essential for culture."},{"startTime":494.97,"endTime":501.13,"body":"It's the difference between your values being a poster on the wall and those values actually"},{"startTime":501.13,"endTime":504.78999999999996,"body":"being lived in corridors and classrooms and playgrounds."},{"startTime":504.90999999999997,"endTime":510.11,"body":"And remember, your culture grows out of your behaviour policy."},{"startTime":510.21000000000004,"endTime":514.87,"body":"Your behaviour policy governs how people should speak and act in school."},{"startTime":515.55,"endTime":523.02,"body":"If that policy is not being implemented consistently, that's going to undermine your school culture."},{"startTime":523.16,"endTime":524.1,"body":"It's going to corrode it."},{"startTime":524.24,"endTime":525.42,"body":"It's going to undercut it."},{"startTime":525.84,"endTime":534.56,"body":"In fact, it leaves your school culture to chance how different adults feel on the day. And that's dangerous."},{"startTime":535.12,"endTime":541.28,"body":"To quote Peter Drucker, one of my favourite quotes is actually, culture each strategy for breakfast."},{"startTime":541.38,"endTime":544.78,"body":"And in school, that relies on consistency."},{"startTime":545.06,"endTime":548.22,"body":"Consistency about how your behaviour policy is implemented."},{"startTime":548.96,"endTime":553.84,"body":"So if consistency is so important, why is it so hard?"},{"startTime":553.96,"endTime":557.18,"body":"Well, let's be honest, because we are all human beings."},{"startTime":557.8,"endTime":563.28,"body":"Under pressure, all of us revert to habit, learned behaviours."},{"startTime":563.66,"endTime":569.1,"body":"If I've been using a certain response for the last 10 years to pupil behaviour, that response"},{"startTime":569.1,"endTime":575.3,"body":"is going to automatically come back out of my mouth when I'm stressed, even if the school has"},{"startTime":575.3,"endTime":577.98,"body":"introduced a new behaviour framework in the last couple of months."},{"startTime":578.46,"endTime":583.52,"body":"When we feel under pressure, automatic behaviours take over. And that's human nature."},{"startTime":583.62,"endTime":587.78,"body":"So we have to consciously override those automatic behaviours."},{"startTime":588.2,"endTime":590.56,"body":"And that requires vigilance and effort."},{"startTime":590.74,"endTime":593.04,"body":"And then you've got differences in belief."},{"startTime":593.16,"endTime":598.74,"body":"Some staff might genuinely believe that the old school tough love zero tolerance approach works best."},{"startTime":599.36,"endTime":604.66,"body":"And no matter how many posters you stick up in the staff room, they're going to default back to punishments."},{"startTime":605.12,"endTime":609.52,"body":"And there is a balance to be struck here, by the way, when we think about boundaries."},{"startTime":609.98,"endTime":616.0400000000001,"body":"Any social group does rely on agreements about which behaviours are and aren't acceptable."},{"startTime":616.6800000000001,"endTime":622.64,"body":"Sometimes what we tolerate speaks louder than what we promote, especially at the group level."},{"startTime":622.6800000000001,"endTime":630.6800000000001,"body":"So there is some complexity here, some tension between how we might want to adapt our policies"},{"startTime":630.6800000000001,"endTime":636.44,"body":"for pupils with specific needs and our general expectations for how the group should behave."},{"startTime":636.98,"endTime":638.08,"body":"But more on that later."},{"startTime":638.5,"endTime":646.24,"body":"Because I want to highlight another cause, which is sometimes the vision for what we are wanting"},{"startTime":646.24,"endTime":648.4,"body":"our staff to do just isn't clear enough."},{"startTime":648.72,"endTime":652.34,"body":"So as a leader, I might say, we want a consistent approach to behaviour."},{"startTime":652.46,"endTime":658.7,"body":"But if I don't spell out exactly what that looks like, what language to use, what steps to follow,"},{"startTime":658.88,"endTime":662.85,"body":"then of course… every adult is going to fill in the blanks differently."},{"startTime":663.4300000000001,"endTime":669.15,"body":"They're going to fill in that vacuum of information so you get people using their own judgement"},{"startTime":669.15,"endTime":673.51,"body":"for what they thought I meant, coming up with different results and before you know it, hey"},{"startTime":673.51,"endTime":678.09,"body":"presto, inconsistency has crept in relatively quickly."},{"startTime":678.85,"endTime":685.59,"body":"Now there's a famous change equation that helps us understand this. It goes like this."},{"startTime":685.61,"endTime":687.11,"body":"Don't worry, I'll explain it in a moment."},{"startTime":687.41,"endTime":692.83,"body":"It goes D multiplied by V multiplied by F needs to be greater than R."},{"startTime":693.01,"endTime":697.61,"body":"It's called the Beckhard-Harris change equation, though Gleicher actually came up with the original"},{"startTime":697.61,"endTime":699.09,"body":"idea back in the 1960s."},{"startTime":699.09,"endTime":704.07,"body":"And full credit by the way, I'd never come across this until a couple of weeks ago when I heard"},{"startTime":704.07,"endTime":707.47,"body":"it raised by Patrick Lincione in the Business Podcast at the Table."},{"startTime":707.85,"endTime":713.39,"body":"And I thought to myself, as soon as I heard it, this 100% applies to schools."},{"startTime":713.47,"endTime":718.73,"body":"So let me talk you through quickly what this equation means and if you're a leader in school,"},{"startTime":718.85,"endTime":721.41,"body":"how to apply it to your individual setting."},{"startTime":721.41,"endTime":730.7900000000001,"body":"Essentially that equation means dissatisfaction times vision times first steps has to be greater"},{"startTime":730.7900000000001,"endTime":733.69,"body":"than resistance or nothing changes."},{"startTime":734.35,"endTime":736.6700000000001,"body":"Nothing sticks and then you don't get consistency."},{"startTime":737.23,"endTime":739.11,"body":"So what does that actually mean in practice?"},{"startTime":739.21,"endTime":741.2900000000001,"body":"Let me take this apart piece by piece."},{"startTime":741.2900000000001,"endTime":744.91,"body":"So we start with dissatisfaction. This is the fuel."},{"startTime":745.53,"endTime":750.2900000000001,"body":"If everyone is comfortable with how things are, why would they bother changing?"},{"startTime":751.13,"endTime":758.23,"body":"Dissatisfaction means staff have to feel in their bones that the current situation isn't working for some reason."},{"startTime":758.69,"endTime":762.27,"body":"It's the the ouch that makes us move on."},{"startTime":762.27,"endTime":769.61,"body":"So if I put a piece of grit in your shoe, a really small piece, although it's annoying, it's"},{"startTime":769.61,"endTime":772.75,"body":"probably manageable and you'll keep on walking."},{"startTime":773.35,"endTime":779.2900000000001,"body":"If I put a sharp stone in your shoe, eventually the pain will force you to stop and do something about it."},{"startTime":779.51,"endTime":785.97,"body":"In schools, dissatisfaction is noticing how much learning time we're losing to low level disruption"},{"startTime":785.97,"endTime":791.41,"body":"or how unpredictable responses are eroding trust with kids and parents."},{"startTime":791.41,"endTime":798.37,"body":"If we don't make that visible to staff, if we don't highlight it for them, the motivation to"},{"startTime":798.37,"endTime":802.47,"body":"change just won't be there. So that's dissatisfaction."},{"startTime":803.22,"endTime":805.72,"body":"V stands for a vision."},{"startTime":805.72,"endTime":807.66,"body":"This is the direction of travel."},{"startTime":807.66,"endTime":812.0600000000001,"body":"We've highlighted the problem, but now we need to highlight where we're moving people to."},{"startTime":812.0600000000001,"endTime":816.12,"body":"So imagine driving your car with the sat-nav turned off."},{"startTime":816.12,"endTime":822.96,"body":"You know, you want to get to somewhere nicer, but you don't know where you're heading or what"},{"startTime":822.96,"endTime":824.6800000000001,"body":"that's going to look like when you arrive."},{"startTime":824.6800000000001,"endTime":828.44,"body":"That's what change without vision feels like."},{"startTime":828.44,"endTime":832.48,"body":"Vision means painting a clear, concrete picture of the destination."},{"startTime":833.14,"endTime":841.08,"body":"What does consistency actually look like and sound like in our corridors, in our classrooms, in our lunch hall?"},{"startTime":841.08,"endTime":844.84,"body":"What are we going to see and hear that are different?"},{"startTime":844.84,"endTime":850.3000000000001,"body":"And when we do this, we're not couching this as a fuzzy statement like, we all value respect,"},{"startTime":850.3000000000001,"endTime":855.7,"body":"but something that you could put on a film, on a camera and recognize straight away."},{"startTime":855.7,"endTime":860.46,"body":"Like, every adult greets pupils at the door at the start of each lesson."},{"startTime":860.46,"endTime":864.5400000000001,"body":"Or, we all use the same three-step sequence for low-level behaviour."},{"startTime":864.5400000000001,"endTime":872.26,"body":"Without vision, even if people are dissatisfied, they're just left frustrated with no idea of"},{"startTime":872.26,"endTime":873.46,"body":"where they're meant to be going."},{"startTime":873.46,"endTime":878.48,"body":"If people don't know the destination, they won't start that journey with you."},{"startTime":878.48,"endTime":882.24,"body":"Which brings me to clear first steps."},{"startTime":882.24,"endTime":888.66,"body":"This is the on-ramp.If they don't know the first step or the first step is too big, people freeze"},{"startTime":888.66,"endTime":891.24,"body":"or they put their head in the sand and just do nothing."},{"startTime":891.24,"endTime":899.5400000000001,"body":"Imagine signing up for a gym and the trainer says, look, to get fit on day one, I want you to run a marathon. And then what happens?"},{"startTime":899.5400000000001,"endTime":902.6,"body":"Well, you never go back."},{"startTime":902.6,"endTime":909.5600000000001,"body":"But if the trainer says on day one, I just want you to walk on the treadmill for 10 minutes, well, that feels doable."},{"startTime":909.5600000000001,"endTime":915.46,"body":"You know exactly what you have to do to achieve that first step, to create that momentum."},{"startTime":915.46,"endTime":921.0600000000001,"body":"And in schools, first steps need to be clear and small and achievable."},{"startTime":921.0600000000001,"endTime":925.9,"body":"Like, this week, everyone greets pupils at the door with eye contact and a smile."},{"startTime":925.9,"endTime":931.02,"body":"That simple first step makes change feel manageable."},{"startTime":931.02,"endTime":938.36,"body":"It creates that momentum and you stack up enough of those small wins and suddenly the culture shifts."},{"startTime":945.53,"endTime":946.65,"body":"We all have to change."},{"startTime":946.65,"endTime":952.01,"body":"It's the resistance to take time, to invest in a new approach."},{"startTime":952.01,"endTime":959.2900000000001,"body":"So when you multiply the first three factors together, dissatisfaction, vision and clear first"},{"startTime":959.2900000000001,"endTime":966.33,"body":"steps, the number you get has to be larger than the natural resistance people bring to any change."},{"startTime":966.33,"endTime":970.61,"body":"Those values have to overcome the resistance."},{"startTime":970.61,"endTime":975.97,"body":"But if any part on the left hand side of the equation is missing, the whole equation collapses"},{"startTime":975.97,"endTime":982.3100000000001,"body":"because on the left hand side of the equation, what we've got is multiplication, not addition."},{"startTime":982.3100000000001,"endTime":987.23,"body":"It's dissatisfaction times vision times first steps."},{"startTime":987.23,"endTime":990.85,"body":"It's not dissatisfaction, add vision, add first steps."},{"startTime":990.85,"endTime":998.95,"body":"So in multiplication, remember, if any of those values, dissatisfaction, vision, clear first steps are zero."},{"startTime":998.95,"endTime":1007.21,"body":"If they're missing, that means the multiplication, the total drops to zero because anything times zero is zero."},{"startTime":1007.21,"endTime":1010.9300000000001,"body":"If there's no dissatisfaction, staff carry on as normal."},{"startTime":1010.9300000000001,"endTime":1016.45,"body":"If there's no vision, people might privately agree that something needs to change, but nothing"},{"startTime":1016.45,"endTime":1019.47,"body":"happens because they don't know what direction to go in."},{"startTime":1019.47,"endTime":1026.19,"body":"If there are no clear first steps, then the whole thing feels overwhelming and your program"},{"startTime":1026.19,"endTime":1028.35,"body":"of change stalls before it even begins."},{"startTime":1028.35,"endTime":1031.07,"body":"That's why this equation is so powerful."},{"startTime":1031.07,"endTime":1036.43,"body":"It forces us to check, do we have all three essential pieces in place before we begin?"},{"startTime":1036.43,"endTime":1043.07,"body":"But here's where I think the formula needs an upgrade for schools because in our context, there's"},{"startTime":1043.07,"endTime":1045.97,"body":"a missing ingredient here, accountability."},{"startTime":1045.97,"endTime":1050.95,"body":"Without accountability, even the best initiatives fizzle out."},{"startTime":1050.95,"endTime":1058.25,"body":"And I don't mean accountability in a gotcha or clipboarding sense. I mean supportive accountability."},{"startTime":1058.25,"endTime":1065.4099999999999,"body":"Leaders checking in with staff, coaching, giving feedback, celebrating progress."},{"startTime":1065.4099999999999,"endTime":1071.95,"body":"That's what stops us drifting back to old habits and creating consistency across the team."},{"startTime":1071.95,"endTime":1075.93,"body":"So how do we actually make this work in practice to create consistency in schools?"},{"startTime":1075.93,"endTime":1077.99,"body":"Well, here are some steps to follow."},{"startTime":1077.99,"endTime":1084.75,"body":"First, build useful dissatisfaction with what's happened in the past and right now with your team."},{"startTime":1084.75,"endTime":1088.11,"body":"People don't change because school leaders tell them to do it."},{"startTime":1088.56,"endTime":1094.46,"body":"Change when the pain, to your member of staff, of staying the same is clear."},{"startTime":1094.46,"endTime":1098.94,"body":"Show the cost of inconsistency, but without blame."},{"startTime":1098.94,"endTime":1105.1399999999999,"body":"Maybe bring two behaviour logs from the same child, all anonymised, but point out how they got"},{"startTime":1105.1399999999999,"endTime":1108.3799999999999,"body":"completely different responses for exactly the same behaviour."},{"startTime":1108.3799999999999,"endTime":1111.98,"body":"Or tell the story of the student who dropped the crisp packet."},{"startTime":1111.98,"endTime":1117.58,"body":"Or how teachers coming out at different times, i.e. some on time and some late, to collect kids"},{"startTime":1117.58,"endTime":1122.1599999999999,"body":"from the yard after lunch, speaks volumes to the students who are waiting for them."},{"startTime":1122.1599999999999,"endTime":1126.62,"body":"Ask the staff what message do you think that taught these pupils?"},{"startTime":1126.62,"endTime":1135.28,"body":"How does it make life difficult for you as a teacher, for all of us as a team, when we lack consistency?"},{"startTime":1135.28,"endTime":1138.58,"body":"Secondly, co-create a crisp vision."},{"startTime":1138.58,"endTime":1143.3,"body":"So here, don't produce a 40-page behaviour policy that no one reads."},{"startTime":1143.3,"endTime":1148.4399999999998,"body":"Paint a clear, short picture of what you want your adults to do."},{"startTime":1148.4399999999998,"endTime":1152.0,"body":"Maybe three or four clear expectations, visible stuff."},{"startTime":1152.0,"endTime":1155.0,"body":"Stuff that can be seen and heard or monitored."},{"startTime":1155.0,"endTime":1157.9399999999998,"body":"For example, all adults greet pupils at the door."},{"startTime":1157.9399999999998,"endTime":1161.08,"body":"We all use the same three-step sequence for low-level behaviour."},{"startTime":1161.08,"endTime":1166.32,"body":"We all follow the calm emotion coaching script when a child starts to become heightened."},{"startTime":1166.32,"endTime":1170.36,"body":"Stuff that's simple, visible and easy to see."},{"startTime":1170.36,"endTime":1174.1999999999998,"body":"Thirdly, make the first steps small and concrete."},{"startTime":1174.1999999999998,"endTime":1179.3799999999999,"body":"If you try to change 50 things in a week, you will fail. Start small."},{"startTime":1179.3799999999999,"endTime":1184.74,"body":"Maybe the first week is just every adult greets pupils at the door with their name, gives them"},{"startTime":1184.74,"endTime":1189.84,"body":"friendly eye contact – where that's appropriate – and a simple statement like, morning Jaden,"},{"startTime":1190.2199999999998,"endTime":1192.32,"body":"your starter's on the board. That's it."},{"startTime":1192.58,"endTime":1194.9399999999998,"body":"We nail that and then we move on."},{"startTime":1194.9399999999998,"endTime":1198.5,"body":"Fourth, we have to practice the policy."},{"startTime":1198.5,"endTime":1203.98,"body":"Consistency dies when we just tell people what to do, without giving them a chance to rehearse"},{"startTime":1203.98,"endTime":1204.84,"body":"it and get it right."},{"startTime":1204.84,"endTime":1209.7199999999998,"body":"Now, I'm not talking about hours of role play, because personally I hate role play, but I'm"},{"startTime":1209.7199999999998,"endTime":1212.28,"body":"talking about quick two-minute drills and reminders."},{"startTime":1212.6599999999999,"endTime":1218.74,"body":"Get staff every lesson, practising the greeting, the reminder sequence, the calm script, whatever you choose."},{"startTime":1218.74,"endTime":1227.4599999999998,"body":"Make it feel normal, safe and most importantly, fast. Quick wins. Fifthly, add accountability."},{"startTime":1227.4599999999998,"endTime":1230.6999999999998,"body":"Not in a scary way, do short learning walks."},{"startTime":1230.6999999999998,"endTime":1236.6299999999999,"body":"Two-minute minute minutes max, just to notice and give same-day feedback. Peer observations work too."},{"startTime":1236.6299999999999,"endTime":1238.11,"body":"A quick glow and grow moment."},{"startTime":1238.11,"endTime":1240.31,"body":"One thing you nailed, one thing to tweak."},{"startTime":1240.31,"endTime":1248.4299999999998,"body":"The point is, if we as school leaders don't check, the initiative will die. It will slide."},{"startTime":1248.4299999999998,"endTime":1252.77,"body":"You'll find nothing sticks in the long term and our policy tanks."},{"startTime":1252.77,"endTime":1256.6699999999998,"body":"And finally, make it adaptive, not rigid."},{"startTime":1256.6699999999998,"endTime":1258.1699999999998,"body":"So here's where the balance comes in."},{"startTime":1258.1699999999998,"endTime":1262.1299999999999,"body":"Consistency doesn't mean treating every pupil identically."},{"startTime":1262.1299999999999,"endTime":1266.99,"body":"If you've got a child with SEMH or SEND needs, who has, say, a regulation plan."},{"startTime":1266.99,"endTime":1271.01,"body":"Following that plan IS consistency."},{"startTime":1271.01,"endTime":1277.09,"body":"It's consistency delivered in a way that the pupil can actually use and respond to."},{"startTime":1277.09,"endTime":1283.03,"body":"If it enables them to reach high expectations, the same high expectations we have for all the"},{"startTime":1283.03,"endTime":1286.51,"body":"other pupils, that adaptation is a good thing."},{"startTime":1286.51,"endTime":1288.37,"body":"But it's done in a planned way."},{"startTime":1288.37,"endTime":1291.29,"body":"We can't have everyone on the team going maverick."},{"startTime":1291.29,"endTime":1297.33,"body":"How we adapt the rules needs to be planned and consistent throughout our staff."},{"startTime":1297.33,"endTime":1299.09,"body":"Let me give you a quick practical example."},{"startTime":1299.09,"endTime":1303.87,"body":"A school I worked at, we had a pupil who regularly became overwhelmed in lessons."},{"startTime":1303.87,"endTime":1309.75,"body":"Instead of every teacher dealing with it differently, everyone agreed on a single plan."},{"startTime":1309.75,"endTime":1315.99,"body":"The same two or three phrases they'd use, the same exit routine, the same quiet space, the same return routine."},{"startTime":1315.99,"endTime":1320.6699999999998,"body":"That plan was written with the child and the family, so it had their investment."},{"startTime":1320.6699999999998,"endTime":1322.73,"body":"It was printed on one page."},{"startTime":1322.73,"endTime":1324.35,"body":"It actually didn't even take one page."},{"startTime":1324.35,"endTime":1328.75,"body":"And every adult had a copy of it, including the lunchtime staff."},{"startTime":1328.75,"endTime":1334.73,"body":"The student knew exactly what would happen when they needed support every single time."},{"startTime":1334.73,"endTime":1342.09,"body":"That predictability was what allowed him to feel safe enough to regulate and re-engage with learning."},{"startTime":1342.09,"endTime":1348.27,"body":"The staff had a framework, not a straight jacket that they could implement. It worked."},{"startTime":1348.27,"endTime":1350.51,"body":"They had an element of professional judgment."},{"startTime":1350.51,"endTime":1356.01,"body":"That was the power of consistency and frameworks across a team of staff."},{"startTime":1356.01,"endTime":1361.1699999999998,"body":"By the way, before we go any further, if you're finding this episode useful, hit subscribe so"},{"startTime":1361.1699999999998,"endTime":1362.79,"body":"you never miss a future episode."},{"startTime":1362.79,"endTime":1368.73,"body":"And if you could, please leave a quick review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, because then it"},{"startTime":1368.73,"endTime":1373.59,"body":"prompts the algorithm to share the podcast with more teachers and school leaders who really"},{"startTime":1373.59,"endTime":1374.59,"body":"need this kind of support."},{"startTime":1374.62,"endTime":1378.98,"body":"And don't forget, you can also download our free SEND Behaviour Handbook."},{"startTime":1379.52,"endTime":1385.12,"body":"It's got quick, clear facts on conditions like ADHD, autism and trauma, plus a behaviour analysis"},{"startTime":1385.12,"endTime":1390.6,"body":"grid that links classroom behaviours to possible underlying needs. It's very, very useful."},{"startTime":1391.3,"endTime":1393.3,"body":"Print out a copy, share it in the staff room."},{"startTime":1393.58,"endTime":1396.2199999999998,"body":"I'll put a link in the show notes, or you can head directly to beaconschoolsupport.co.uk/send-handbook"},{"startTime":1399.8799999999999,"endTime":1400.3,"body":"to get your copy."},{"startTime":1403.76,"endTime":1405.62,"body":"That's beaconschoolsupport.co.uk/send-handbook. It's completely free."},{"startTime":1412.3999999999999,"endTime":1416.6999999999998,"body":"All right, then back to consistency and the tricky bit resistance."},{"startTime":1416.84,"endTime":1422.54,"body":"So as a school leader, you've got to expect it. It's normal. Plan for it."},{"startTime":1422.7199999999998,"endTime":1426.04,"body":"Some staff will say, we've tried this before and it didn't work."},{"startTime":1426.04,"endTime":1429.28,"body":"And the answer points out the difference."},{"startTime":1429.52,"endTime":1432.12,"body":"Last time you had a poster."},{"startTime":1432.12,"endTime":1436.52,"body":"This time you're practicing, checking and coaching strategies."},{"startTime":1437.12,"endTime":1439.4399999999998,"body":"Some people might say, I don't have the time to do this."},{"startTime":1439.4399999999998,"endTime":1447.3999999999999,"body":"And in that case, choose first steps that save time, like door greetings, which reduce lesson settling time."},{"startTime":1447.4199999999998,"endTime":1450.1999999999998,"body":"Or talk about how much time is being lost."},{"startTime":1450.6799999999998,"endTime":1456.1399999999999,"body":"Highlight that pain when you're losing lots and lots of teaching time to resolving issues in class."},{"startTime":1456.3999999999999,"endTime":1460.3,"body":"That is a big negative that increases frustration for staff."},{"startTime":1460.3,"endTime":1462.06,"body":"So make sure that's highlighted."},{"startTime":1462.62,"endTime":1467.74,"body":"Some staff might say it's not fair that child X gets a different response from the other children."},{"startTime":1467.98,"endTime":1475.6399999999999,"body":"And that's where we need to train the language and the thought process of fair isn't everyone getting the same."},{"startTime":1476.4599999999998,"endTime":1481.02,"body":"Fair is everyone getting what they need to reach high expectations."},{"startTime":1481.24,"endTime":1484.98,"body":"And then there's the my class is different objection."},{"startTime":1485.12,"endTime":1490.06,"body":"The answer, OK, let's adapt within the framework if that's true."},{"startTime":1490.06,"endTime":1497.2199999999998,"body":"We all follow the same spine of the policy, but there is room to personalize within acceptable"},{"startTime":1497.2199999999998,"endTime":1500.82,"body":"parameters if school leaders are brought in and know about it."},{"startTime":1501.1999999999998,"endTime":1504.24,"body":"So we can use our professional judgment."},{"startTime":1505.08,"endTime":1506.1799999999998,"body":"So what's the takeaway here?"},{"startTime":1506.6799999999998,"endTime":1508.32,"body":"Consistency isn't about being a robot."},{"startTime":1508.84,"endTime":1518.83,"body":"It's about creating predictable, humane adult behaviour that gives pupils safety and staff. It gives them sanity. It gives. Gives them less stress."},{"startTime":1518.83,"endTime":1523.51,"body":"If you want your changes in school to stick, do the maths."},{"startTime":1524.25,"endTime":1529.75,"body":"Dissatisfaction, times vision, times clear first steps, times accountability."},{"startTime":1530.51,"endTime":1537.9699999999998,"body":"Those four factors have to be greater than people's natural inbuilt resistance. Build the dissatisfaction together."},{"startTime":1538.59,"endTime":1541.31,"body":"Paint a clear picture of what adults need to do and say."},{"startTime":1541.6899999999998,"endTime":1548.55,"body":"Make the first step tiny and concrete and then add the accountability loop so practice doesn't"},{"startTime":1548.55,"endTime":1554.55,"body":"just fade away after memory of the staff meeting where you launched this kind of disappears over time."},{"startTime":1554.79,"endTime":1556.4299999999998,"body":"And here's my final thought."},{"startTime":1556.9099999999999,"endTime":1564.6299999999999,"body":"For a child with SMH needs who wakes up every morning with a stomach full of dread, consistency isn't a luxury."},{"startTime":1565.1499999999999,"endTime":1569.1699999999998,"body":"It's the difference between surviving the day and engaging in learning."},{"startTime":1569.1699999999998,"endTime":1578.03,"body":"When every adult responds in the same predictable, calm way, that student finally knows what will happen next."},{"startTime":1578.51,"endTime":1584.87,"body":"That's boundaries and that's the foundation of regulation, belonging and progress."},{"startTime":1585.29,"endTime":1590.25,"body":"So if today's episode gave you something practical you can go and use, please hit subscribe"},{"startTime":1590.25,"endTime":1592.55,"body":"so you don't miss the next episode."},{"startTime":1592.75,"endTime":1598.6699999999998,"body":"And if you could spare just 30 seconds to leave a review, it helps us reach more people who need this support."},{"startTime":1598.6699999999998,"endTime":1603.4499999999998,"body":"We don't ask anything from you for listening to the podcast, but if you want to support us,"},{"startTime":1603.4499999999998,"endTime":1608.4099999999999,"body":"that's one simple, quick, free way you can help us reach more people."},{"startTime":1608.6299999999999,"endTime":1612.03,"body":"And don't forget to grab your free SEND Behaviour Handbook."},{"startTime":1612.4699999999998,"endTime":1613.55,"body":"Remember the links in the show notes."},{"startTime":1613.9499999999998,"endTime":1617.6299999999999,"body":"My name's Simon Currigan, thank you for listening today and I look forward to seeing you next"},{"startTime":1617.6299999999999,"endTime":1619.4699999999998,"body":"time on School Behaviour Secrets."}]}