Building Resilient Pupils! Turning Everyday Classroom Pressure into Consistent Practice and Culture

Course introduction

Schools are under constant pressure. Staff are managing rising emotional needs, inconsistent behaviour and pupils who struggle to cope when things go wrong, often with approaches that rely too heavily on individual resilience rather than shared systems.

This course supports schools to move beyond one off wellbeing initiatives and develop a consistent, whole-school approach to building emotional resilience. It focuses on how resilience is intentionally developed through everyday practice, shared language and aligned systems, not left to chance or individual coping alone.

Participants gain practical, evidence-informed tools to help children recognise emotions, manage setbacks, solve problems and build self-belief in ways that can be taught, practised and reinforced across classrooms, pastoral provision and wider school culture.

The course emphasises preventative, sustainable approaches that reduce pressure on staff, improve consistency, and support pupils to cope more effectively with challenge, change, and difficulty over time.

By the end of the course, schools are equipped with clear strategies to embed resilience into daily practice, creating calmer classrooms, more confident pupils and a culture where emotional resilience is built intentionally, not reactively.

As part of the course, schools also receive a structured 10-session programme designed to translate whole-school principles into consistent classroom and pastoral practice. The programme provides staff with clear session plans and activities that support children  to develop emotional awareness, adaptability, problem solving and coping strategies over time. Each session builds sequentially, reinforcing shared language and approaches so that resilience is taught, practised and embedded consistently, supporting pupils to navigate challenge and change with increasing confidence.

What we will cover throughout the day

• Develop an evidence-informed understanding of resilience.

• Apply whole-system frameworks to understand resilience in practice.

• Explain the relationship between stress, regulation and resilience.

• Recognise the role of relationships, context and protective factors in resilience.

• Translate resilience theory into practical, preventative action.

Target audience

Aimed at anyone who works directly or indirectly with students and who want to develop and build their resilience as well as understand resilience in more detail. Ideal for school-based staff including teachers, head teachers, deputy headteacher, SENCo/ALNCo, special education teacher, school support staff, classroom assistant, teaching assistant, pastoral care staff.

Trainers for this course

Nicola S. Morgan

BAEd QTS

Nicola S. Morgan is an multi award-winning TEDx and keynote speaker, international education consultant, author and teacher with over twenty-eight years’ experience working in a variety... of education settings. During this time, she has developed a reputation for successfully managing the most challenging behaviour as well as motivating and inspiring staff to help implement long term and lasting change. Having failed hard and then successfully completed the English Channel swim solo she prides herself on specialising in two key areas, Resilience and Behaviour. A Certified NLP Master Practitioner, IVET Foundation Affiliate and Resilient Leaders Elements and International Values-Based Education Consultant, Nicola has worked with thousands of professionals across education reconnect with what they do best lead with clarity, courage and calm.Read more

See what others have to say about us

“Fantastic child-centered training which allows you to reflect on your own practice and resilience, and how it impacts the children.”

“Fun, personable and plenty of opportunity for discussions! We have taken away actual resources to use in school – this is fantastic.”

“Excellent – very useful, practical strategies that can be implemented. Would highly recommend.”

About the venue

Stay at home, get comfortable and enjoy our live interactive course via Zoom! You’ll receive the link a few days before the course date so you can get prepared (and excited) ahead of time.

Handy course logistics

• The course will run via Zoom from 9:30 am – 3pm, however, the trainer will be available 15 minutes before and after the course times to answer any questions.
• You’ll receive mid-morning, lunch and afternoon breaks to re-energise.
• This course is designed to be interactive and inclusive. We welcome questions and discussions throughout and we want you to be comfortable and stress-free no matter where you join us from!
• Your course handouts will be emailed to you on the morning of the course.
• Additional links and information will be emailed to you before and during the course.
• This course is also available as an in-house / INSET training session at your school. Contact us for details.
• Please note – the cost is per person