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Claire English

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#115: Brain breaks are my secret sauce for student engagement. Here are my 3 I can't…

3/18/2025 • 13 min

Check out my Brain Break Bundle! As a secondary English teacher, I used to struggle with the idea of brain breaks. The pressure to get through content and prepare students for exams felt too overwhelming to justify stopping for “games.” But my classroom culture was suffering. Students were stressed, disengaged, and burnt out—especially during heavy writing sessi… Play episode

#114: Quick Win Challenge! Use this technique for smooth, stress-free, and…
#113: 1 powerful shift to make in your behaviour chats to create more chan…
#112: Quick Win Challenge! How to get students to care about the consequen…
#111: What moving countries with a toddler reinforced about classroom mana…
#110: Is a 40-hour work week achievable for teachers? Today's guest Angela…
#109: Quick Win Challenge! When behaviour happens, stop and ask this one q…
#108: "Shut up miss, you're a sh!t teacher, your lessons suck!" How to res…
#107: Quick Win Challenge! Put it on a Post-it.
#106: Steal these 10 exit tasks for better engagement, behaviour, and calm…
#105: Quick Win Challenge! Pick up the phone.
#104: My 3 non-negotiable exit routines to make the final 15 minutes feel …
#103: Quick Win Challenge! The power of hello.
#102: How to make this year more positive for ‘that’ student (and of cours…
#101: My 3 non-negotiables for the first week back at school. How to set s…
#100: Goodbye, 2024!! Reflections on rest, filling our cups, and how to re…
#99: The holidays aren't fun for everyone, which is why those behaviours m…
#98: 5 questions to ask your students today to foster an attitude of grati…
#97: Do your classroom celebrations turn to CHAOS?! Here's what to do to g…
#96: 3 classroom games that are fun, easy, and can be used at a pinch to c…
#95: BEHAVIOUR BITE: When you chat to students about their behaviour, are …
#94: What to do when students are barely showing up to class? Breaking the…
#93: BEHAVIOUR BITE: What messages might your classroom be sending to your…
#92: The (seemingly) simple strategy that has the power to MAKE or BREAK t…
#91: BEHAVIOUR BITE: Let the visuals do the talking to avoid confrontation…
#90: What to do when students come to class late (whilst still keeping thi…
#89: BEHAVIOUR BITE: On average, teachers pause for... (🤚 Guilty)
#88: How to nail the first 5 minutes of every lesson by controlling what y…
#87: Struggling to have some students even START their work? Here’s what t…
#86: BEHAVIOUR BITE: Avoid locking horns.... at ALL costs. Here's how.
#85: Teach students THIS about behaviour to help them reflect, take accoun…
#84: BEHAVIOUR BITE: Students will always follow our example, before they …
#83: How to craft a strong teaching presence that transforms those constan…
#82: Discover your teacher type! AND find out what this means for your cla…
#81: 3 common mistakes that fuel low-level disruptions, and the immediate…
#80: The low-down on low-level behaviours: Why they are so tricky and why …
#79: 1 simple tool to tackle low-level behaviours, increase engagement, an…
#78: Feel like you're constantly repeating instructions? The 3 barriers to…
#77: 3 common pieces of behaviour advice teachers get that do more harm th…
#76: What to ACTUALLY say to calm students down. 4 steps to resolving bubb…
#75: My top 4 classroom management tips for a strong start to the school y…
#74: The start of school ice breaker activities that need to get in the bi…
#73: No space for a calm corner in your classroom? 4 practical tips for st…
#72: Let’s have a heart to heart… How are you going? Plus, big news on how…
#71: Kids don’t learn off people they don’t like… but getting them to like…
#70: I truly didn't believe all of my students could succeed. Why this was…
#69: How to give instructions that students get (and follow!!). Avoiding …
#68: Turning your classroom into an island of safety for every single stud…
#67: So you want to move away from punitive discipline? Here’s where to st…
#66: Are you caught in the vicious cycle of reactive classroom management?

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