Open and honest conversations with families around behaviour

This is an interactive session with a pragmatic focus which will give you tools to express yourself and build mutual understanding and focused next steps.

Outcomes for the session. You will be able to plan an upcoming conversation with a focus on:

Values - what really matters here?
Importance and impact - why does the conversation really matter. What do you want the result to be?
Emotions and empathy - a chance to examine the emotions involved and the powerful information these give you
Who, when, where? - Consideration of practicalities and a commitment to going ahead!

Suitable for: All members

Can’t make it? Don’t worry! If you are unable to attend, still register to receive a recording link and watch within 14 days

Provider

Dr Emma Kell

Coach, teacher, wellbeing expert, trainer and TEDx speaker

Dr Emma Kell

Coach, teacher, wellbeing expert, trainer and TEDx speaker

Emma is director of Those That Can Ltd. She has 26 years of experience as a teacher and leader in UK secondary schools and currently teaches in Alternative Provision. She is a qualified performance coach and DISC profiler and has worked with hundreds of teachers and leaders nationally and internationally. She speaks regularly on school culture and communication, teacher wellbeing, recruitment and retention, she has completed a doctorate on teacher well-being and parenting at Middlesex University and is author of How To Survive in Teaching (Bloomsbury, 2018) and A Little Guide for Teachers: Wellbeing and Self-Care and A Little Guide for Teachers: Engaging Parents and Carers. Her fourth book, Real Lives of Teachers has been published be Sage Education in January 2026 and she has co-edited Questions on Teacher Wellbeing due for publication with Routledge in April 2026. In her spare time, Emma is Mum to two teenagers and two golden retrievers.