NEST Reflection – After Training

This reflection is designed to support the ongoing development of NEST and our shared understanding of behaviour, relationships and regulation at Northfields. There are no right or wrong answers. Honest reflection is valued more than agreement.

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Which role(s) do you currently hold at Northfields?

• Admin / Office Staff
• Teaching Assistant
• Midday Supervisory Assistant
• SEN Teaching Assistant
• Senior Leader
• Teacher
• HLTA
• Site / Premises Staff
• Family Support / Pastoral Staff

(Select all that apply)

How confident do you now feel in supporting a dysregulated pupil without escalating the situation further?

Selected Value: 3

0 - Not confident 5 - Very confident

How confident do you now feel with maintaining clear boundaries whilst staying calm under pressure?

Selected Value: 3

0 - Not confident 5 - Very confident

How familiar are you now with the idea of co-regulation? *

• Still unsure
• Heard the term
• Somewhat familiar
• Confident understanding
• Very confident understanding

Which statement now feels closest to your current understanding? *

• Behaviour is best understood through choices and consequences
• Behaviour is best understood through emotional regulation
• Behaviour is best understood through a balance of regulation and boundaries
• I’m unsure

Which aspect of NEST feels most useful in practice?

• Reducing verbal load
• Environmental adjustments
• The 4-step model (acknowledge, boundary, next step, act)
• Calmer adult presence
• Repair conversations
• Consistency across adults
• Understanding dysregulation
• Role clarity/support
• Other

Please elaborate on 'other' choice: *

Which aspect of today’s training do you think will be hardest to embed consistently in everyday practice?

What are you taking forward from today? *

• Regulation should come before reflection
• Calm authority reduces escalation
• Environmental factors strongly influence behaviour
• Consistency matters more than perfection
• All of the above

Following this session, how confident do you feel using the NEST framework in your role?

Selected Value: 0

0 - Not confident 5 - Very confident

One thing I will consciously try to change or strengthen is…

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