ADHD-Friendly Behaviour Toolkit

ADHD-Friendly Behaviour Toolkit

Practical, low-prep support for managing challenging behaviour in UK primary classrooms.

Are you dealing with constant disruption, emotional overload, or work refusal — especially from pupils with ADHD (diagnosed or not)? This ADHD-Friendly Behaviour Toolkit is designed for busy primary teachers in England who want calmer classrooms without extra planning, tracking, or theory. This is not about labels or long explanations. It’s about what to say, what to do, and how to respond consistently when behaviour is challenging.

✔What’s included
This print-and-go toolkit provides practical support for the most common ADHD-related behaviours in primary classrooms:

✔ Behaviour response scripts
Clear, calm scripts for situations such as:
-Refusing to start work
-Calling out or interrupting
-Leaving seat / wandering
-Emotional overload or meltdowns
-Task avoidance (“I can’t do this”)
-Low-level disruption
-Arguing back / power struggles

Each behaviour includes:
-What you might see
-Exactly what to say
-What to avoid saying
-Immediate follow-up actions

✔ Visual supports (print & display)
-Now / Next boards
-Visual timetable cards
-Movement break choice cards
-Calm-down choices
-Attention reminders
-Time countdown strips

✔ Low-prep regulation strategies
-2-minute classroom resets
-Desk-based movement ideas
-Silent refocus routines
-Whole-class strategies that don’t single children out

✔ A simple consistency system
-Behaviour response flowchart
-What to try when strategies don’t work

✔ Staff support tools
-Adult prompt cards
-Script reminder sheets

• quick-reference guide

✔ Quick start checklist
-10-minute setup guide
-First-week focus plan

Why teachers love this resource
-Low-prep and realistic
-Reduces adult decision fatigue
-Supports ADHD needs without singling pupils out
-Promotes calm, consistent responses
-Suitable for whole-class use

Who this resource is for
-Primary class teachers
-ECTs
-Teaching assistants
-SENCO support
-Supply teachers
-Suitable for KS1 and KS2.

File details
PDF format
46 pages
Printable (A4 + reduced sizes where relevant)

• Please note
  This resource supports classroom behaviour strategies and is not a diagnostic tool.