FREE Low-Demand Relational Language Sheet | SEN & Primary Staff Scripting Guide

A clear, practical 1-page A4 reference guide designed for primary teachers, SENCOs, TAs, and support staff moving away from compliance-based language toward low-demand, trauma-informed relational scripting.

This zero-demand sheet offers staff immediate, practical phrasing alternatives for common classroom states - including pacing, verbal outbursts, refusal, physical tension, and hideaways - focusing on validation, safety, and somatic descriptors rather than forced regulation or public compliance.

What’s Included:
• 5 Key Classroom Scenarios: Side-by-side comparisons of traditional compliance phrasing vs. zero-demand relational scripts.
• 3 Core Relational Principles: Quick-reference reminders covering “Connection Before Correction,” “Descriptive Over Prescriptive,” and “Zero Demands During High Arousal.”
• Staffroom & Classroom Ready: Ideal for staff noticeboards, clipboards, or lanyard reference cards.

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Pair this staff guide with the full Every Emotion Matters Resource Pack available on TES, featuring:
• Complete Emotion Poster Sets & Desk Table Strips
• 3 Visual Styles: Real Photos, Full-Colour Illustrations & Line Art
• Designed specifically for UK Primary, SEN, and Speech & Language settings

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