School Behaviour Secrets with Simon Currigan and Emma Shackleton
School Behaviour Secrets with Simon Currigan and Emma Shackleton
Beacon School Support
When Pupils Use Friendships As A Weapon
26 minutes Posted Jun 28, 2026 at 11:00 pm.
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Some behaviour problems don’t start with defiance, disruption or poor emotional control. They actually start when pupils use relationships to humiliate or exclude another child in their friendship group. In this episode of School Behaviour Secrets, you’ll discover how Relational Aggression affects pupils in both primary and secondary schools, why it’s so easy for adults to miss and how it can drive anxiety, dysregulation and sudden changes in behaviour. You’ll also find out how the PAIN Frame...