Whole School Approach 

We know that schools come with their own well-established systems and pressures. The Brain Friends doesn’t aim to replace what's already in place, it builds upon it. 

We've listened to teachers and parents and designed a model that addresses the gaps many have experienced: a lack of interoception, relatable neuroscience, and an easy way to bring everyone - staff, pupils, and families onto the same page.

The Brain Friends is a whole-school solution that respects the foundation you've already built. We understand that time is limited, experience varies, and schools need approaches that meet them where they are, not where a manual says they should be.

The Brain Friends is not just a tool, it is a complete model for emotional development, relational teaching, and inclusive behaviour support. It is fully adaptable to your school’s context and can be used as a standalone framework to embed emotional regulation, neuroscience-informed practice and wellbeing across the curriculum and school culture.

It also works really well alongside existing models. Whether your setting uses The Zones of Regulation, Emotion Coaching, or Restorative Conversations, The Brain Friends enrich and complement these approaches. They provide the shared language and foundational brain-based understanding that helps children connect the dots between what they feel, how they behave, and what they need.

By focusing on co-regulation, interoception, and a compassionate lens for behaviour, The Brain Friends brings everything together, empowering children to better understand themselves and empowering adults to support them in doing so.