Co-Regulation in Action: Supporting Children Through Anxiety and Distress

Target Audience: Primary School SNAs & Teachers

A recording will be shared with all registrants for a period of 4 weeks after the live event. All registrants will receive a cert of attendance.

In every classroom, moments of anxiety and distress are inevitable, but how we respond can make all the difference. 

This one-hour webinar explores what co-regulation looks like in real school settings, where time, space, and emotional demands often collide.

We’ll look at how language, body language, and environmental adjustments can help children feel safe, seen, and supported—even when they are struggling.
Grounded in neuroaffirmative and trauma-informed practice, this session offers realistic, actionable strategies for teachers and SNAs to use during moments of dysregulation or overwhelm.

Participants will leave with practical tools that foster emotional safety, strengthen connection, and build capacity for calm in the classroom.

By the end of this webinar, participants will:

• Understand the role of co-regulation in reducing distress and supporting emotional recovery

• Recognise how adult tone, presence, and body language impact pupil regulation

• Identify the early signs of anxiety and overload in autistic and neurodivergent pupils

• Explore environmental adjustments that promote calm and predictability in the classroom

• Leave with simple, evidence-informed co-regulation strategies to use throughout the school day

Bio of Presenter

Laura Crowley is an Autistic autism consultant, additional needs sleep consultant, and award-winning advocate with over 25 years’ experience supporting neurodivergent children, teens, and families. A late-identified Autistic woman and parent to an Autistic child, Laura’s work is grounded in both lived experience and professional expertise. She is passionate about promoting neuroaffirmative practice, challenging outdated myths, and creating environments where Autistic people can thrive authentically. Through her consultancy, training, and advocacy, Laura focuses on truth, inclusion, empathy, and equity; helping families, schools, and professionals understand that different is not less, it is human diversity to be embraced.