Behavior & Classroom Management
Behavior Crisis Response — Flowchart
A staff-room flowchart for what to do when a child's behavior is escalating fast — at-a-glance decisions, who to call, when to clear the room, when to use restraint (and when not).
Preview
Page count: 8. Print-ready PDF — letter / A4 friendly. Click image to see all pages.
Learning objective
Provide clear staff guidance for the steps to take during behavior crises.
About this resource
- Subject: Behavior & Classroom Management
- Type: Display Poster
- Grade levels: Kindergarten (ages 4-6, ≈ Reception / Y1), Grade 1 (ages 6-7, ≈ Year 2), Grade 2 (ages 7-8, ≈ Year 3), Grade 3 (ages 8-9, ≈ Year 4), Grade 4 (ages 9-10, ≈ Year 5), Grade 5 (ages 10-11, ≈ Year 6), Grade 6 (ages 11-12, ≈ Year 7)
- Pages: 8
- Date added: 2026-09-06
- Credit: Qualified primary teacher
Books on crisis response and safeguarding
Convenience links if you'd like to look any of these up. We've recommended these books in the resource above.
For school leaders and teachers
- I Inside I'm Hurting — Louise Bomber
- T The Whole-Brain Child — Dan Siegel, Tina Payne Bryson
- M Miss, I Don't Give a Sh*t — Adele Bates
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