Creating Emotionally Safe Schools, Second Edition

Cultivate emotional safety and belonging for students and staff

Whether students feel stressed or supported has a profound impact on their success, sense of belonging, and behaviour. Designed as a guide for education professionals and parents, this book explores emotional safety, its effect on learning and practical strategies for fostering well-being. Discover how to shape students’ emotional responses by modelling healthy expression, building community, and nurturing self-awareness and self-management.

K–12 administrators and teachers can use this book to:

• Foster emotional safety and belonging in schools
• Address how stress and anxiety impact the learning environment
• Address students’ emotional needs and cultivate positive relationships in the classroom
• Strengthen classroom management with healthy approaches and practices
• Maintain authority while balancing structure with freedom