#170: 5 classroom management moves I am obsessed with (and you can use immediately)

What's in this episode

Classroom management can feel like this big, intangible, confusing beast that no one can seem to nail down. Claire gets it — and this episode is her antidote to that. Five non-negotiable moves. Five things she'd hand you immediately if you came to her tomorrow and said "I'm struggling, what do I do?" No fluff, no theory — just the actual things that are within your control and that you can take into your classroom today. Because here's the thing: you can't control your students' behaviour. You can't control what they're dealing with at home, or how they're showing up. But there is so much you can control — and that's exactly where this episode lives. In this episode, Claire covers: Why classroom management feels so overwhelming — and the one reframe that changes everything The five non-negotiable moves Claire comes back to again and again: Ready-to-go scripts — one-liners that keep you regulated when a student pushes every button you have Routines — not just toilet passes, but the actual bones and heartbeat of your lesson Buy-in first — why engagement and connection have to come before everything else Community building — dripping in little moments of felt safety and belonging ever