Bee Ready Series - Wellbeing for Students

Part 1: The Prescription for Safety: Connection, Co-Regulation and Belonging

Before students can engage, learn or regulate independently, they need to experience safety. This session explores the “prescription” for emotional and relational safety: predictable adults, connection, belonging, co-regulation and environments that reduce unnecessary stress.

Participants will consider how behaviour can communicate discomfort, uncertainty or unmet need, and how everyday adult responses can either increase or reduce a student’s sense of safety.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

1. Explain the relationship between felt safety, wellbeing, regulation and learning.
2. Identify practical ways to strengthen connection, trust and belonging throughout the school day.
3. Use co-regulation and low-pressure approaches to support students experiencing stress or dysregulation.
4. Reflect on how adult language, body language, predictability and responses can influence student wellbeing.

Facilitator: Magdalena Landziak

Magdalena is an advocate for special and inclusive education and an experienced SNA, with over 10 years of experience supporting children with additional needs in primary school settings. She works as a tutor delivering QQI Level 6 SNA courses and provides CPD training for various Education Centres across Ireland. Recognising the need for ongoing, tailored support for SNAs, Magdalena founded SNA Academy to deliver practical, research-informed training and resources. She is also the Editor of AMYGDALA - the First National Magazine for SNAs, sharing insights, strategies, and inspiration to enhance inclusive practice in schools. Recently, she launched her own podcast, From the Bottom of My Heart, creating a space for meaningful conversations, inspiring stories and diverse perspectives on education, inclusion, wellbeing and life experiences. Magdalena holds a Master’s degree in Inclusive Education and SEN, as well as a Postgraduate Certificate (level 9) in 21st Century Teaching and Learning from Trinity College Dublin. She is passionate about supporting children with additional needs and equally dedicated to sharing her knowledge, experience and practical strategies with SNAs and educators to promote meaningful inclusion and strengthen everyday practice. Through her social media platform, @sna_zone, she shares practical strategies, educational resources, professional insights and inspiration to support SNAs and educators in their everyday practice.