FREE Nervous System Education & Regulation for UK Schools
Short, simple, pre-recorded video lessons for pupils and staff, plus programmes for parents, carers and workplaces
We regulate through connection
Welcome to The Calm Coach
Practical nervous system education for children and the adults who support them.
The Calm Coach helps children to understand what happens in their bodies and brains when they experience stress, anxiety and overwhelm — and gives them simple, practical ways to work with it.
But children don’t learn regulation in isolation. That’s why Calm Coach also supports the adults around them, with programmes for school staff, parents and carers, and workplaces.
All the programmes are designed to be simple, accessible and easy to fit into everyday life.
At A Glance
- Free six-week programmes for all UK schools.
- Free for Students: EYFS, KS1, KS2 and Secondary.
- Free for Educational Staff:Teachers, TAs, Admins, etc.
- Parents & Carers Course: £29.
- Corporate Programme for Workplaces: by donation.
- Can support your school’s Inclusive Mainstream Fund strategy.
- Grounded in the science of nervous system regulation.
New to The Calm Coach?
Watch the Introduction
Why the programme was created and how it works.
Need a Quick Reset?
Try the One-Minute Reset
No sign-up needed. Just press play.
The Idea Behind This
Children don’t learn emotional regulation on their own. They learn it through the calm, connected adults around them. This is known as co-regulation – the process by which children develop their own ability to regulate by first experiencing it with others.
That’s why the nervous system of the adults around a child can have such an important influence on how safe, connected and able to regulate they feel. When the adults around them, at school and at home, understand their own nervous systems, they are better placed to support children through difficult moments.
The Calm Coach is built on this simple idea: By supporting both children and the adults who care for them, we can help a generation grow up with skills many of us only discover as adults. And the need is clear…
%
of 8 to 16-year-olds in England had a probable mental health disorder in 2023.
%
of 11 to 16-year-olds with a probable mental health disorder missed a week or more of school in 2023.
%
of teachers considering leaving state education said stress and/or poor wellbeing was an important factor.
What's On Offer?
For School Children
Free, pre-recorded video programmes for pupils from EYFS to KS5, each with its own six-week course, ready to play within either PSHE or form time.
For School Staff
A six-week programme for teachers and school staff, around 15 minutes a session; simple enough for a staff meeting. Staff are encouraged to bring the One Minute Reset into the classroom too, so regulation becomes as normal as taking the register.
For Families
A seven-week course (including a bonus lesson on anxiety) helping parents and carers to understand what’s happening behind their child’s behaviour and learn practical nervous system regulation tools to use at home.
For Workplaces
A six-week programme for workplace teams, covering similar tools and concepts adapted for adult wellbeing at work. Offered in return for a donation, which helps to fund free access for schools, ensuring calmer, more resilient workplaces too.
A Free Handout for Parents & Carers
If your school is using Calm Coach, please download and share this one-page handout with the families. It explains what children are learning through Calm Coach and introduces the optional 7-week Parents & Carers course (£29), giving families the opportunity to bring the same understanding and practical tools home.
A FREE Resource to Support Your Inclusion Strategy
The new Inclusive Mainstream Fund is designed to help schools strengthen inclusive, universal provision, remove barriers to learning and participation, and offer earlier support for commonly occurring needs.
The Calm Coach complements this work directly, giving schools a FREE, ready-to-use, whole-school approach to understanding stress and self-regulation, helping create calmer, safer and more supportive learning environments for every child.
Support The Calm Coach
The programmes for UK schools, children and educational staff are completely free. If you’d like to help me to reach more schools and keep this work growing, you can make a small contribution here.
My Mission
I spent nearly ten years working as a Teaching Assistant in a primary school. Alongside that, I run a wellbeing practice. Seeing the same struggles from both perspectives has completely changed the way I think about emotional wellbeing.
In the classroom, I see children doing their very best to cope with big feelings without understanding why their bodies respond the way they do. In my therapy room, I meet adults carrying those same patterns years later. And at home, I’ve watched them unfold in my own children as they’ve grown up.
None of us were ever taught these things. I wasn’t either. I spent years studying the nervous system, the body and the psychology behind why we react the way we do, and kept coming back to one question: What if we could give children these tools much earlier in life — and give the adults around them the understanding to support them?
The need was far bigger than I could meet through one-to-one work alone. That’s why I created The Calm Coach: to bring practical nervous system education into schools and homes, helping children and the adults around them build these skills together.
My dream is for these skills to become as naturally ingrained in the school day as taking the register — and eventually to sit within the curriculum itself.
Praise for the Programmes
“I absolutely love using The Calm Coach in my classroom! We use two 1-minute sessions throughout the day to help the children pause, breathe and regulate, alongside a 3/4-minute video during PSHE to develop their understanding of emotions. I’ve genuinely noticed such a difference in the children – they are becoming more aware of how they feel and are learning simple strategies to help them regulate. It’s quick, engaging and so easy to fit into our busy school day. I would highly recommend it!”
— Sally, Primary School Teacher
“Victoria set up a weekly meditation session in the school which was a great way to calm busy minds! Her voice is very calming and the parts that were repeated each week became a reassuring, familiar process that you could really relax into. I definitely became better at letting thoughts drift by and realising that I could come back to them later and that nothing would go drastically wrong if I didn’t focus on them straight away. When I couldn’t attend a live session I used the recording at home and found it just as good, showing just how good Victoria is at what she does.”
— Eleanor, Deputy Head Teacher
“I have found attending Victoria’s sessions a positive, enlightening experience. Victoria ensures all attendees are calm and relaxed before beginning, gently guiding the group through a tranquil and enjoyable experience. Attending these sessions has absolutely helped me to understand ways in which to calm an overthinking mind, focus on breathing and spend time relaxing and focusing on myself.”
— Samantha, Teaching Assistant
“I really enjoyed that assembly. I am going to try what you showed us tonight because I find it hard to go to sleep.”
— Student, Age 8
“The course was really clever – felt relaxed enough that I could take in the theory and then gave me practical tools to use. Thank you!”
— Sarah, Parent
“I recently completed a 6-week programme with Victoria from The Calm Coach, and I can honestly say it has made a real difference to my day-to-day life.The techniques and strategies Victoria taught me have helped me manage stress more effectively, both at work and in my personal life. From the very first session, Victoria made me feel completely at ease. She is warm, approachable, and creates a supportive environment where you feel comfortable. I would highly recommend working with Victoria to anyone looking for practical ways to better manage stress and improve their wellbeing. My advice would be to fully embrace the process and keep an open mind, as the techniques genuinely work. I’ve learned so much throughout the programme and will continue to use these tools in my everyday life for years to come.”
— Dominie, Recruitment Business Partner