Beccie Hawes is currently the CEO of Cadmus Inclusive, a SEN advisory support service. She is the author of five other SEN-themed books and writes extensively in this area. She has also developed educational resources to support learners with additional needs. Beccie is passionate about celebrating learning differences and strives to support schools to think differently to ensure that every pupil has the chance to shine. She is a mum/stepmum to four fantastic young men and Harry and Lola, her family's dogs.

Chapter 1 What is executive functioning? 1

Introduction 1

What is executive functioning? 2

What can executive functioning difficulties look like in the classroom? 7

How to use the identification tool 9

What does a completed identification tool look like? 22

Chapter 2 Working memory 25

What is it? 25

Working memory and classroom success 28

Working memory toolkit 31

Five top tips 34

A quick guide 35

Skill builders 36

Chapter 3 Self-monitoring 38

What is it? 38

Self-monitoring and classroom success 39

Self-monitoring toolkit 43

Five top tips 46

A quick guide 47

Skill builders 48

Chapter 4 Planning and prioritising 51

What is it? 51

Planning and prioritising and classroom success 52

Planning and prioritising toolkit 55

Five top tips 57

A quick guide 58

Skill builders 59

Chapter 5 Task initiation 61

What is it? 61

Task initiation and classroom success 61

Task initiation toolkit 63

Five top tips 65

A quick guide 66

Skill builders 67

Chapter 6 Organisation 69

What is it? 69

Organisation and classroom success 69

Organisation toolkit 72

Five top tips 74

A quick guide 75

Skill builders 76

Chapter 7 Impulse control 78

What is it? 78

Impulse control and classroom success 79

Impulse control toolkit 81

Five top tips 82

A quick guide 83

Skill builders 84

Chapter 8 Emotional control 86

What is it? 86

Emotional control and classroom success 87

Emotional control toolkit 89

Five top tips 91

A quick guide 92

Skill builders 93

Chapter 9 Flexible thinking 95

What is it? 95

Flexible thinking and classroom success 95

Flexible thinking toolkit 98

Five top tips 100

A quick guide 101

Skill builders 102

Food for thought 105

References 106