Publications and Podcasts
SEEN & HEARD PODCAST #16
Trauma Informed Education And Emotion Regulation Approach
With Nicky Shaw (2025)
In this episode of the Seen and the Heard podcast, Chris Braitch speaks with Nicky about her role as an advocate for emotional wellbeing in children. They discuss Nicky's personal journey, including her own experiences with anxiety and emotional turmoil, and how these shaped her approach to education. Nicky emphasises the importance of emotional intelligence and emotion regulation as core to teaching, moving away from traditional behaviourist methods towards emotion coaching. The conversation highlights the need for a community approach in education and the significance of nurturing relationships for children's development.
Shaw (2020)
Supporting Sustained
Empathic
Connections in Early
Years Pedagogical
Practice.
Synopsis of Nicky's PhD research project in the Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA) Early Years Network Special Issue.
Key words: empathy, empathic practice, connections, early years workforce.
Shaw (2018)
Emotion Coaching:
Moving from
Behaviourism
to Nurture in a
Nursery Class
Participatory action research focusing on the professional learning experience of a nursery team as they moved from Behaviour Management approaches towards Emotion Regulation and Emotion Coaching approaches in a nursery class.
Shaw (2023)
Supporting Social-
Emotional Wellbeing
in a Turbulent
World
Book chapter arguing
for a move away from
traditional behaviourist approaches towards
neuro-nurturing approaches to supporting children’s social and emotional wellbeing.
Contact Nicky to request an author's copy.
Education Scotland (2020)
Realising the Ambition: Being Me
Nicky is a contributing writer to
this National Practice Guidance
for the Early Years Sector in
Scotland.
All About Emotion Coaching (2024)
Nicole Weinstein interviews Nicky about Emotion Coaching Practices in Early Years Settings. This article explores emotion coaching approaches which help children to self regulate their emotions and subsequent behaviours.
Podcast #30
Meet The Early Years Team
In this episode, hear from Nicky and her colleagues about some of the Early Years research, teaching and knowledge exchange activity in the School of Education at the University of Strathclyde. Nicky presents her vision for the
future of Childhood Practice in Scotland.
Podcast #62
Changing
Conversations:
The Early Years
In this conversation, with Sarah Philp and Billy Burke, Nicky explores the importance of early learning and childcare and the differences and similarities with other areas of learning. Nicky shares her view that relational pedagogy is the key to unlocking potential.
Podcast #6
Emotion Coaching and
Next Stage
Leadership
Nicky shares her research on the model of emotional literacy and self-regulation that she developed with nursery children. If young children can learn to self-regulate and co-regulate this provides a model for leadership, coaching, and self-management in the workplace.
