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Student workshops
Age-appropriate sessions on noticing stress and resetting between classes, matches and exams.
Schools
Give students the tools to calm themselves, focus and grow.
Gallipot works with secondary schools, Transition Year programmes and staff rooms across Ireland to teach practical nervous system regulation.
What Jennifer delivers
Three formats, tailored to your team size, schedule and goals.
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Staff CPD
Short, practical sessions for teachers and SNAs on regulating themselves and their classrooms.
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TY programme
Multi-session Transition Year module on the nervous system, sleep and performance.
TY Programme Alignment
The Reset Method workshop is designed as a practical Transition Year learning experience that supports the aims of the 2024 Transition Year Programme Statement.
It gives students an active, reflective opportunity to develop skills they can use during pressure, change, learning and everyday life.
Student Dimensions Supported
Personal Growth
Students explore practical ways to recognise pressure, build self-awareness, support their own wellbeing and make more informed choices in demanding moments.
Being a Learner
Students practise simple strategies that can help them settle, focus, prepare for challenges and take greater ownership of how they respond to pressure.
Senior Cycle Key Competencies Supported
- Managing learning and self
- Cultivating wellbeing
- Communicating
- Working with others
- Thinking and solving problems
How the Workshop Supports TY
- Interactive, student-centred learning
- Practical skills for real-life situations
- Guided reflection and self-awareness
- Inclusion, participation and choice
- A meaningful additional growth experience within the TY programme
- Optional reflection prompt for students' TY portfolios
Student Learning Outcomes
By the end of the workshop, students will be able to:
- Recognise some of their own early signs of pressure
- Explain how pressure can affect focus, behaviour and decision-making
- Practise simple Reset Method tools for demanding situations
- Identify when they could use these tools in school, sport, work experience and daily life
- Reflect on one practical action they can take when pressure rises
This is a wellbeing education workshop. It is not therapy, counselling or clinical mental-health treatment.
A practical TY workshop aligned with Personal Growth, Being a Learner and the Senior Cycle key competencies.
From pressure to performance
Where this fits best, and what changes once it's part of the rhythm.
Where this fits best
- Building a Transition Year programme with real-world skills
- Supporting fifth and sixth years through exam season
- Looking after the staff room as well as the students
- Preparing teams for matches, debates and performances
- Bringing parents into the conversation
What changes
- Students with tools they trust under pressure
- Calmer classrooms after lunch
- Better sleep in the weeks before exams
- Staff who do not take the day home in their shoulders
- Wellbeing content the school inspector actually likes
Frequently asked questions
What age groups is this suitable for?
Sessions are adapted to suit the age and needs of each group, with practical activities designed to help students recognise pressure, understand their nervous system and build everyday self-regulation skills.
What do students actually learn?
Students learn practical skills to recognise early signs of pressure, understand how the nervous system responds to stress and use simple techniques to settle themselves before anxiety takes over.
Why teach nervous system regulation in schools?
Research shows that teaching young people how to recognise pressure and regulate their nervous system improves focus, sleep, exam performance and emotional resilience. These are practical life skills that support learning, behaviour and long-term wellbeing.
Is this suitable for exam years?
Yes. The tools are specifically designed for exam pressure: how to settle the body before a paper, recover between exams and sleep the night before. Students leave with practical skills they can use in the exam hall.
How do we book a session for our school?
Call Jennifer on +353 85 214 8357, email info@gallipot.ie or message on WhatsApp. She will arrange a short call to scope a programme that fits your school year and budget.
Talk to Jennifer about your school.
Tailored to your year group, programme and timetable.
Phone: +353 85 214 8357Email: info@gallipot.ie