The Belonging Collective

A blog focused on the research around belonging, connection and relationships in education and their impact on pupil performance and motivation.

Category: behaviour

  • Birthdays, Anniversaries….Significance and Love.

    There’s something deeply human about remembering. Not just facts or tasks, but the dates that mark someone’s life. Birthdays, wedding anniversaries, the day someone got a new job, graduated, or became a parent, the day someone lost a loved one. Remembering these dates is more than calendar-management — it is an outward sign, a gentle…

  • The Dog Who Learned Through Love.

    A short fable about relational education. A puppy, beaten and neglected, was brought at last to a rescue home. Its body healed, but its heart still trembled at every sound. One day, a man came to adopt it. At first, he spoke kindly, but when the dog chewed his shoes through fear and confusion, the…