WEBINAR 

Bringing Parents Back Into Partnership: A Neuroscience Approach to Difficult Conversations

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About the webinar

For teachers in international and bilingual schools, parent conversations often involve balancing culture, safeguarding, and academic pressure. In this webinar, Victoria Bagnall draws on the science of stress and human connection to share practical tools for reflective listening, emotional containment, and clear boundary-setting, grounded in real scenarios from fee-paying international schools.
Join Victoria Bagnall and Stephanie Hobler as they discuss how neuroscience can transform difficult parent conversations into opportunities for clarity, confidence and partnership in international and bilingual school settings.
  • Understand why parent conversations can escalate under stress
  • Explore how culture, safeguarding and academic pressure shape communication
  • Learn practical tools for reflective listening and emotional containment
  • Develop strategies for setting clear, professional boundaries
  • Apply neuroscience-informed approaches to real scenarios from fee-paying international schools

Our Experts

Victoria Bagnall

Victoria Bagnall, MA (Cantab), PGCE, is an educator, executive function specialist and neuroinclusion advocate. She is co-founder and CEO of Connections in Mind and works with schools and organisations to translate neuroscience into practical strategies that support learning, behaviour and belonging. A former teacher, Victoria is a sought-after speaker and consultant, known for helping educators create inclusive environments where every learner can thrive.

stephanie Hobler

Stephanie Hobler, BA, PGCE, is the founder and CEO of TeachUp. From educator to entrepreneur, she is passionate about providing high-quality and affordable education solutions to schools and education organisations around the world. 
Previously, Stephanie was Regional Head of Development for Tes (APAC), led Quintessentially Group's international education division and taught in international schools in Hong Kong.