EYFS and KS1
Created primarily for children in Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2.

One-to-One Support
Suitable for children who need personalised emotional literacy or regulation support.

Small Groups
Ideal for nurture groups, SEND interventions and targeted pastoral work.

ELSA and Pastoral Support
Detailed guidance makes the programme accessible to ELSAs, teaching assistants and pastoral practitioners.

Whole-Class Reinforcement
Character displays, strategy prompts and shared language can also support wider classroom practice.

Suggested group size: one-to-one or groups of two to four children
Suggested session length: approximately 20–30 minutes

Unlike many zones of regulation programs, Regulation Road teaches children that Every Zone Is Part of the Journey.
Regulation Road teaches children that emotions are not good or bad. Feeling angry, worried, sad, frustrated, excited or calm can all be understandable responses to what is happening.

The aim is not to make every child reach or remain in the Green Zone. Instead, children learn to ask:

How is my engine feeling?
What is my body telling me?
What might have changed my engine?
What do I need right now?
Would a strategy or some support help me?

Instead of teaching children to move towards one 'good' zone, Regulation Road helps them understand that every emotion has a purpose. Children learn to recognise how they feel, understand what their body is telling them, identify what they need and choose supportive strategies that work for them.

This helps children develop emotional awareness without feeling that uncomfortable emotions must immediately be changed or “fixed”.

Regulation Road is much more than a collection of printable worksheets. It is a complete emotional regulation programme that provides everything teachers, teaching assistants, ELSAs and nurture practitioners need to deliver a structured intervention with confidence.

The programme has been carefully designed to minimise planning time while providing children with engaging, practical opportunities to recognise emotions, understand body clues, explore emotional triggers and discover regulation strategies that work for them.

The complete programme includes:

Teacher Guidance

• Comprehensive Teacher Welcome Guide

• Programme Overview

• Six fully planned intervention sessions

• Adult guidance and delivery notes

• Observation prompts and assessment guidance

Six Structured Pit Stops

Each session includes everything needed to deliver the lesson, including:

• Detailed lesson plan

• Mechanic's Memory Check

• Garage Check-In

• Learning Focus

• Discussion prompts

• Practical activities

• Reflection opportunities

• Adult observations

Teaching & Intervention Resources

• Situation Stories

• Feelings activities

• Body Clues activities

• Strategy Toolbox resources

• Pit Stop Strategy Cards

• Road Sign Strategy Cards

• Driver's Log

• Progress Tracker

• Session Record

• Assessment materials

Classroom Resources

• Complete classroom display pack

• Character posters and cut-outs

• Feelings fans

• Emotional regulation visuals

• Certificates

• Reward stickers

• Regulation Road Passport

Home & School Partnership Resources

The programme also includes a comprehensive Parent Pack to strengthen communication between home and school, featuring:

• Welcome Guide for Parents

• Parent Conversation Cards

• Family Garage Guide

• Home Toolbox

• Pit Crew Family Challenges

• Fridge Chart

• Parent Quick Guide

• Family Road Map

• Pit Crew Promise

Whether you're delivering Regulation Road as a whole-class PSHE programme, a small-group intervention or one-to-one support, every resource has been designed to work together, providing children with a consistent and engaging approach to emotional regulation both in school and at home.

We also offer a FREE Regulation Road Essentials Pack, which includes an introduction to the programme, a session overview, feelings fans, strategy cards and a classroom display pack—perfect for exploring the approach before purchasing additional resources.

Yes. Regulation Road includes a dedicated Parent Pack featuring conversation cards, home activities, strategy guides, family challenges and other resources that help create consistency between home and school.

Build a strong partnership between home and school with practical emotional regulation resources that help families use the same language, strategies and supportive approaches.

The Regulation Road Parent Pack has been carefully designed to extend children's emotional regulation learning beyond the classroom. Created to accompany the six-session Regulation Road intervention, this comprehensive collection of home resources helps parents and carers understand the programme, reinforce key concepts and continue important conversations about feelings in everyday family life.

When children hear consistent language and experience the same supportive approaches at both school and home, they are more likely to develop confidence in recognising emotions, talking about their feelings and exploring strategies that work for them.

Rather than overwhelming families with theory, this practical toolkit provides engaging activities, conversation prompts and visual resources that encourage emotional regulation to become part of everyday routines.

Using the familiar Regulation Road characters and racing theme, families can explore emotions together, build personalised regulation strategies and celebrate the small steps children make as they continue their emotional regulation journey.