Are you the brightest star in your students' lives? Are you the one they're all tuned to? Are you the Alpha of your classroom? You need to be!
Teacher standards: Be the ALPHA!
Managing Defiant Behaviour in Schools – It’s Not About ‘Winning’
How do you tackle straight up defiance, rudeness and disrespect in our students? By remaining impersonal, consistent, and focusing on the behaviour, not the person.
Importance of starting routines for your classroom
How a lesson begins has an enormous influence on what happens subsequently. Having clear and regular routines that are enforced without fail allow you a multitude of benefits, and I've picked out five for your reading pleasure.
Musings On Teacher Authority
There are two kinds of authority you need to have. The first is the one granted to you by your job role. The other (longer-lasting one) is the one you develop as an expert. Learn more about the two here.
Detentions DON’T Work! (How To Fix Them)
Do you want to make detentions in your school mean more than sitting in silence for an hour and then going home, while the same kids show up over and over again? Read on.
Stay Polite And Respectful (Be The Perfume)
You might be responsible for creating the only environment in which they are talked to in a respectful way, as a mature developing adult, on equal par to you in terms of dignity.
3 Things You MUST Believe To Be An Effective Teacher
You can TALK yourself into being a more effective teacher. Believe these 3 things in order to be more confident each day.
You’re Not There To Be Liked
The boundaries you're uncomfortable enforcing are the very same ones that they NEED because the chances are, they aren't getting them elsewhere from the other people in their lives.
Behaviour And ‘Curriculum’ Are Linked (Two Horses Pulling ONE Carriage)
When discussions take place around 'curriculum', you can't ignore the fact that getting behaviour right is an integral part of it.
Making ‘Behaving’ Automatic (How To Get Kids To Concentrate On Their Work)
There more things you make routine (automatic) in your classroom, the more mental energy your students will have to concentrate on new learning. Here's how to do it.
Decide What You Value
If you don't decide the values you stand for, you're never going to achieve coherence in anything, let alone behaviour.
One-Page Summary of ‘Leading Better Behaviour’ by Jarlath O’Brien
A summary of the main learning points from the fantastic book, "Leading Better Behaviour" by Jarlath O'Brien.
Repairing Harm – Throw A Chair At My Head And I’ll Smile When I See You Next
Imagine the next time a student did something wrong, they had to FIX the damage instead of serving a one hour detention. How powerful would that be?
Circle Time! Really?
It's circle time! O...K...
Restorative Justice ‘Hack 1 – Let’s Talk’
Get students talking in order for to help them understand why they did what they did; who was affected by their action(s) and how; and what can be done to repair the harm.
Is Restorative Justice Needed?
My thoughts on whether the five main premises that the authors of "Hacking School Discipline" use in their introduction are correct.
They Know What They’re Doing – Student Ownership Of Their Actions
Your students know what they've done. What they're waiting to see is what YOU will do - and here's where things become critical.
ECT Trying To Manage Behaviour? You’re A Fake!
As an ECT, you haven't really got the experience of managing others in a classroom, but you can arm yourself with certain beliefs that will help you. Read on.
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