Challenging Behaviour in Schools: Teacher Support, Practical Techniques and Policy Development

The emotional impact of difficult and challenging behaviour in schools has never made it easy for professionals to respond in a calm and considered manner. This applies equally to teachers, senior staff in schools, support services and administrators. Yet the pressure to respond effectively continues to grow. "Challenging Behaviour in Schools" describes effective practical approaches which have been developed by schools and support services. It acknowledges that, in dealing with difficult behaviour, it is necessary not only to consider techniques but also the support processes that accompany them. The editors have each had extensive professional experience in this field, and are the organizers of the annual "New Directions in Behaviour Support" courses at Nottingham, which have encouraged and disseminated new practice over recent years. All the contributors have been associated with these courses and their accounts should be of direct value to senior staff, special needs co-ordinators and governors in schools, educational psychologists, support teachers and those involved in policy and planning.

Table of Contents:
1. Challenging behaviour: An Introduction Peter Gray, Andy Miller and Jim Noakes 2. Supporting effective responses to challenging behaviour: From theory to practice David Lane Part 1 Schools, parents and support services Section A Schools and support services 3. Mainstream teachers talking about successful behaviour support Andy Miller 4. Using support effectively within the primary school Jackie Dearden 5. Support in secondary schools: A complex problem 6. Teachers and social workers working together Tim Pickles 7. Providing effective support to mainstream schools Peter Gray and Jim Noakes Section B Schools and Parents 8. Parents and difficult behaviour: Always the problem or part of the solution? Andy Miller 9. Parents and teachers working together: A case example Pauline Fell and David Coombs Section C Organizing support services 10. Moving from consumer survey to service evaluation Phil Watts and Peter Olsen 11. Induction and training of support staff Chris Hevey Part II Methods for improving pupil behaviour: Whole school approaches and specific techniques 12. Building better behaved schools: Effective support at the whole school level Peter Galvin and Peter Costa 13. Promoting peer support among teachers Barry Chisholm 14. Resolving conflict in schools Andrea Higgins and Simon Priest 15. The management of playground and lunchtime behaviour Andre Imich and Kath Jefferies 16. The role of non-teaching assistants in school responses to difficult behaviour Carol Stewart-Evans 17. Activity analysis as a means of clarifying teachers' expectations of pupils Michael Pitchford 18. Helping children to become self-directing in their behaviour Dave Traxson 19. Balancing school and individual approaches Penny Holland and Phil Hamerton.