About the Book
Inspirational, simple, profound and clear this guide provides no-nonsense advice providing teachers with the confidence to implement transformational, successful behavioural management structures within the school environment. Drawing on years of experience, the author shares the most effective methods of classroom management - avoiding disruption - enabling teachers to ensure that pupils receive the best education, with minimal distraction. He provides a stress-free, step-by-step guide for teachers, parents and educational leaders in creating a positive approach to challenging behaviour in groups and individuals.
Table of Contents:
Contents include sorting out: Mistakes, assemblies, the primary/secondary thing, being present, a Hall of Fame, consistency, the tracking of behaviour, the school's reaction to change, dealing with complaints, rewards, uniform, belief, fixer-term exclusions, an exclusion room, what a school can look like that hasn't got it right, sin bins, the Ten Commandments, dealing with 'difficult' parents, home visits, the reasons not to try to improve behaviour, the reasons to try to improve behaviour, guarantees to students, guarantees to staff, what you can do with students on the edge of the precipice, the behaviour management policy, study focus, alternative education, the on-call rota, that prevention is better than cure, whole-school detentions, the relationship with the governing body, what you can do to improve your school as a senior teacher, toilets, hierarchy, the fire drill, letting students leave the building during the school day, a behaviour timeline, students who arrive late in the mornings, the 85% you can control now, platforms, my ten favourite approaches, full-time heads of year, a school which your students need and deserve, advise to senior leaders, the things naughty students love.
About the Author :
Ian Gilbert is an educational speaker, award-winning writer and editor, innovator, entrepreneur and a man who the IB World magazine named as one of its top fifteen 'educational visionaries'. In 1994 he established the unique educational network Independent Thinking, whose Associates and pioneering books have influenced teachers, school leaders and young people all across the globe. Ian has a unique perspective on education and society, having lived and worked in the UK, the Middle East, South America, Asia and, now, the Netherlands.Jeremy Rowe is the ultimate 21st century headmaster, he combines his twenty plus years of teaching experience with traditional values and a realistic perspective to produce the effective method of management that has lead him to become a successful head teacher and public speaker. Jeremy regularly published articles for Teacher's Magazine and published online articles for the likes of Alistair Campbell. He believes that implementing simple but effective rules for school conduct result in a happy and successful school.
