Behaviour Management: (Ideas in Action)

This extremely accessible book provides an introduction to managing different levels of behaviour in the classroom, providing both concepts and the practical applications and useful techniques for introducing them. For both primary and secondary.

Table of Contents:
Introduction Chapter 1: We're proud to be in the greatest profession * A Teacher's Motto and the First Golden Triangle of Being an Effective Behaviour Manager * The Second Golden Triangle of Being a Caring Behaviour Manager * The Powerful Golden Diamond of Behaviour Management Effectiveness   Chapter 2: Tips for starters * Developing the behaviour management plan * Introducing Competence zones * Thinking further about competence zones Chapter 3: Effective ways to gain compliance * The importance of the language we use * An alternative approach with Sam and the 4 NO-NO's * The "WHY" NO-NO * Why should YOU not use "YOU"? * Why NO NO's and DON'T I use DON'T? * NO NAGGING? Give it a break man, I love doing this! * More on no nagging and the power of words * Making the problem clear - leaving the solution up to the student * A lasting and glorious impact Chapter 4: Praising positive behaviour * Potential problems with positive reinforcement techniques Chapter 5: Using teaching styles to impact on behaviour * Effective teaching helping to combat trivial behaviour * Using the Hay McBer Report Model * The Hay McBer report and Classroom Climate Chapter 6: Getting groups to behave Chapter 7: How to deal with bullying * Defining bullying * Knowing some of the facts about bullying * Knowing bullies * Knowing victims * How we can help victims in schools * How we can help to limit instances of bullying * Setting up school systems Chapter 8: Using humour as an effective coach of behaviour management * Why humour?   Chapter 9: Remember - "what I want to achieve" and motivations for behaviour * We make a difference and understanding behaviour motivators * A. Behaviour Motivator - Avoidance of Failure * Further thoughts about the behaviour motivator which is avoidance of failure * B. Behaviour Motivator - Attention * Further thoughts about the behaviour motivator which is attention seeking * C. Behaviour Motivator - Anger/Revenge * Further thoughts about the behaviour motivator which is anger or revenge * D. Behaviour Motivator - Power/Control * Brief further thoughts about the behaviour motivator which is power or control * A summary of what I want to achieve and motivations for behaviour

About the Author :
Tony Swainston taught for twenty years in comprehensive schools, being a pastoral head, an assistant headteacher and a member of the leadership group in his last school. Following his secondment to the DfES as a Regional CPD Adviser, he is now an independent consultant with his own company, E.C.M. Connections Ltd. His work includes being a regional adviser for Teachers TV and a Project Manager with The Pacific Institute. 

Review :
"This book is extremely accessible. Provides practical advice on how to develop a style that is effective, respectful and consistent." Learning Support, Summer Term 1 2008 [This book] could be helpful for teachers confronted with, anticipating, or trying to avoid a problem. In flicking through it you might well find, or be reminded of, something very useful to know or to do in order to avoid, mitigate, or defuse the problem in question.