Questions on Behaviour

Acronyms

About the Editor

About the Contributors

Chapter One: Iâm Here to Teach, Not Deal with Behaviour

· Why Do I Feel Like This?

· Teaching Behaviour is Also Teaching

· Do We Need Experts?

· Understanding Behaviour Across Time

· What You Can Do Now

· How to Use this Book, for ECTs and Beyond

· Do All Contributors Agree with One Another?

Chapter Two: Starting From You

· Mental Health, Resilience, and the Work of âShowing Upâ

· How Can I Manage My Workload Effectively to Prevent Burnout? Steve Waters

· How Can I Advocate for Myself When My Wellbeing is Being Compromised by School Demands? Steve Waters

· How Can I Handle Difficult Classroom Situations While Preserving My Mental Wellbeing? Steve Waters

· What Can I Do When Iâm Struggling to Balance Lesson Planning, Marking, and Managing Behaviour? David Didau

· How Can I Find Joy in Teaching and Truly Celebrate the Positive Impact I Have on My Studentsâ Lives, Especially when the Challenges of the Classroom Sometimes Feel Overwhelming? Sarah Stevens

· Further Support: Wellbeing Organisations For Educators (UK)

Chapter Three: Schools and Trust as Organisations

· How Do Schools Actually Work? James Handscombe OBE

· How Can I Promote the Ethos of a School as an ECT? By Haili Hughes

· What Is the Role of the Wider Trust in Behaviour in My Classroom? Matt Morris

· What Can We Learn from Special Schools about Behaviour? Matt Morris

· Why Do Leaders Make the Decisions they Do? Suspension and Permanent Exclusion Emma Dodds

· What Can PRU and AP Teach Us about Behaviour? Zoe Johal

· How Can I Effectively Collaborate with Colleagues and Support Staff to Maintain a Consistent Approach to Student Behaviour? Dr Haili Hughes

· What Does the Local Authority Have to Do with Behaviour in My Class? Mervin Cato

Chapter Four: Classrooms, Conflict and Creating a Culture of Safety

· What Can We Learn from the Early Years about âBehaviourâ? Dr. Sue Allingham

· How Can I Create a Culture of Safety and Certainty through Design? Enzo Vullo

· What Does Teaching Have to Do with Behaviour? Phillip Salisbury

· How Do I Create a Positive Classroom Culture? David Didau

· How Do I Handle Conflicts between Students in a Way that Promotes Inclusion? Krupa Patel

· What Should I Consider when Implementing Behaviour Policies to Ensure that Studentsâ Emotional and Physical Wellbeing are Protected? Krupa Patel

· What Do I Do When the Rest of the Class Starts Copying Negative Behaviour? David Didau

· How Do I Manage When Iâve Not Had Much Support with Classroom Behaviour Routines? David Didau

· What Should I Consider when Grouping Students to Support Behaviour and Engagement? Philip Salisbury

· When Is Banter, Not Banter? Richard Clutterbuck

· As an ECT, How Can I Tackle Misogyny in the Classroom? Richard Clutterbuck

Chapter Five: Children as Individuals

· How Can I Engage the Disengaged? Phil Beadle

· How Can I Support Students Who Have Experienced Trauma? Krupa Patel

· Is It My Fault that My Studentsâ Behaviour Is So Poor? David Didau

· Should Students Be Punished for Breaking School Rules? David Didau

· What Strategies Can I Use to Support Children Exhibiting Challenging Behaviours without Asking Children to Leave the Class? Jenene Morgan

· How Do You Know When a Behaviour Issue Might Actually be an Unmet Special Educational Need and How Do You Support Behaviour for a Pupil Awaiting Assessment or Diagnosis? Cassie Young

· What Are Some Common Misunderstandings Teachers Have about Behaviour and SEND, and How Can We Reframe Them? Georgina Durrant

· What Can I Do to Support White Working-Class Boys? Phil Beadle

· What Has Aspirations Got to Do with Behaviour? Clive Hill

Chapter Six: Children and Their Parents/Carers

· How Do Carers Find Out about Behaviour in School? Dr Dan Owen

· How Can I Involve Parents and Carers in Supporting Safeguarding and Positive Behaviour at School? Richard Clutterbuck

· How Can ECTs Build Strong Relationships with Parents, and Why Does This Matter for Behaviour and Learning? Phillip Salisbury

· As a New Teacher, How Do I Talk with Carers about Behaviour without the Conversation Becoming Negative or Adversarial? Dr. Dan Owen

· What If I Say the Wrong Thing? Hannah Hall

· How about When Engagement from Parents/Carers Is Low? Hannah Hall

· How Can I Work with Parents and Carers to Understand and Support the Behaviour of Pupils with SEND? Georgina Durrant

Chapter Seven: A Focus on Safeguarding

· Behaviour and Safeguarding Overlaps

· What Is the Role of School Policies in Safeguarding Students, and How Can I Apply them as an ECT? Sara Alston

· How Can I Recognise and Respond to Safeguarding Concerns in the Classroom? Sara Alston

· What Steps Should I Take to Maintain a Safe Learning Environment while Managing Student Behaviour? Krupa Patel

Chapter Eight: Integrating Perspectives

· Behaviour Isnât Just about the Children

· Thinking about Practice

· Case Study 1: The Chaos Classroom

· Case Study 2: The âDifficultâ Parent

· Case Study 3: Behaviour or Safeguarding, Professional Curiosity

· Case Study 4: Being Undermined by Another Teacher

· Case Study 5: I Said the Wrong Thing

· Behaviour as Care

· Building your Own Framework

· Final Thoughts

Index