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What does it take to improve the behaviour of the children you teach?
This second edition of Jarlath O Brien s insightful, practical guide for teachers, and those training to teach, combines psychological research, authentic classroom experience and the lessons learned from improving behaviour in schools. You will be challenged to think about your own practice, question accepted orthodoxies and to develop an empowered and confident approach to improve the behaviour of the children you teach.
This new edition includes:
· A new chapter on how to work with a class where behaviour isn t good enough
· New, expanded discussion of bullying
· A new How would you deal with this situation? feature exploring tricky scenarios
· A new interview feature offering useful perspectives from early career teachers
· A new further reading feature so you can explore selected topics in more depth
List of contents
Chapter 1: Why understanding behaviour matters
Chapter 2: How psychology can help your understanding
Chapter 3: Your behaviour
Chapter 4: Rules and expectations
Chapter 5: Motivation, recognition and rewards
Chapter 6: Sanctions and punishments
Chapter 7: Bullying and conflict
Chapter 8: When the behaviour of a class isn't good enough
Chapter 9: Working in partnership with parents to improve behaviour
Chapter 10: Working in partnership with support staff to improve behaviour
Chapter 11: Special educational needs and behaviour
Chapter 12: Fostering your own style
About the author
Jarlath has been a teacher for over two decades. He has worked in comprehensive, independent, selective and special education, including in schools for children with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties, and severe and profound and multiple learning difficulties. Since 2011 Jarlath has been a Headteacher and Executive Headteacher.
Jarlath is a behaviour columnist for TES, has written for The Guardian and for several other education publications and trains teachers on behaviour, school leadership and special educational needs. He is also the author of Better Behaviour’s sister publication, Leading Better Behaviour: A Guide for School Leaders.
Summary
This second edition of Jarlath O’Brien’s insightful, practical guide for teachers, and those training to teach, combines psychological research, authentic classroom experience and the lessons learned from improving behaviour in schools.
Report
The strength of this second edition lies in the even wider lens through which behaviour is explored - no element of school life is left undiscussed. Jarlath continually forces you to reflect and consider your actions, the actions of students and the wider actions of the school community. This is a much-needed update to the literature on behaviour and a book that will be invaluable to all, regardless of experience or role.
Kate Stockings
