Little Guide for Teachers: Building Relationships in Schools

Relationship building is often described as being key to a teacher's success in and outside the classroom but rarely is its nuanced nature analysed or practical advice ever given on how to get the best from working relationships. This book covers everything you need to know about relationship building with students, support staff, stakeholders and parents.

List of contents

Introduction
Chapter One: How to Build a Relationship with an Entire Class
Chapter Two: How to Build a Relationship with Individual Pupils
Chapter Three: How to Build a Relationship with Fellow Teachers
Chapter Four: How to Build a Relationship with School Leaders
Chapter Five: How to Build a Relationship with Teaching Assistants (and other support staff)
Chapter Six: How to Build a Relationship with Parents/Carers
Conclusion

About the author

Omar Akbar is a secondary science teacher of 18 years in the UK and author of the bestselling trainee/ECT guide The (Un)official Teacher’s Manual: What they don’t teach you in training as well as Bad School Leadership (and what to do about it) and Teaching for Realists: Making the Education System Work for You and Your Pupils. Omar blogs at theunofficialteachersmanual.blog. Follow him on: Twitter @UnofficialOA, Instagram: theunofficialteachersmanual, Facebook: The Unofficial Teacher’s Manual. Omar also hosts The Unofficial Teacher’s Manual podcast which is available on Spotify. 

Product details

• Authors: Omar Akbar
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2024
• EAN: 9781529672862
• ISBN: 978-1-5296-7286-2
• No. of pages: 80
• Series: A Little Guide for Teachers
• Subjects: Education and learning > Adult education/adult education classes > Adult education class / course materials (language); Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; EDUCATION / Administration / General, EDUCATION / Educational Psychology, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, EDUCATION / Learning Styles, EDUCATION / Counseling / Career Development, Educational psychology, Teaching staff, Educational strategies & policy, Careers guidance, Educational strategies and policy, Teaching staff / Educators