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Routines and Boundaries and Behaviour – A Myth Buster
This blog post is about the importance of routines and boundaries coupled with putting relationships first, connecting before correcting and understanding that all behaviour is communication.
CAUTION: Proceed with thought and curiosity
Frederique Lambrakis-Haddad discusses different types of trauma and what we can do to support pupils in these situations.
Behaviour and Staff Wellbeing
This month I was interviewed on The Pursuit of Wellbeing Podcast, the podcast dedicated to the wellbeing of teachers, school leaders, and staff with Maria Bronsan, we spoke on many issues around wellbeing in the classroom.
Positive School News and Behaviour
In this post I share my Positive School News thread and a short video on how this is a preventative strategy for behaviour in our classrooms and schools.
Behaviour – it’s all about context
I am often asked in interviews about the need for rules, boundaries, discipline and consistency, as if the automatic application of these is a bad thing. My answer is always “No, we need them”, but as with everything, context is everything.
Behaviour Tip #3 – Believe
You’ve asked what the issue is, you’ve listened, and it just doesn’t match up to what you know. Some children lie, and surely you know best . The child’s not making any sense, they’re attention seeking. What do you do? Believe what’s there – I dare you.
Introducing… Behaviour and You
There is no “one size fits all” when it comes to approaches to behaviour. Behaviour strategies need to work for you first in order to work in the classroom. Over the coming months I would like to encourage you to share what ‘behaviour’ is like for you.
Who teaches your most *challenging* pupils?
In this case study I look at the difficulties involved with catering for pupils with the most challenging behaviour.
A day in the life of a PRU teacher
In this guest post Viv Cohen Papier talks about what it is about teaching pupils with SEMH that a PRU teacher loves.
Behaviour: Zero Tolerance or Emotional Understanding?
Last month I was interviewed by the fabulous Craig Barton. He asked me some of my favourite questions to date, including “what is your biggest failure?” and “what is your favourite number?”
Behaviour Tip #2 – Question
Last month I was a guest interviewer on the Behaviour Bites Podcast and invited to speak on Behaviour and Complex Trauma. At the end of the interview I was asked for my top tips on behaviour.
SEMH, lockdown and return…
Optimus Education invited me to lay out how we can best support young people who are dealing with trauma, abuse, neglect, mental health issues in our schools.
When children feel safe, they learn.
When classrooms are safe and secure all children, and young people have a desire to learn. In this post, guest blogger Yasmeen Multan gives some practical insights on how we can ensure this as we return to school buildings.
Meet my team!
I often get complimented on my website, my ability to stick to a deadline, seemingly-ever-present-blogs and social media, and of course, THAT photo.
This is not something I have achieved on my own…
How do we transition back?
The short answer is that we cannot go back to normal. I recently spoke about this for #GlobalBrewEdIsolation – you can watch the video for it in the post.
Pass the mic
I believe that Education can be an incredible force for good when it comes to social positive change. As such, in this blog I #PasstheMic – to share my platform and magnify the voices of the educators in my community who are different from me.
What are you getting taught about behaviour?
In this guest post, I asked Reena Patel to talk about how we can understand more, from a trainee’s perspective, about how trainees currently experience behaviour training.
Behaviour Tip #1 – Listen
I recently got invited to contribute to #Eduteachertips channel on youtube, curated by Sarah Mullin, author of What they didn’t teach me on my PGCE.
I was asked to share a top tip for teachers and trainee teachers.
