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How to support adopted children in your classroom
In this guest post Alexandra Blinkhorne-Mason talks about how you can support adopted children in your classroom with insights and practical actions.
Independent Thinking
I’m thrilled to have become one of Independent Thinking’s People – an Associate. I’ll be leading a webinar ‘Teenagers & Behaviour: What all teachers need to know’ in February and you can find out the details here.
Behaviour Tip for School Leaders & Teachers remote working
In a world full of remote working and online learning, I share a behaviour tip that School Leaders and Teachers can implement right now.
Behaviour and You: #2- Behaviour and Supply Teachers
This blog post is the second contribution from my community in what I hope becomes a wide conversation around behaviour – exactly who deals with it and how in our schools…
Behaviour and Menstruation?!
Last month I had the pleasure of being interviewed by The Visionaires for their podcast on conversation in and around Menstruality and education.
Winter time Behaviour tip
November and December can be a time when behaviour slips – even on the best of years, let alone 2020. But there are some really simple strategies that you can put in place.
Behaviour and You: #1- Behaviour and Teaching Assistants that used to be Teachers
This blog post is the very first contribution from my community in what I hope becomes a wide conversation around behaviour – exactly who deals with it and how in our schools…
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.
