by Adele Bates | Feb 25, 2019 | Behaviour, Classroom Practice, Inclusion
I often get asked ‘How’ I work with young people who display such extreme and challenging behaviour – even by fellow teachers in mainstream. There is, of course, no one stop ‘How’ but in this blog I share some best practices for working with such students both...
by Adele Bates | Sep 20, 2018 | Behaviour, Classroom Practice, Inclusion, Pupils
“When you find the places where a culture splits from a natural truth you have found a key, a way inside the dis-eases of the culture.”[1] I read this quotation recently whilst relaxed, in the sunshine during the summer holidays and yet it’s effect on me was that...
by Adele Bates | Sep 5, 2018 | Behaviour, Classroom Practice, Inclusion
There are as many ways to combine these two concepts as there are students and teachers. In fact, maybe it’s more like students multiplied by teachers. The discipline for one student may not be appropriate for another. Discipline should be equal across the board –...
by Adele Bates | Jul 26, 2018 | Behaviour, Classroom Practice, Inclusion
Inspiring learning quotes are useful, but a stark examination of when learning stops can help us release the blocks. Original article written for Always Possible. “We never stop learning;” “Never stop learning because life never stops teaching;” “Education is not...
by Adele Bates | Apr 30, 2018 | Behaviour, Classroom Practice, Inclusion, Pupils
Pupil: “Miss, what does patronising mean?” Me: “When you talk down to someone as if they’re younger or inferior to you – in a bad way.” Pupil: “Oh, you mean like you did in our first ever lesson together?” First...
by Adele Bates | Apr 3, 2018 | Behaviour, Classroom Practice, Inclusion
Six weeks before the first round of the new GCSE syllabus I received an email from senior management informing me that there would be ‘Exam Intervention Support’ for a pupil in my class who had been predicted to fail. In fact they were predicted to fail...
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