The most effective thing to focus on, to improve behaviour…
Experiencing any of this?
You have a choice: 1. Keep calm and carry on 2. Dare to get to the root causes of the issues and take steps towards sustainable behaviour improvement and a (re-)focus on learning for all. Are you ready?
The #1 thing that needs to happen in order for behaviour to improve
Neuroscience teaches us that –
what we focus on, we get more of
(because the neurological pathways become well grained and easier to go down, so are more likely to go down them again – hence why establishing new habits is hard)
Behind the scenes: Mental Health and Wellbeing Lead
This honest Guest blog post from MH & WB Lead Kerry Bridges shares effective practice on approaches to MH and behaviour.
Are you being disciplined enough?
Often we assume that when we say discipline that it’s the same meaning as everybody else is discipline.
That’s not the case.
Don’t look at the tree!
”A special voice note for you, on how our neurons help us with behaviour in our schools”
You’ve got this! Book Comp
Andrew Taylor, or @MrTs_NQTs as he’s known on Twitter, helps hundreds of ECTs and NCTs each week both online and in his role as an ECT Mentor. He also has a book! You’ve got this! Thriving as an early career teacher with Mr T
My top 3 lessons
When you’re in the thick of it all day, everyday, it’s hard to see the wood for the trees…the focus is the ‘bad’ behaviour, and so what you see is the ‘bad’ behaviour.
How much time do you spend on behaviour?
How much time do you spend: Dealing with behaviour issues? Talking with pupils about behaviour issues? Carrying out consequences and punishments? Communicating with other colleagues about behaviour? How much time does that add up to?
You’re doing too much pastoral
“Adele, you’re doing too much pastoral”
This was the sentence that took me from teaching full time into the beginning of my now 7 year journey of running my own organisation as a Behaviour & Education Specialist.