101 Essential Lists on Managing Behaviour in the Primary School

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Lists range from the practical and thoughtful to the wacky and innovative and cover a wide range of topics such as: Understanding the causes of challenging behaviour Encouraging good behaviour in your pupils Developing effective communications Using reward systems effectively This is an essential buy for all primary teachers.

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Alex Griffiths is currently Editor of Special! and Managing Director of the Educational Guidance Service. He has also worked as a senior manager in a school for emotional and behavioural difficulties. Karen Jones is an educational psychologist with the Educational Guidance Service. She worked for many years for a local authority as an educational psychologist with responsibility for emotional and behavioural difficulties. Table of Contents Government Legislation Relevant guidance The SEN Code of Practice The Government?s Five Year Strategy The DfES?s promises Every Child Matters Understanding Challenging Behaviour Media reports The Behaviour and Attendance Strategy What is challenging behaviour? Examples of challenging behaviour Common causes Your role in ensuring good behaviour Your teaching skills Policies, Rules and Responsibilities Your school behaviour policy Making your policy work Checklist for creating a policy Class rules Implementing the rules Examples of class rules Essential teaching practice Encouraging Good Behaviour Happy pupils Being aware Promoting good behaviour Keeping the peace Essential Class Management What the children expect from you The entry and settling phase Successful entry techniques Ensuring attention Tips to maintain attention Dealing with attention difficulties The lesson Responding to interruptions Clearing up and exiting Trouble starts and finishes Further interventions Rules for interventions Communication Why communication is important Learning to communicate Facts about listening Learning to listen Using simple language Learning about language Repetition and rules Getting the message across Be consistent! Using specific language The power of praise Using praise successfully Getting children used to praise The hard-working child Prompts Rewards Start as you mean to go on Using rewards in the classroom Developing reward systems Simple rewards Celebrating achievements Positive rewards The problems with punishment If you must sanction. . . Effective sanctions Working Together Involving all staff Teaching assistants The SENCO?s role Working with the SENCO Supporting children with behaviour difficulties School Action Plus Social, emotional or behavioural difficulties (SEBD) Involving parents Temper and Tantrums Learning to understand emotions Temper tantrums Why children throw tantrums How to handle tantrums Strategies for managing angry behaviour Dealing with flaring tempers Using time out Tantrums in older children Stop tantrums becoming a habit Controlling emotions Bullying What is bullying? Types of bullying Understanding the behaviour of bullies Bullies and victims Research into bullying Taking action Some anti-bullying strategies Special Problems Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) Autism and Asperger?s syndrome Managing autism and Asperger?s syndrome Dyspraxia Drugs alert Avoiding problems on school trips Emotional Literacy National policy Emotional literacy programmes Emotional intelligence Using emotional literacy programmes successfully Helping to make children aware of their emotions Good reasons to use circle time The Golden Time system More powerful approaches Changing how we feel Top-tip summary