Changing Behaviour in Schools
Promoting Positive Relationships and Wellbeing
- Sue Roffey - Honorary Associate Professor at University College London and the Universities of Exeter and Western Sydney
Good teachers know that positive relationships with students and school connectedness lead to both improved learning and better behaviour for all students, and this is backed up by research. This book will show you how to promote positive behaviour and wellbeing in your setting.
Taking an holistic approach to working with students, the author provides examples of effective strategies for encouraging pro-social and collaborative behaviour in the classroom, the school and the wider community. Chapters look at the importance of the social and emotional aspects of learning, and ways to facilitate change.
Issues covered include:
-developing a sense of belonging in the classroom
-teaching approaches that maximise engagement and participation
-how to respond effectively to challenging situations
-ways to re-engage with students who have become marginalized.
Each chapter has case studies from primary and secondary schools, activities, checklists and suggestions for further reading.
This is an essential textbook for trainee and newly-qualified teachers, and is also useful for more experienced teachers, as it offers advice to all on how to manage student relationships with confidence, respect and resilience.
I thought the book had some good ideas and theories relating to children and behaviour but was not focused encough on children in the early years.
Useful practical guide to positive techniques - good range of particularly helpful case studies.
This book came too late for me to use it in may session. However, I have now looked at it and can see it will be an important text. I intend to recommend it on the reading list for next year. I will mention it to this years group but it is not included in their handbook.
What I like is that it highlights a range of strategies but is grounded in the need to develop relationships with children which will enable them to succeed and behave. As a tutor is offers some good reflective activties to help engage the students.
A really useful book for my students who are all supporting learners in schools. Full of effective strategies to promote behaviour for learning.
