The secrets to positive behaviour management

Despite rapid and radical changes to education in recent years, behaviour management still remains high on the list of priorities for teachers. 

There is no doubt that poor behaviour can at times cause significant disruption to the learning processes of students, and also result in stress and anxiety for the teachers who have to deal with it. 

How many of your non-teacher friends have ever asked you “how do you cope with the behaviour of teenagers?” or said “the behaviour of kids today is much worse than it used to be?”.

Is behaviour getting worse? I don’t think it is, but the challenges students present us with are changing, and we need to be reflective of our practice so that we can adapt our strategies to deal with disruptions to learning. Below are my tips for eliciting the desired responses from students, so that we can focus on learning and progress.