You can buy in the best behaviour tracking software, introduce 24/7
detentions or scream 'NO EXCUSES' as often as you want - but ultimately
the solution lies with the behaviour of the adults. It is the only
behaviour over which we have absolute control.
Drawing on anecdotal case studies, scripted interventions and approaches
which have been tried and tested in a range of contexts, from the most
challenging urban comprehensives to the most privileged international
schools, behaviour training expert and Pivotal Education director Paul
Dix advocates an inclusive approach that is practical, transformative
and rippling with respect for staff and learners. An approach in which
behavioural expectations and boundaries are exemplified by people, not
by a thousand rules that nobody can recall.
When the Adults Change, Everything Changes illustrates how, with
their traditional sanction- and exclusion-led methods, the 'punishment
brigade' are losing the argument. It outlines how each school can build
authentic practice on a stable platform, resulting in shifts in daily
rules and routines, in how we deal with the angriest learners, in
restorative practice and in how we appreciate positive behaviour.
Each chapter is themed and concludes with three helpful checklists
Testing, Watch out for and Nuggets designed to help you form your own
behaviour blueprint. Throughout the book both class teachers and school
leaders will find indispensable advice about how to involve all staff in
developing a whole school ethos built on kindness, empathy and
understanding.
Suitable for all head teachers, school leaders, teachers, NQTs and
classroom assistants in any phase or context, including SEND and
alternative provision settings who are looking to upgrade their own
classroom management or school behaviour plan.
When the Adults Change Everything Changes was a silver winner 2017
Foreword INDIES Awards in the Education category.
Named one of Book Authority's best education reform books of all time.
Named one of Book Authority's best education books of all time.
Click here to read the review on Humanising Language Teaching.
Click here to read the review on Schools Week.
Click here to read the review on 'Saved You a Spot' blog.
