In this revised and updated edition of Bill Rogers' bestselling book, the author draws on his extensive experience as an educational consultant and trainer to help teachers and managers develop a whole-school strategy for dealing with student behaviour. In his distinctive accessible and entertaining style, he offers practical suggestions to support teachers as they face the pressures of accountability, assessment and rising concerns about student behaviour. Topics covered include: * positive discipline and the importance of consistency; * particular skills in the language of discipline - verbal and non-verbal; * techniques for managing bullying, aggression, rudeness and violence; * methods to use with behaviourally disordered students; * the 4Rs - rights, rules, responsibilities and routines; * behavioural consequences including 'time-out'; * behaviour agreements - 'contracts'; * playground management; * how to set up a behaviour management plan and express it in a policy. Bill Rogers inspires confidence in a school's capacity to work as a cohesive, co-operative unit, linked with parents and the community, to manage behaviour successfully.
Praise for the First Edition: 'In Cracking the Hard Class, the undisputed master of behaviour management, Bill Rogers, shows us that being an effective teacher isn't a result of God-given gifts of charisma and presence, but can be developed through a series of specific skills and learned actions. It's one of the most useful books around for new teachers! If you can catch him live on one of his UK roadshows, you're in for a real treat. This practical approach from a writer who has clearly retained at least a notional foot in the classroom is the one that works best for me' - Geoff Barton, The Times Education Supplement 'This book would certainly be invaluable to colleagues in the school where some had done the course and others had learnt it second hand. It would have a place in the staffroom of most schools, especially in the secondary sector. Bill Rogers is clearly a charismatic teacher what he offers is based on secure knowledge of child psychology, classroom dynamics and staffroom politics' - Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties 'This is an excellent book for teachers at any key stage who have one or more "difficult" pupils in their class, as well as those with the "hard class".It provides simple and effective behaviour management strategies and makes you realise you are not alone and that it's okay to have a bad day. It mainly discusses secondary education but does refer to primary. Many of the strategies are suitable for all levels anyway. An absolute must-have for a teacher' - Amazon Review At some point in every teacher's career he/she will encounter the 'hard class' and from day one the countdown to the end of the day, term and year is on in earnest. But as demanding as it may be, a difficult class does not have to dominate and permeate through all waking moments. Bill Rogers, in Cracking the Hard Class, Second Edition, highlights many practical strategies that can be implemented to overcome the hard class syndrome. These include: identifying what makes a class 'hard'; developing a class behaviour plan; developing colleague support; following up on disruptive students; changing patterns of bad behaviour; and assisting relief teachers and the hard class. As well as constructive ideas and strategies, Cracking the Hard Class, Second Edition also highlights the normality of the pressures and stress felt by teachers dealing with these classes.
Colleague support can and doesmake a huge difference to the individual teacher and to whole-school cultures. In I Get By With a Little Help... Bill Rogers has drawn from his own experience and his research in behaviour management and on colleagues to write this book on peer support in schools. Suitable for anyone who works in the school environment, I Get By With a Little Help... is a valuable tool for educators that can positively shape school cultures through developing colleague support, morale and supportive leadership.
Second Edition of best-seller Behaviour Recovery from top selling author Bill Rogers Teachers frequently face the challenge of children with behaviour disorders in their classes. Behaviour Recovery Second Edition gives teachers an educational model for teaching behaviour specifically to those children based on whole-school support. The Second Edition of this well-known book has been revised and updated throughout. New features include: - the practical options and programmes teachers use to address the challenge of children with emotional and behavioural disorders - attention deficit disorder (ADD), particularly with older primary and lower-secondary age children - issues relating to task avoidance, task-focus and organization - discipline and behaviour management in an expanded form - photocopiable masters in the Appendix. Behaviour Recovery Second Edition develops a structured approach that enables students to develop positive behaviours. Bill Rogers' inclusion of real school experiences - both his own and others - makes the book informative, practical and easy to follow. ?
Second Edition of best-seller Behaviour Recovery from top selling author Bill Rogers Teachers frequently face the challenge of children with behaviour disorders in their classes. Behaviour Recovery Second Edition gives teachers an educational model for teaching behaviour specifically to those children based on whole-school support. The Second Edition of this well-known book has been revised and updated throughout. New features include: - the practical options and programmes teachers use to address the challenge of children with emotional and behavioural disorders - attention deficit disorder (ADD), particularly with older primary and lower-secondary age children - issues relating to task avoidance, task-focus and organization - discipline and behaviour management in an expanded form - photocopiable masters in the Appendix. Behaviour Recovery Second Edition develops a structured approach that enables students to develop positive behaviours. Bill Rogers' inclusion of real school experiences - both his own and others - makes the book informative, practical and easy to follow. ?
Behaviour Management, Classroom Discipline and Colleague Support
'As one would expect from Bill Rogers, given his experience as a teacher, consultant , speaker and author, this book is highly readable, with many interesting and useful anecdotes to illustrate the points he makes' - Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties ' Effective Supply Teaching, a new title from bestselling author Bill Rogers, addresses the ......
Bill Rogers discusses 'what changes' and 'what stays the same' in teacher leadership and behaviour. Original chapters from well-known writers and practitioners set out current approaches in behaviour leadership, in terms of practical concerns about behaviour management and discipline. The emphasis on teacher leadership is intentional, as the ......
