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 behavior for all students, and this is backed up by research. Changing Behaviour in Schools will show you how to promote positive behavior 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 behavior 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 maximize 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, who want to become good teachers and manage student relationships with confidence, respect and resilience.
This was a refreshing approach to an important topic. The book is well structured with many explanatory scenarios and case studies used to support the main text. Furthermore, the narrative is accompanied by useful and easy to implement activities. The reader is encouraged to engage with the subject matter and to share thinking with colleagues - discussion material and probing questions are offered throughout to assist in this. The treatment feels fresh and well grounded in contemporary research with useful references appearing at the end of each chapter. I have recommended this to my students, many of whom will go on to teach in inner city schools where they will certainly meet challenging behaviour at all levels.
Excellent use of case studies and a wide range of activities to embed learning.
“Teaching is about communication” Roffey, (2011). Most teachers face challenging behaviour in every day classrooms and settings. This book goes beyond presenting a holistic approach, including social and emotional issues. Sue Roffey offers excellent examples such as different teaching approaches, case studies and activities. Changing Behaviour in Schools is a must have book for everybody working with children and young people.
Very accessible text with good overview of current issues. Particularly like the section on restorative practice.
Excellent book, well laid out and informative.
This is very useful to teachers as it links well-being to the pupils' needs and how to analyse any problems by providing an assessment schedule to review possible contributory factors inflencing behaviour.
This is a highly 'readable' and informative book that gives the emphasis to putting strategies in place to manage behaviours rather than sanctions. It has proved to be a very poular text with a focus group of students this year.
Accessible and clearly written text that addresses the concerns and issues trainee teachers often raise in taught sessions about behaviour in the classroom. Will definitely include it on professional practice modules' reading lists.
The title offers a practical approach to important issues in relation to positive behaviours in schools and it complements a list of readers that the students are asked to read.
