When the Adults Change, Everything Changes: Seismic shifts in school behaviour

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I don’t care whether the system they use is behaviourist or whether the system they use is extremely old-fashioned, the critical difference is that people sign up to it and teachers act with one voice and one message: ‘This is how we do it here. 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. Tara is passionate about teacher well-being and uses the theories of Positive Psychology to inform her work with clients. In settings where punishment is king, the anxiety of forgetting and being punished can easily shift the focus away from the learning.

com/book/568229/when-the-adults-change-everything-changes-seismic-shifts-in-school-behaviour-pdf (Accessed: 14 October 2022). A quick straw poll among your colleagues will reveal that even this most basic routine is inconsistent. He began teaching in Poplar East London and immediately realised he was drawn to and really enjoyed working with children who are challenging. 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 Paul Dix advocates an inclusive approach that is practical, transformative and rippling with respect for staff and learners. On a personal note, teachers like Paul (and like you if you choose to read this fantastic book) literally saved my life.The book is easy to read, and gives you a step by step guide to help you take back control of your class. As we turned another corner we came across a class of 9-year-olds snaking through the school on their way to a PE lesson. It was the rule about … (lining up/staying on task/bringing military hardware into school) that you broke. arrived at the school expecting to be greeted by the head, or perhaps his PA or maybe a deputy, but on signing in I was presented with two learners, aged 12 and 15.

The consistency that is required to create rapid seismic improvements in behaviour is one that is worth fighting for. Reading this book is like sitting down and having a coffee and a chat with Paul Dix while he lays out a road map showing you how to avoid pitfalls and transform lives.He has twenty years of experience as a behaviour coach, working in classrooms alongside staff, developing their capacity to lead behaviour effectively. She helps our clients book their places on the online course and is on hand to support them as they work their way through it. Let me suggest five pillars of practice that should underpin every behaviour policy in every school: Consistent, calm, adult behaviour. When the Adults Change, Everything Changes illustrates how, with their traditional sanction- and exclusion-led methods, the 'punishment brigade' are losing the argument.

This is the first of two books by Paul Dix looking at the impact of consistent adult approaches to troubled children in education settings. At When the Adults Change, Charlotte works with schools, MATs and local authorities to make their communities relational. Clare is also mum to 3 young children and passionate about improving the opportunities children and young people have to live emotionally fulfilled lives.

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