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Behaviour Question: ADHD
Below is Paul Dix's answer to a behaviour question asked by a TES reader. The response was published in the TES:
Paul Dix answers Behaviour Questions: Question 5
Q: As a 61 year old who started a PGCE when 57, my viewpoint on negative behaviour is that it is sometimes a truthful reaction to teachers who are trying to impose a pseudo world on the young(er), not least as a result of a lack of experience outside education. Classically we had a dreadful thing called COPE or Certificate of Personal Effectiveness, which we tried to impose on year 12 and 13. They in my view quite rightly - and in our case politely - rejected it over the year. My main subject is maths, and again I wonder at our attempted imposition of getting across the D/C boundary which is subsequently of use neither to further education nor employment, but critical in league tables for the status of the school. I wonder sometimes whether the pupils can see through it and we can't. There are so many cases, and the pupils seem to have often prematurely so much experience that what masquerades as bad behaviour is perhaps an inarticulate insistence on the truth.
Small steps in Sanctions
My father he tried to beat the sin out of me but he only beat it further in Mr Smiley'
40 Tips for NQTs
40 Tips for NQTS: As published on Twitter by @PivotalEllie
#behaviour #nqttips #ukedchat
Behaviour on one sheet of A4
Schools and colleges that ripple with consistency have simple agreements in place not flashy 'behaviour systems. Lengthy behaviour policies that cover every eventuality are well intended but do not translate into effective practice. Too much is left to individual interpretation. Too little refers to daily practice.
New Behaviour Standards for Teachers
I was asked a few weeks ago to contribute to the Behaviour Standards for Teachers as part of the new Standards for Teachers published by the DfE (full document here )
Reasonable force ?
The restraint techniques that are demonstrated and practised by adults in training sessions look entirely sensible, proportionate and safe. Tick 'fully restraint trained' box. The problem is that we are not being asked to restrain adults (unless you count the scrum for coffee in the staffroom at break). Restraining children means that there's a huge disparity in size, strength, weight and height. Techniques that worked in rehearsal play out very differently in practice. Feet leave the floor, children struggle and get into awkward positions, the noise level increases and crowds can gather. Restraining children of primary school age is a gamble with their safety and your career. But before you roll the dice there are opportunities to mitigate your risk.
Meet the Parent
'Jason, you are just like an elephant, you never forget'. As the words fell from my mouth I knew that what I was saying was being misinterpreted.
Inconsistent or Just Differentiated
Inconsistent or Just Differentiated