'This interesting and informative book provides a wealth of guidance and information in a user-friendly format. It has helped me many times, and I would recommend it to all teaching assistants.

Gareth Hawkins - teacher and former teaching assistant

Paul's latest book is an up-to-date, practical guide to helping teaching assistants and other support staff deal with behaviour in the classroom. Paul Dix responds to the range of contexts in which teaching assistants find themselves managing behaviour with realistic and relevant strategies. The book translates theory to practice with useful activities and exercises; helping you to develop existing skills as well as build confidence. The book appeals equally to both primary and secondary school staff and teaching assistants working in FE, it also contains a great deal of information which is relevant to other non-teaching staff. Paul focuses on the reader's own conduct as a starting point for behaviour management. The book is full of key ideas and useful activities and exercises. This follow up to Taking Care of Behaviour: Practical Skills for Teachers and can help develop existing skills as well as build confidence.