BEHAVIOUR & RELATIONSHIPS

From arriving to getting stuck into the learning

Bringing students together to look, listen and discuss

Sustaining students' effort and attention

Creating havens of silence for focused work

Switching activities and refocusing attention

Ending lessons in a productive and orderly manner

Setting and maintaining high expectations

Gaining focused attention on a signal

Designing, rehearsing and reinforcing common class routines

Pre-emptive strategies for securing excellent behaviour

Using seating plans to support learning and behaviour

Using choices and consequences systems for excellent behaviour

Managing difficult behaviour situations

Following through on behaviour management decisions

Using visual tools to secure students' understanding of issues and solutions

Strategies for recovering when relationships are damaged

Blending warmth, kindness and assertiveness

Creating a positive atmosphere through affirmative language

The ideal positive, confident teacher demeanour

Affirming good behaviour; keeping poor behaviour in perspective

Developing a range of teacher-voices

Teachers modelling key attitudes and mindsets