Behaviour Question: Persistent Lateness
Below is Paul Dix's answer to a behaviour question asked by a TES reader. The response was published in the TES: The Problem:One of my pupils is consistently late for my lessons. He's on time for other...
View ArticleCall to a close
First published in Teach Primary Magazine in May/June 2012.We all blame the inanimate for our failings at one time or another. I stub my toe and blame the door, beat my car for running out of petrol...
View ArticleZen and the Art of Hooking the Hard to Reach: The Long Game
First published in Teach Primary Magazine in May 2008.Managing the behaviour of children who will happily step over each and every boundary with abandon takes time, dedication and a degree of...
View ArticlePassing over control of your emotions to a six year old
First published in Primary Choice Magazine in September 2007.As the holidays become a distant memory (usually within three days!) check how many times you connect behaviour and emotion when talking to...
View ArticleLanguage and the Art of Positive Manipulation: Take Control
First published in Teach Primary Magazine in April 2008.Manipulation is not a dirty word! It is at the heart of successful behaviour management. Gentle, positive, kind but still manipulation. Guiding...
View ArticleWorking with an Inconsistent Teacher; The Radar
First published in Teach Primary Magazine in April 2008.Many LSAs have the experience of working in a classroom where the lead teacher is inconsistent or has poor behaviour management skills. In this...
View Article'Right you are in detention.....er.....next Thursday': Delayed sanctions have...
First published in Teach Primary Magazine in June 2008.Behaviour tip for Learning Support/Teaching AssistantsThe longer a sanction is delayed the more disconnected it becomes from the original...
View ArticlePrivate Talks: Sanctions and the Art of Wielding a Softer Stick or...
First published in Teach Primary Magazine in July 2008.If punitive sanctions actually changed behaviour the prisons would be empty, the police eating donuts and I would be out of a job. When sanctions...
View ArticleStick with him, Don’t let him out of your sight: Behaviour tip for Learning...
First published in Teach Primary Magazine in July 2008.You may have a remit to work with one individual and at times be discouraged from joining in with the rest of the class. Although some students...
View ArticleLasting Change: SEALing consistent practice for your school in one year: Part 1
First published in Teach Primary Magazine in September 2008.Defusing the Unexploded Behaviour BombsCreating sustainable, consistent and effective change in the management of behaviour within schools...
View ArticleManaging Difficult Teachers!
First published in Teach Primary Magazine in December 2008: LSA's Break Time TipWorking in a classroom with a teacher who is failing to meet the needs of the students presents a range of challenges and...
View ArticleWhat do you expect?
First published in Teach Primary Magazine in September 2009.‘You see, really and truly, apart from the things anyone can pick up (the dressing and the proper way of speaking, and so on), the difference...
View ArticleFriendly but not friends: Balancing formal and informal relationships with...
First published in Independent School Magazine in October 2008.Building a lasting professional relationship that meets the needs of the teacher and pupil is a balancing act that requires the skill and...
View ArticleThe classroom is not an arena and the teacher is not a ringmaster
First published in Teaching Expertise Magazine in Spring 2006. Teaching from behind a desk and a laptop is a dangerous game. With barricades positioned carefully, the teacher attempts to manage the...
View ArticleNegotiated Assessment Grid - First Part
First published in Teaching Drama Magazine in May 2012.Writing 400 summative targets for other people can be a fruitless and mind numbing process. By the time you get down to the end of the forth year...
View ArticleBehaviour Question: Bad Language
Below is Paul Dix's answer to a behaviour question asked by a TES reader. The response was published in the TES: The Problem:I was subjected to a tirade of swearing by a pupil. Senior management seem...
View ArticleBehaviour Question: Unruly Students
Below is Paul Dix's answer to a behaviour question asked by a TES reader. The response was published in the TES: The Problem:I'm doing supply, and eight boys in my class of 30 are unruly. Although I...
View ArticleThe classroom is not an arena and the teacher is not a ringmaster
First published in Teaching Expertise Magazine in Spring 2006.Teaching from behind a desk and a laptop is a dangerous game. With barricades positioned carefully, the teacher attemptsto manage the class...
View ArticleNegotiated Assessment Grid (first part)
First published in Teaching Drama Magazine in May 2010.Pivotal Education's fresh take on assessmentWriting 400 summative targets for other people can be a fruitless and mind numbing process. By the...
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Negotiated Grid Assessment (second part)
First published in Teaching Drama Magazine in May 2010.Assessments - informal, formal, teacher/student, self, peer.So it is time for performance/presentation of and response to the students' work. The...
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