Managing Challenging Behaviour (Primary School) Award Winning!

"...Managing Challenging Behaviour has been a really useful way of opening up the issues we all face in a non-threatening way .. it was fascinating to see how staff changed their technique in dealing with students. Staff who have been through the course have had fewer ‘incidents’ in their classrooms."
Sue Walch, Assistant Headteacher, Cranbourne Business & Enterprise College

Managing Challenging Behaviour helps participants identify and understand the strengths and weaknesses of their styles of classroom management.

It examines the causes of challenging behaviour in a wide variety of schools with an emphasis on those you can influence directly.

The course gives an understanding of coping techniques and support options to help deal with situations and challenging behaviour.

‘Trigger’ scenarios encourage discussion, debate and the sharing of examples from participants’own experiences.

It helps recognise the need for intervention and the development of an effective whole school policy.

All teachers will have to manage challenging behaviour of one form or another, from mild annoyance and irritation, through to severe disruption and threat. Challenging behaviour undermines curriculum delivery and the ability to sustain or raise standards. It can turn a vocation into a chore and, at its worst, leads to work-related stress and illness.

What has Managing Challenging Behaviour been designed to do?

? Identify and understand classroom management styles (enabler, appealer or imposer).
? Explore the strengths and weaknesses of styles of classroom management.
? Examine the causes of challenging behaviour in a wide variety of schools with the emphasis on those that can be influenced by the teachers.

The course covers:

? Consider personal attitudes and how teachers can influence the behaviour of pupils.
? Understand proven practices to help develop a toolbox of tried and tested strategies and techniques for managing challenging behaviour.
? Consider the advantages, disadvantages and consequences of various approaches to handling situations of inappropriate behaviour.

Who is Managing Challenging Behaviour for?

? Ideal for all teachers, NQTs, support staff, curriculum managers, senior management teams and CPD co-ordinators.
? An effective tool for self-evaluation.

Background

? Every member of the school’s adult community will have to deal with and manage the challenging behaviour of pupils.
? Poor and inappropriate behaviour undermines curriculum delivery, teaching and learning and the ability to sustain or raise standards. It can lead to work-related stress and illness.
? Supports the Behaviour and Attendance strand of the National Strategies.