The New Teachers Survival Guide To Behaviour

The New Teacher’s Survival Guide to Behaviour Sue Roffey eBook covers_pj orange.indd 82 21/4/08 15:23:34 The New Teacher’s Survival Guide to Behaviour Sue Roffey Sue began her career as a teacher. She taught both in mainstream schools and in special provision for students with behavioural difficulty. She trained as an educational psychologist in 1987 and worked in London for many years. Sue completed her doctorate in 2000 and is now at the University of Western Sydney in Australia, specializing in behaviour and emotional literacy in education. She is the convenor for Emotional Literacy Australia (www.emotionalliteracy australia.com). Sue also provides international training and consultancy. This is her sixth book on issues related to behaviour in schools. Contact sueVsueroffey.com. The New Teacher’s Survival Guide to Behaviour Sue Roffey Sue Roffey 2004 Illustrations, Nic Watts 2004 First published 2004 Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, this publication may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form, or by any means, only with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction, in accordance with the terms of licences issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency. Inquiries concerning reproduction outside those terms should be sent to the publishers. Paul Chapman Publishing A SAGE Publications Company 1 Oliver’s Yard 55 City Road London EC1Y 1SP SAGE Publications Inc 2455 Teller Road Thousand Oaks, California 91320 SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd B-42, Panchsheel Enclave Post Box 4109 New Delhi 110 017 Library of Congress Control Number: 2004104864 A Catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 0 7619 4491 5 ISBN 0 7619 4492 3 (pbk) Production by Deer Park Productions, Tavistock, Devon Typeset by TW Typesetting, Plymouth, Devon Printed in Great Britain by Cromwell Press, Trowbridge Contents Foreword vii Acknowledgements ix Preface xi 1 Introduction 1 2 You as a Teacher 9 3 You and Your Resources 25 Physical 26 Time 29 Emotional 34 4 You and Your Class 39 5 You and the School 63 6 You and the Community 77 7 You and Your Biggest Challenges 87 Part A – Thinking about Students with Challenging Behaviour 90 Part B – The Learning and Behaviour Connection 96 Part C – Taking Action 100 Part D – Your Own Survival 123 8 Summary and Useful Reading 128 References 139 Index 149 v . Foreword This book is much more than a ‘survival’ guide. Sue Roffey’s tongue-incheek title both highlights the natural challenges in teaching yet provides the kind of skills and understandings that are essential to be a professional teacher. From the outset Sue reminds us that teaching is much more than ‘survival’ more than ‘coping’; it is a profession where individuals choose to make a difference in working with young people. Based on sound research and wide experience in professional development this book provides accessible, realistic, honest and practical ways to address the natural challenges inherent in a multi-task profession like teaching. Each chapter addresses an essential facet of the teaching