managing behaviour improving current practice. rationale behaviour management is not often discussed...
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Aims To reach collective agreement on what works well and what could be improved in the department’s management of classroom behaviour To agree to implement action points to improve the department’s management of classroom behaviour 3TRANSCRIPT
Managing behaviourImproving current practice
Rationale
• Behaviour management is not often discussed at departmental level
• However, the department is the most important network of support for a teacher on a day-to-day basis
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Aims
• To reach collective agreement on what works well and what could be improved in the department’s management of classroom behaviour
• To agree to implement action points to improve the department’s management of classroom behaviour
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Audit: Areas to focus on
• Physical environment• Structure of the curriculum
and timetable• Content of the curriculum• Quality of resources• Homework and coursework
offences• Detention problems
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Common problems• Inconsistency between teachers• Poor support from the head
of department• Problematic teaching space• Unpopular topics• Too much coursework• Unmanageable homework• Ineffective sanctions
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Solutions: Main principles• Common approach• Shared management of
processes and tasks• Organise a curriculum that will be
enjoyed not endured• Reduce the number of homework
and coursework assignments and make each one a bigger event
• Rehabilitate as well as punish
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