Please pass to: Headteacher, Deputy Head, Behaviour Support Manager, Learning Support Manager

What can I do about this kid who…

… Continually calls out
        … Rubbishes their own work
                 … Doesn’t care and won’t engage
                            … Can’t sit still, provokes and distracts others
                                       … Bullies and abuses teacher and other pupils
        … Can’t follow instructions ?

 ... the Answer is read:

A teacher’s quick guide to dealing with disruptive pupils (and their parents)

Every teacher knows there is always going to be at least one challenging pupil in any class, the kind that takes up huge amounts of your time, energy, patience and good will.  This book starts from what is directly observed in class, looking at the seven behaviours teachers world wide find disruptive and worrying.

Mary Delaney (teacher, international teacher-trainer and author of the best selling book
Teaching the Unteachable) describes how teachers can recognise what each behaviour may be communicating.  She then shows how to work out what to do and what to say to enable children to settle to learn. She calls this her RETHINK model. The book contains a PHOTOCOPIABLE CHECKLIST of the key questions a teacher needs to ask about any child presenting challenging behaviour.

She also uses the RETHINK model to help teachers deal with parents who don’t seem to co-operate or are downright unhelpful, giving sample conversations to help try out new ways of working and thinking.

What Can I Do With The Kid Who?  By Marie Delaney. Price £16.99.  Post free from
Worth Publishing, 9 Charlotte Road, London SW13 9QJ : Tel: 020 8748 6123
(schools can be invoiced) or direct from www.amazon.co.uk