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Mike Temple Pastoral managers - essential support for children and teachers

I have always advocated the use of non-teaching support adults for children who have issues during the day. Too often teachers are constrained by time issues, the need to gain respect, keep distance, compliance requirements in the behaviour programme etc and all this can lead to rushed outcomes, unlistened to children and frustration all round. So it's good to see we are celebrating the great practice of using pastoral managers. These non-teaching staff are pivotal in raising self-esteem, reduci… Continue

Added by Mike Temple on December 6, 2009 at 3:05pm — No Comments

Mike Temple School slammed by Ofsted report

Well following the new Ofsted guidelines which include safeguarding, St Wulstan's Catholic Primary, in Wolstanton, is thought to be one of the first schools nationwide to go into 'special measures' on the back of tough new standards. The Ofsted report reveals teachers often shout at youngsters to control their behaviour, children lack confidence in how staff deal with their problems, and the school is failing to comply with some statutory requirements. Although the report is yet to be publishe… Continue

Added by Mike Temple on December 1, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

Mike Temple Words reduce reality to something the human mind can grasp.

From the very interesting blog Blogush This article discusses the issues we have with labelling children and in doing so, releasing some of the baggage we carry from our own experiences

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Added by Mike Temple on November 25, 2009 at 10:44am — No Comments

Mike Temple Discipline for those with autism

I came across the blog Autisable and thought it showed a good perspective from a parent's point of view. The post I read on 'Discipline for those with autism' was interesting and it mentioned separating out behaviour that was deliberate and under the child's control from the others.

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Added by Mike Temple on November 13, 2009 at 11:22am — No Comments

Mike Temple Bottling best behaviour

I always like to keep my eyes open to schools that use a supportive approach to managing behaviour and South Dartmoor Community College in Devon seems to be right on that track. Rather than having a punitive approach to behaviour, they use a 'parking' system to take students out of the class room and realign and repair the situation. They use these opportunities to coach and influence the students. Often this approach is take in the classroom, and there is no need for the students to be parked,… Continue

Added by Mike Temple on October 10, 2009 at 10:50am — No Comments

Mike Temple Shut up and move on (SUMO)

When I saw this article, Shut up and move on, in the TES, I thought the 'shut up' bit was a bit harsh and recall the horror from the children when this phrase was used. They all reminded that it should be 'Be quiet' so I was interested in how the article would pan out

It's a new approach suggesting ways that childre… Continue

Added by Mike Temple on August 24, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Mike Temple Pupil views, accountability and entitlement

Having read the last 3 TES papers together, I was not surprised to see a dearth of real substance around the issues surrounding pupils in school, especially those who are disaffected. Following my last post, it would seem that continued engagement in worthwhile, purposeful, goal oriented activity is essential for future wellbeing and even survival in the following decades. The article 'Pupil views?No, let them make… Continue

Added by Mike Temple on August 24, 2009 at 1:30pm — 1 Comment

Mike Temple Shocking statistics on disengaged and disaffected young people

One in six teenagers out of work or education for a long period could be dead within 10 years, a senior government education advisor says.

Jon Coles, director of schools for England at the Department for Children, Schools and Families quoted anecdotal research from the north of England. He said he was "profoundly shocked" by the figures and that he hoped they wer… Continue

Added by Mike Temple on August 8, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

Mike Temple Inclusive learning from home - working with an autistic child

I think there are many pupils in schools who find the environment very stressful and as a consequence, show what appear to eb disruptive behaviours. After all, behaviour is only a reflection of emotional state, and if environments cause poor emotional states, then it clearly follows that there may be less than desirable responses. I do think the best schools and managers know this and make provisions for their pupils who find the rigour and inflexibility of their learning environments just too m… Continue

Added by Mike Temple on July 30, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Mike Temple Can you spot the smile?

This is a great little site with some free emotional literacy games Have a go at spotting the smiling faces - it's not as easy as it looks, for some of us

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Added by Mike Temple on July 24, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Mike Temple Tough stance on pupil behaviour in the UK

Many of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged pupils in our schools also come from families with major issues; mental illness, disability, substance abuse or simply poor parenting. It is, in my opinion, a bit of a heavy-handed and less than enlightened approach to blame the parents for the behaviours of their children in school. In fact, threatening an already over-burdened, perhaps, single parent with legal action is likely to lead to far greater disaffection and disengagement with the school p… Continue

Added by Mike Temple on July 24, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

Mike Temple Aggressive Behaviour in Young Children

From the Parenting-N-Families blog - Raising Your Kids and Keeping Your Cool a great post with lots of ideas and strategies that mirror the SBM principles Aggressive Behavior in Young Children I like the choices aspect built in to the resolution of issues and conflicts Time-outs - “You can either calm down or we will leave the room, you decide.” “I see a boy… Continue

Added by Mike Temple on June 21, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

Mike Temple The Four R’s of Punishment - a parenting (and teacher view) - by Cesar Gamez

What an excellent post from the Family Insights blog on the consequences of using punishment as the short-term tool for managing behaviour. Sure, we may get the instant response we require as controlling adults, but what are the spinoffs in the long-term with attitudes to this approach. With SBM, I have always considered unwanted pieces of behaviour as just that. Not acts to initiate punishment, but more opportunities to coach the better way forward. With this in mind, we can also consider emoti… Continue

Added by Mike Temple on June 20, 2009 at 8:30am — No Comments

Mike Temple Early years classroom rules and strategy

I like this piece of work from Mrs Levin in the USA and I like how it's set out. The statement I would prefer to have a personal connection with a child and help him solve his problems by giving him choices and empowering him, these are valuable life lessons that a child will be able to internalize and use in daily life. works well with the SBM ethos and aims to coach the children through the situations that occur. She also uses the Love & Logic process by making the child responsi… Continue

Added by Mike Temple on June 18, 2009 at 9:47am — No Comments

Mike Temple Luring truants back with prizes reaps rewards by Parminder Bahra

Once again, the positive approach is hitting the news, this time with a project to raise attendance in deprived areas. Trips to the cinema and family meals out may not be the most obvious way to tackle truancy, but one social enterprise is using precisely these to combat absenteeism among schoolchildren in some of the most deprived areas of the country. Motiv aims to reduce truancy by rewarding good attendance with meals in Nando’s restaurants, family outings to Odeon cinemas and vouchers fo… Continue

Added by Mike Temple on June 12, 2009 at 10:05am — No Comments

Mike Temple The Needs-Focused Approach to Behaviour Management

I like this list of student derived attributes for a 'good' teacher * They treat us in a nice, friendly manner * They recognize when we do something right * They can have a laugh and are cheerful. * They give out information in a fun and interesting way * They trust us * They're firm and fair * They have the same rules for everyone * They are always in control * They are there for us, they care, they listen read more from this article here… Continue

Added by Mike Temple on June 10, 2009 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Mike Temple Praise is better in the long term - more on the positive approach

USING POSITIVE measures such as praise to reward good behaviour instead of punitive measures such as scolding and extra homework is a much more effective way of dealing with children with challenging behaviour in the long term, a conference on special needs heard in Cork at the weekend. read more from the conference here

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Added by Mike Temple on June 9, 2009 at 9:48am — No Comments

Mike Temple Whale done - the power of positive praise

It's quite a few years since I bought myself the book 'Whale Done: The Power of Positive Relationships' by Kenneth Blanchard, Mr. Lacinak, Mr. Tompkins and corporate trainer Jim Ballard This book uses analogies from the world of Orca whales being trained at Sea World in Orlando Florida. Having seen these whales and their trainers in action, it is clear that there is something special going on, and I think anyone who has witnessed their shows would agree. I have frequently referred to the statem… Continue

Added by Mike Temple on June 8, 2009 at 12:26pm — No Comments

Mike Temple Changing behaviour with money - healthy eating

CASE STUDY Why Glasgow is another council ahead of its time Glasgow, like Hull, has come up with its own unique solution to the problem of poor school meals. It has introduced a healthy menu and, in its secondary schools, given pupils an incentive to adopt it with a loyalty scheme where the top rewards are iPods and Xboxes (Children Now, 1-7 June). "It's been phenomenally successful," says Fergus Chambers, director of care services at Glasgow City Council, which is responsible for school meal… Continue

Added by Mike Temple on June 2, 2009 at 8:48am — No Comments

Mike Temple Teachers TV

Every now and again, Teachers TV have a session on behaviour. This week they have added a number of short videos to their site and I thought they might be of use to readers

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Added by Mike Temple on June 2, 2009 at 8:36am — No Comments

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