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Activities for developing skills

This series of classroom activities will be useful for SENCOs, teachers, assistants and mentors. Each page focuses on a different skill set – from spatial awareness to visual discrimination to semantic knowledge

Sound control in the classroom

Do you struggle to control the frequency and level of noise in and around your classroom? Dave Stott discusses when talking is and is not acceptable, and suggests tips for outlining and enforcing your expectations to pupils

Voice control and managing behaviour

This Behaviour Matters explores the importance of verbal skills in the classroom, reminding teachers that the way that they use their voice could be key to managing behaviour

Implementing positive psychology

Jenny Fox Eades describes how focusing on students' strengths is an ideal way to implement positive psychology in the classroom

Behaviour, manners and society: what schools can do

Although difficult at times, it is important that schools make a stance on what counts as social behaviour, says headteacher Neil Berry

CPD through teacher enquiry and research

Graham Handscomb and John MacBeath put forward the case for teacher enquiry and benefits of research engagement for professional learning

The value of multi-agency working

Jo McShane invite readers to consider multi-agency or multi-professional working with schools from the perspective of an enthusiastic apprentice, who realises the value that 'joined-up thinking' offers

Starting lessons on a positive note

This e-bulletin focuses on the best way to start a lesson, pointing out the value of praising pupils’ appropriate behaviour and ignoring that which is inappropriate; rather than admonishing and therefore highlighting the latter

Revisit your behaviour strategies

A timely review of your behaviour strategies is the subject of this week's Behaviour Matters, as Dave Stott highlights the beginning of the new term as an opportune moment to clarify them and make sure your pupils understand them

Managing challenging behaviour with CPD

Pupils' challenging behaviour tops the list as the most stressful part of teaching; but can it be managed by teacher training? The effects of CPD on behaviour management are investigated by Elizabeth Holmes

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