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Oh dear, what a harsh heading to this article. But the fact is that if children are behaving badly and your techniques aren’t changing things then you’re doing the wrong things. Children’s behaviour should be an issue for all the school, but even in separate classrooms, if you want things to improve then you have to use effective behaviour management techniques – if you aren’t then you won’t get the results you want. But, there is good news. With little extra effort you can learn the skills you need to change children’s behaviour and have them behaving the way you want.

It’s exactly the same as any other skill or technique that you want to master. You have to know what to do, practice doing it, and then keep on doing it and taking it on a step further to extend your knowledge, skill and confidence. I’ve been practising my skills for years now – if you’ve read Behaviour Bible you’ll know about my first day dealing with children’s extreme behaviour. Well, strictly speaking I wasn’t dealing with it. It was a complete disaster – dreadful. I hadn’t got any idea what I was doing. I was at the same stage as many people I talk to and observe now.

I had no choice but to develop management techniques that would give me the results I needed to manage these very challenging children. But, there were no courses – I was on my own and I had to learn quickly. I use my very successful behaviour management strategies in my classroom every day and I pass on my knowledge and experience to teachers, parents, ancillary workers and dinner staff so they can become confident too. And believe me, you can see positive results in just a few minutes. Manage behaviour in the right way and you get a completely different response from the children – they just know and sense the difference in you..

During the time I’ve been working with extreme behaviour problems, behaviour in schools has generally worsened. Unfortunately bad behaviour is so prevalent that it’s now likely to be considered normal and there’s no longer shock that it’s happening. It’s practically accepted that this unacceptable behaviour can’t be prevented. I’ve had people just raise their eyebrows in surprise that someone’s suggesting that they could and should be taking action.

Where do you start? Well, you have to decide whether what you’re doing is giving you the results that you want. Usually when I ask someone this question the answer is, ‘No’. In that case I’m afraid that you have to accept that you have to make some changes in your approach to behaviour management. Believe me, when you do this, your life in the classroom becomes massively easier – reduced stress, better results. You can’t lose!!

If you want to manage behaviour in your classroom with skill and confidence you can learn all you need to know in Behaviour Bible. When you’ve read about the skills, put them into action consistently in your classroom and practise them until you’re confident and they’re second nature.

Liz Marsden is a highly respected behaviour management teacher who manages children’s behaviour thought unmanageable by other teachers and professionals. Liz’s informative book Behaviour Bible offers essential information and guidance to help you manage your classroom successfully. You can also gain an insight into Liz’s work and her daily classroom experiences.

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