Supporting your induction

Managing behaviour is one of the most often cited problems that NQTs struggle with. In particular the low-level disruption that is common in many classes. The following resources can be used at primary or secondary level with a small amount of adaptation.

• Tom Bennett’s Behaviour Guide
• Responsible Behaviour Guide
  A good guide to dealing with low-level disruption – lists some easy-to-implement common sense approaches to behaviour management.
• Classroom management strategies
  This guide analyses common classroom behaviours, provides possible causes of the behaviour and strategies for dealing with them.
• Managing pupils with ADD/ADHD
  A useful guide with 50 tips for dealing with ADD/ADHD children, written by those who have children diagnosed with ADD/ADHD.

• Behaviour Ladder
  This resource can be used to reward or warn pupils. It’s adaptable so you can alter the wording to suit your class.
• Positive behaviour management resources
  This is a set of resources (reward cards and letter templates) that can be adapted for use in either primary or secondary settings.

• Changing challenging behaviour
  A Teachers’ TV resource set on how to deal with challenging behaviour, includes a video, downloadable posters, worksheets and displays.
• Positive behaviour management resources
• Top 10 tips for behaviour management