They Don’t Behave for Me: 50 classroom behaviour scenarios to support teachers
They Don’t Behave for Me supports teachers with some key behavioural scenarios – ranging from classroom disruption and rudeness, to bullying, fights, and even a lack of overall behavioural strategy at a school level. Sam Strickland draws on his own experience to illustrate 50 common situations that he has had to resolve, seek support with, or offer advice on, and which most teachers will face at some point as they progress through their career into middle and senior leadership. Each scenario is broken down into an outline of the issue, a what to do in the immediate now, and a follow-up set of next steps.
We should never condone poor behaviour – but how do we keep going and find the answers to resolve things when they go wrong? This book will guide you from some of the key challenges regularly faced by teachers towards your own approach to effective behavioural management.
We should never condone poor behaviour – but how do we keep going and find the answers to resolve things when they go wrong? This book will guide you from some of the key challenges regularly faced by teachers towards your own approach to effective behavioural management.
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Reviews
They Don't Behave For Me is a masterclass in how to develop a coherent and considered approach to all aspects of behaviour in secondary. Each scenario, and its associated suggested strategies, is brought to life by Sam's decades of experience in teaching and leading. His deep, expert knowledge gently guides the reader through how to deal with everything from low level disruption to the most serious situations that can and do present themselves in school. Knowing what to do and how to respond when students 'don't behave for me' can be challenging; Sam's latest book provides expert advice and guidance, all underpinned by his current leadership and teaching practice. This is beyond just the theoretical; this is a mentor, a coach, and a grandmaster by your side as you read. Concise and considered, precise and informed, incisive and empowering, They Don't Behave For Me is a must-read for trainees, teachers, leaders, mentors, ECTs, and behaviour leads across the secondary phase.
Sam Strickland is the authentic voice of the classroom and the school. Every teacher and leader needs practical advice, not theory or good intentions. Every page here rings with that, and truth.
Goodness, we've all been there: the serious and not so serious infringements in behaviour. There's something very powerful about seeing these set out in a beautifully tight structure with wise guidance on possible responses. An incredibly practical and reassuring guide, really helpful for everyone in education.
If you want a book about behaviour management, chunked up in very readable style, this is worth more than a glance. The chapter titles mean what they say, from Smile for the Paparazzi and Solo Duty to Lunchtime Detentions are Great and The Car Park Ambush. The author knows schools, knows teachers, knows young people. The Strickland Checklist of Rs which concludes the book is as good a resume of managing challenging situations in schools as any I have come across. Tremendous! The writer makes his moments real, and then makes them matter.