Behaviour management - how can teaching supply staff prepare for the classroom?

Behaviour management is something every supply teacher is going to have to deal with but with reports of class disruption on the rise, and schools taking very different approaches on how to tackle the issue, how is this best handled?

The statistics on Behaviour Management in today’s schools are not a heartwarming read. A recent Teacher Tapp survey commissioned by the BBC reported a whopping third of teachers had witnessed a fight during the week of the survey, with 40% witnessing violence that needed an adult intervention. One in five teachers had been hit by pupils within the past year, with spitting, swearing and chair-throwing?being commonplace occurrences. It’s therefore unsurprising, that a Teachwire poll showed that 62% of teachers have considered leaving the profession because of poor pupil behaviour.

Reasons for the continued rise in poor pupil behaviour have been linked to everything from the pandemic, to digital technology, to the backlog of pupils who need mental health evaluations and diagnoses.?

Whatever the reason for the decline in pupil behaviour, teachers are going to have to deal with it, and what seems counterintuitive is that they get very little training.?

So, as a supply teacher, what can you do to make your experiences in schools a better one?? Firstly make sure you have an understanding of the school’s rules and routines. If this isn’t provided to you by school staff, do ask. Schools can have very different approaches, varying from the ‘democratic’ style which is cooperative and less aggressive, to the ‘authoritarian’ style which can be almost military-like.?

In addition, if you do feel you need to add more ‘tools’ to your teaching toolbox to be able to deal with behavioural issues, why not invest in training? The NASUWT run in-person courses on Behaviour Management, as do a selection of private training companies to help teachers. Topics include how to establish rules and routines, how to set expectations for behaviour, how to manage time and engage students, and how to reinforce positive behaviour and redirect off-task behaviour.

There are also online courses for teachers. Supply teachers who are registered with agencies who use CandidateGo.com can access their Behaviour Management course for free.

A free Behaviour Management webinar for teachers, supply staff and education recruitment agency staff.

Behaviour management is something every supply teacher is going to have to deal with. Reports of class disruption are on the rise, and with schools taking very different approaches to tackling the issue, how can supply teachers best prepare?

Join CandidateGo for a discussion on Behaviour Management in the classroom.

Guests will be Jamie Parkinson, award-winning teacher and schools' workplace training consultant, and Sophy Green, Learning & Development Manager at Affinity Workforce Solutions.

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