Contents |
Introduction | 4 |
Taking a holistic approach: school culture | 5 |
What is a positive school culture? | 5 |
Foundations of a positive school | 6 |
The role of leadership | 6 |
A proactive approach to building a positive school | 8 |
Conditions required for a positive school | 9 |
Consultation and communication | 10 |
Articulating the need for change | 10 |
Useful methods of consultation | 10 |
Entrenching effective communication | 11 |
Positive behaviour management systems | 14 |
Developing a positive classroom atmosphere | 14 |
The fundamentals of restorative practice | 16 |
The process of restorative practice | 19 |
School-wide behaviour management plan | 20 |
Strategies for anger management | 27 |
Dealing with bullying | 29 |
Engaging and motivating students | 33 |
Engaging students with the four goals of learning | 33 |
Keys to success | 35 |
Making boy-friendly classrooms | 36 |
Boys' qualities and needs | 36 |
Short-term changes to accommodate boys' needs | 37 |
Helping boys to progress in reading and writing | 38 |
Working on attitude and motivation in reading and writing | 39 |
Steps in explicit teaching of reading | 39 |
Other writing strategies | 40 |
Boyzone: a programme for boys at risk | 40 |
Avoiding teacher burnout | 42 |
Causes of burnout | 42 |
Effects of burnout | 42 |
How to deal with burnout | 43 |
Nurturing community relationships | 45 |
What does a positive school community look like? | 45 |
Activities to promote a sense of community | 46 |
Managing the school playground | 48 |
Expectations for out of class behaviour | 48 |
Organising playground activities | 48 |
A sample of playground games and activities | 49 |