A practical resource that utilises the SEBS philosophy (Teaching Social, Emotional and Behavioural Skills). With a very 'hands-on' approach to managing behaviour all the scenarios in this resource are taken from real-life situations and can be used during staff training or simply as a reference book. The book reflects situations that confront educational professionals on a day-to-day basis: how to manage the student who always wants the last word; setting boundaries; managing anger, including your own; dealing with difficult parents; successful lunchtimes; creating an emotionally literate environment; behaviour plans; building self-esteem; and, coping with difficult colleagues. It is a brilliant resource to have as part of an induction pack or as an essential companion to continuing professional development. It deals with all key stages.
Tackling Behaviour in the Primary School provides ready-made advice and support for classroom professionals and can be used, read and adapted to suit the busy everyday lives of teachers working in primary schools today. This valuable text sets the scene for managing behaviour in the primary classroom in the context of the Children Act 2004 agenda, making it highly relevant to trainee primary teachers, learning school mentors, classroom assistants, behaviour specialists and senior management teams. As experts in the field of behaviour management, the authors draw on their many years of experience to provide evidenced whole-school strategies, extensively-researched concepts and step-by-step behaviour programmes. Topics covered include: Understanding behaviour How to measure behaviour and why this can be an effective approach Using and implementing whole-school behaviour policies Honing your classroom management skills Managing bullying Dealing with specific classroom difficulties Working effectively and supportively with parents. Drawing on case-studies throughout, this handbook will help you to understand and deal with the most confrontational of classroom behaviour. Tackling Behaviour in the Primary School provides all staff, parents and carers engaged in health, education and social services with a ready-made resource packed full of strategies, ideas, activities and solutions to help manage behaviour in even the toughest of classrooms.
A Complete Toolkit for Developing Happy, Healthy, Productive and Engaged Employees
Author: Debbie Mitchell
Publisher: Kogan Page Publishers
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Category: Business & Economics
Page: 280
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In a world of political and economic uncertainty where stress and unhappiness are on the rise, improving employee wellbeing has never been more important. But with budgets being squeezed and the constant need to do more with less, this can seem like an insurmountable task. 50 Top Tools for Employee Wellbeing shows that interventions don't need to be expensive or time-consuming. It contains practical tools for immediately improving staff wellbeing, resulting in happier, more engaged and more productive employees. Each tool in the book includes guidance on when to use it, how to get the most out of it and - most importantly - how to measure its impact to show what's working and where efforts are best focused. Addressing all the key areas of the subject, from career development and workplace culture to physical, mental and financial wellbeing, this is a complete resource for improving your workforce's wellbeing.
Incorporating new research and topics, "Leadership provides students with the solid foundation they need to build leadership skills. Discussion topics include knowledge management ("KM"), emotional intelligence, helping others overcome organizational changes, and open-book management. Cases focus on subjects such as e-commerce, mergers, corporate takeovers, and superstores.
This volume contains 17 chapters and exercises that serve as a guide to implement and complete a lifetime fitness and wellness programme. Extensive and up-to-date information is provided on: nutrition, weight management, cardiovascular and cancer-risk management, exercise and ageing; stress management; prevention of sexually-transmitted diseases and substance abuse.
A Complete Toolkit for Developing and Empowering People
Author: Gillian Jones
Publisher: Kogan Page Publishers
ISBN:
Category: Business & Economics
Page: 232
View: 725
As a coach you need to know how to get the best from people, how to ask insightful questions, and how much support versus challenge you should provide.Most importantly, you need to understand how to enable clients to realize their potential and perform to the best of their abilities. 50 Top Tools for Coaching, now in its second edition, is a complete toolkit for every coach offering a broad range of powerful tools and techniques that can be easily applied to a variety of situations. Learn how to assess the needs of your clients, select the right tools to use and deliver coaching with confidence.It covers all key areas you need including: Setting up and managing the coaching relationship; understanding and resolving problems and conflict; increasing confidence and enhancing performance; communication and influence and developing a leadership style.
Winner of the 'New Manager' category at the CMI Management Book of the Year Awards http://yearbook.managers.org.uk/ The Leadership Skills Handbook from best-selling author Jo Owen reveals the essential skills you need to be an effective leader. It shows you what works in practice, not in theory. Each skill is presented in concise, easy to follow format. The skills are about the real challenges real leaders have to master. Based on research from over a thousand leaders in the public, private and voluntary sectors, it identifies the practical skills to make you even more successful, and offers guidance on all key topics. This completely revised second edition of The Leadership Skills Handbook is about more than just technical skills, it is also about developing the people skills, behaviours and values you will need. Full of tips, exercises and practical wisdom, it will help you become a leader that people want to follow.