Ex Head Teacher in Special Education, now retired and doing things differently. My resources cover a wide range of school related topics that help to develop staff expertise and wider 'whole school development'. My resources also include numerous PSHE/Life Skill modules I have written and delivered in AP and SE.
Ex Head Teacher in Special Education, now retired and doing things differently. My resources cover a wide range of school related topics that help to develop staff expertise and wider 'whole school development'. My resources also include numerous PSHE/Life Skill modules I have written and delivered in AP and SE.
A module of work that can be easily slotted in to any PSHE or Careers Programme for KS3 or KS4. The module focuses on student aspirations and their hopes for the future; it’s lesson by lesson format helps students to identify their own skills and those which employers may look for. It links in to job adverts and helps students obtain a better understanding of adverts when looking for potential jobs/careers. It concludes with students reflecting upon what it takes to become successful and what they need to do to achieve their life ambitions.
A useful tool/template that can be completed by students in year 9 - 11, to help them track future career plans and identify the steps they need to take in order for them to achieve their goal.
Help students answer three key questions:
Where are they now?
Where do they want to be in 5 years time?
What do they need to do to get there?
All staff require appropriate training - this resource is the transcript and task notes for a short training session I delivered to Lunch Time Supervisors and Play Leaders.
It contains information on assertiveness training and basic Behaviour Mangement tips for Lunch Time staff.
Do you have an induction process for a new student? If so, this resource will help your colleagues get to know them a little better, especially useful in AP where new students may be a little nervous about sharing information; this mini booklet asks some gentle questions to help the colleague inducting the student to collate useful information and encourage discussion.
Using this resource will prove an excellent way to reinforce Behaviour Management expectations for staff. It aligned to our 'Behaviour Slip System of blue and red slips for poor behaviour and reminded staff of when follow up was required, or indeed if they needed to deal with the named ‘behaviour incident’. It stopped staff writing lots of behaviour sips and always passing on issues to pastoral staff or sending students out; it helps to make staff more accountable for what goes on in their classrooms. It can be adapted to suit your own BM protocols.
There are two models added, with the coloured version an update on the first.
It really does work with teachers, as well as proving a useful resource for staff training.
This Bundle has been updated to include additional resources…these include:
Using appropriate language to manage behaviour incidents - for personal or staff training use
The very popular IBP template
An isolation Reflection Form
A popular Behaviour Risk Assessment template
This Extensive Bundle contains all ‘Behaviour Related Resources’ from my portfolio that have been developed throughout my career.
The Bundle aims to support staff expertise in Improving, Managing and Tracking Behaviour in a range of establishments, as well as providing proven modules of work that can be added to a Life Skills/PSHE Programme to support student self-reflection and which has had proven positive impact, in a range of settings for students from a range of diverse and complex backgrounds.
Just Look at what this pack contains
Part 1 and 2 of my Behaviour Improvement/Life Skills Module for intensive working with small groups and 1-1 situations
Behaviour Training for all staff - using appropriate language/using appropriate questioning to redirect in the classroom, appropriate transition techniques
Staff self-reflection Behaviour Management assessment
Behaviour targets that can be used to track and monitor student behaviour
Extensive work on setting up your new student code of conduct
Bullying contract and exemplar letters
Advice on improving levels of FTE in your school
Using class behaviour protocols to support your teachers
The stopping swearing life skills module that helped reduce student swearing in my PRU
Behaviour Case Study template for putting together useful case studies for inspection
This letter template is based on my previously well used Headteacher letter template that I used for applying for HT jobs; this one is specifically focused on roles for Headteacher/SLT positions in Special Education and Alternative Provision and gives examples of the kind of evidence you may need to provide that helps to catch the eye of prospective employers.
I did indeed get an interview using this letter and ultimately got the job, which was my last substantive post before retirement.
A 6 week module for KS3 or upper Primary that can be added to any PSHE/British Values Programme. It works students through the need for rules and law in society, expectations in school and in the home, how the law is made and then additional lessons on rights and responsibilities in a modern society.
Data analysis forms an integral role for almost every teacher. In particular, Senior Leaders will use student data of all kinds across the school to inform actions for whole school development planning.
This resource consists of an in-depth whole school data collection sheet which identifies succinctly the kind of evidence school leaders should be collating. Alongside this is a very helpful template that outlines how your data could be presented; this can be used by HOY who needs to present an end of term/year analysis, an Assistant Head accountable for attendance and behaviour across the school or indeed a Head of Centre or Headteacher who needs to present a well structured analysis of whole school data for governors, for example.
This comprehensive 10-12 week module can be delivered as part of any Life Skills or PSHE Programme in upper primary or lower KS3 age groups.
The module focuses on supporting students to become more independent in their learning; topics include:
Personal organisation
Time management
Memory work
What a good learner looks like
What good learning looks like
How to manage distractions in learning
What to do when they get stuck
Developing ‘Noticing’ Skills
Identifying strengths
Going for ‘Goal’
A 14 page booklet that identifies a plethora of mini games and activities that can be played by students of all ages. The games/challenges are very simple to set up and use many items that are at hand in a classroom. I have used the ideas presented in this book both as a wet weather PE resource and for use at lunch and break times, in primary, secondary and in alternative provision.
Challenge the students and have fun!!
This is Part 1 of 3 Behaviour Support Programmes.
The BSP 1 is a module of work that can be used with students who are unable to demonstrate effective social skills and frequently allow their emotions to get the better of them, often demonstrating bouts of anger and increased emotion. The module is best suited to be delivered by a Mentor or Behaviour Coach in a 1-1 or small group environment.
It consists of between 4-6 lessons and contains all appropriate worksheets and lesson guidance.
This bullying resource includes:
An initiative that can be used to tackle bullying in school - bullying levels.
A bullying contract that can be used with students who are frequent bullies
An exemplar letter that can be sent to parents to help with paper trail regarding any bullying incident
The bullying levels are used to help discourage bullying in school alongside appropriate consequences for those who do bully. For students who are frequent bullies, there is a bullying contract that can be used to further discourage this kind of behaviour and this could be used in conjunction with a parental meeting.
Alongside this is an exemplar of a bullying letter that can be sent to parents.
Two key templates that help students to track their progress whilst on work experience which will become more pertinent as schools work to achieve the Gatsby Benchmark.
The trackers were part of a booklet I wrote to accompany students on their work experience and they could form part of your booklet, if indeed the school has one - if not a WEP/WRL booklet is a good way forward. The additional sheet offers introductory guidance for students.
Both trackers could form part of any follow up careers lesson.
The resource contains:
Employability Skills Tracker
WEX reflection template
Your introductory sheet for WEX
How to make the most of your WEX
Are you training your new staff in the basics of Behaviour Management or are you reinforcing appropriate expectations for Managing Behaviour in a whole staff training session? Are you reflecting upon your own Behaviour Management and feel your responses to students could be improved upon or are you a new teacher looking for tips and advice regarding using appropriate language in the classroom?
If so, this resource is perfect for you.
This excellent training/reflective document identifies an extensive list of possible ways students could disrupt learning in the classroom, alongside some less than helpful responses by the teacher…the document then identifies a more appropriate response that helps the teacher to manage the situation more successfully.
The resource identifies more than 20 different scenario’s alongside an opportunity to have ago at some answers for yourself.
A bank of statements that can be added to a spreadsheet or Tracking Document, that identify a range of Behaviour, Behaviour for Learning and Emotional Targets that can be used to track student behaviour in any educational provision.
Buy the three Behaviour Support Packs that compliment each other well and save three pounds.
Behaviour Support Pack 1 - Getting Along with Others
Behaviour Support Pack 2 - Improving Behaviour through reflection and positive action
Behaviour Support Pack 3 - Exclusions and Me
**Bonus **- I have added:
The IBP as this is a great way to monitor and support individual student behaviour.
Using appropriate language when dealing with student behaviour
All of my packs have been written for class work and 1-1 situations and have been used widely in the provision where I was a Head; with proven results.
This is a mini module for any PSHE or Life Skill programme that focuses on Communication, objectives for the module are as follows:
For students to understand what is meant by the word communicate.
To explore different ways of communication and ways in which students can become better at communicating their feelings with others.
To understand what is meant by interpersonal communication and how this can be used effectively
To understand the concept of using body language to help identify feelings
The module can be modified to suit the ability and needs of your students, I wrote this for Year 9 Life Skills in my PRU.
This resource guides staff into using appropriate questioning to help re-focus student attention - this was used as part of staff training to help my teams take more responsibility in the classroom for low level disruption, instead of referring the behaviour on to pastoral staff - this resource links to ‘Using the Levels of Behaviour’ and ‘Classroom Procedures’.
