How to Manage Children's Challenging Behaviour
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'Bill's message is clear and consistent, building on all that has gone before. His methods are trialled and tested - good stuff' - Ray Kingdon, Education & Training, University of Wales, Newport
In this new edition of a bestselling book, Bill Rogers brings together contributions from practising teachers that suggest ways to tackle very challenging behaviour in schools such as bullying, violence and behaviour disorders. All teachers face similar disruptions in the classroom, such as calling out and interrupting, but this book addresses the more serious issues.
Bill introduces and comments on each chapter, setting out his key principles for behaviour leadership in the style that makes him such a popular author.
There are numerous case studies drawn from practice, in each case showing how the teacher managed the situation and what the outcome was, and these examples from practice highlight the difference teachers can make to their students' behaviour, attitude, self-esteem and peer acceptance. Chapters look at: finding a way back from inappropriate behaviour; dealing with challenging behaviour day after day; creating a peaceful school; focusing on the positives; the importance of the teacher-pupil relationship; taking an holistic view of the child, and how this helps reduce disruptive behaviour.
New material in this book includes:
- new case studies;
- analysis of actions taken and skills used when managing poor behaviour;
- a new section on working with parents;
- Questions for Reflection, to encourage discussion with colleagues.
The direct, practical and inspirational nature of these accounts will resonate with all teachers and school support staff working with any age group. Based on the everyday experiences of the teachers who have written them, these are teachers' voices offering sound advice and guidance to fellow professionals.
Bill Rogers is an Education Consultant and author who lecturers widely on behaviour management, discipline, effective teaching, stress management and teacher welfare across the UK, Australia and New Zealand. He is Visiting Professor in the areas of Behaviour Management and Discipline in Schools at the Institute of Education, University of London.
All royalties from the sale of this book are donated to the charity World Vision and their children's education programmes in South East Asia.
Contents
PART ONE: CHALLENGING BEHAVIOUR: OUR THINKING, ATTITUDES AND STRATEGY
- We Cannot Predict Where Our Students May End up - Bill Rogers
- The 'Pygmalion Effect': Where Expectancy Can Lead - Bill Rogers
- 'Dear Luke': What I Saw at the Outset and How Children's Behaviour Challenges us in Positive Ways - Elizabeth McPherson
- My Global Classroom - Peter D'Angelo
- 'William' and 'Muddling through' - Jim Gilbert
- Parents: The Difficult Chat - Bill Rogers
PART TWO: UNDERSTANDING CHALLENGING CHILDREN AND CHILDREN WITH EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIOURAL DISORDER
- Understanding emotional and behavioural disorder in mainstream schools - Bill Rogers
- Measurement of difference or meaning (when working with challenging children) - Ken Sell
- Changing perceptions of challenging behaviour: Tom and his teacher - Larry Taylor
- Finding a connection point for change in behaviour: Alex 'wins a race' - Karen Kearney
- Choosing to teach: choosing to make a difference - Elizabeth McPherson
PART THREE: TEACHING CHILDREN WITH EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIOURAL DISORDER
- Introduction - Bill Rogers
- One, two, three, four, out the door - or STOP (Straight To the Office Please) - Bette Blance
- There is always a way back: an individual behaviour management plan - Mara Smart, Mariette West and Pamela Curtain
- Helping a child change his behaviour and his short attention span - Kerrie Miller
- AD/HD and teaching academic survival behaviours - Bill Rogers
- A tall order: a challenging student on day one and after - Patsy Finger
- Individual behaviour management plans and group support with infant-age children: Troy's story - Debbie Hoy
PART FOUR: THE HARD-TO-MANAGE CLASS: WHEN IT IS MORE THAN ONE OR TWO
- The hard-to-manage class: reasons, options, support - Bill Rogers
- My most challenging Year 8 class ever - Leanne Wright
- The 'class from hell' - Denise Frost
- Classroom meetings to the rescue - Carmen Price
- A winner - in a hard class - Heather Fraser
PART FIVE: WORKING TO BUILD A CO-OPERATIVE CLASSROOM GROUP: CLASSROOM MEETINGS AND BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS
- Introduction - Bill Rogers
- Friendship problems: using a solving circle - Carmen Price
- Relationships and conflict-solving (classroom and playground) with infants - Debbie Hoy and Ros Daniels
- Creating the peaceable school - Carmel Ryan
- A beautiful place: building a multicultural school - Larry Schwartz
- A human story - Unsourced
PART SIX: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES THAT ENABLE US TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE WITH INDIVIDUAL CHILDREN AND CLASSROOM GROUPS - Bill Rogers
PART SIX: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES THAT ENABLE US TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE WITH INDIVIDUAL CHILDREN AND CLASSROOM GROUPS
PART SEVEN: SUPPORTING PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH CHALLENGING BEHAVIOURS
- Communicating with parents who challenge... - Bill Rogers
- Dealing with - and supporting - difficult parents - Gail Doney
- Supporting the parents of children with challenging behaviour - Cathy Whalen
- Working with difficult parents - Maureen Smyth
- Working with parents/ca/carers of children with challenging behaviours (primary) - Alysan Dermody Palmer
- An extended note on anger (primarily from Aristotle) - Bill Rogers
PART EIGHT: NARRATIVES: HOW TEACHERS' STORIES CONNECT US, SUPPORT US, ENCOURAGE US AND ENABLE US AS TEACHERS - Sharn Donnison
PART EIGHT: NARRATIVES: HOW TEACHERS' STORIES CONNECT US, SUPPORT US, ENCOURAGE US AND ENABLE US AS TEACHERS
Resources
Bill Rogers' Website
http://www.billrogers.com.au/Osiris training days
http://osiriseducational.co.uk/billrogersAdditional materials
Description
'Bill's message is clear and consistent, building on all that has gone before. His methods are trialled and tested - good stuff' - Ray Kingdon, Education & Training, University of Wales, Newport
In this new edition of a bestselling book, Bill Rogers brings together contributions from practising teachers that suggest ways to tackle very challenging behaviour in schools such as bullying, violence and behaviour disorders. All teachers face similar disruptions in the classroom, such as calling out and interrupting, but this book addresses the more serious issues.
Bill introduces and comments on each chapter, setting out his key principles for behaviour leadership in the style that makes him such a popular author.
There are numerous case studies drawn from practice, in each case showing how the teacher managed the situation and what the outcome was, and these examples from practice highlight the difference teachers can make to their students' behaviour, attitude, self-esteem and peer acceptance. Chapters look at: finding a way back from inappropriate behaviour; dealing with challenging behaviour day after day; creating a peaceful school; focusing on the positives; the importance of the teacher-pupil relationship; taking an holistic view of the child, and how this helps reduce disruptive behaviour.
New material in this book includes:
- new case studies;
- analysis of actions taken and skills used when managing poor behaviour;
- a new section on working with parents;
- Questions for Reflection, to encourage discussion with colleagues.
The direct, practical and inspirational nature of these accounts will resonate with all teachers and school support staff working with any age group. Based on the everyday experiences of the teachers who have written them, these are teachers' voices offering sound advice and guidance to fellow professionals.
Bill Rogers is an Education Consultant and author who lecturers widely on behaviour management, discipline, effective teaching, stress management and teacher welfare across the UK, Australia and New Zealand. He is Visiting Professor in the areas of Behaviour Management and Discipline in Schools at the Institute of Education, University of London.
All royalties from the sale of this book are donated to the charity World Vision and their children's education programmes in South East Asia.
Contents
PART ONE: CHALLENGING BEHAVIOUR: OUR THINKING, ATTITUDES AND STRATEGY
- We Cannot Predict Where Our Students May End up - Bill Rogers
- The 'Pygmalion Effect': Where Expectancy Can Lead - Bill Rogers
- 'Dear Luke': What I Saw at the Outset and How Children's Behaviour Challenges us in Positive Ways - Elizabeth McPherson
- My Global Classroom - Peter D'Angelo
- 'William' and 'Muddling through' - Jim Gilbert
- Parents: The Difficult Chat - Bill Rogers
PART TWO: UNDERSTANDING CHALLENGING CHILDREN AND CHILDREN WITH EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIOURAL DISORDER
- Understanding emotional and behavioural disorder in mainstream schools - Bill Rogers
- Measurement of difference or meaning (when working with challenging children) - Ken Sell
- Changing perceptions of challenging behaviour: Tom and his teacher - Larry Taylor
- Finding a connection point for change in behaviour: Alex 'wins a race' - Karen Kearney
- Choosing to teach: choosing to make a difference - Elizabeth McPherson
PART THREE: TEACHING CHILDREN WITH EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIOURAL DISORDER
- Introduction - Bill Rogers
- One, two, three, four, out the door - or STOP (Straight To the Office Please) - Bette Blance
- There is always a way back: an individual behaviour management plan - Mara Smart, Mariette West and Pamela Curtain
- Helping a child change his behaviour and his short attention span - Kerrie Miller
- AD/HD and teaching academic survival behaviours - Bill Rogers
- A tall order: a challenging student on day one and after - Patsy Finger
- Individual behaviour management plans and group support with infant-age children: Troy's story - Debbie Hoy
PART FOUR: THE HARD-TO-MANAGE CLASS: WHEN IT IS MORE THAN ONE OR TWO
- The hard-to-manage class: reasons, options, support - Bill Rogers
- My most challenging Year 8 class ever - Leanne Wright
- The 'class from hell' - Denise Frost
- Classroom meetings to the rescue - Carmen Price
- A winner - in a hard class - Heather Fraser
PART FIVE: WORKING TO BUILD A CO-OPERATIVE CLASSROOM GROUP: CLASSROOM MEETINGS AND BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS
- Introduction - Bill Rogers
- Friendship problems: using a solving circle - Carmen Price
- Relationships and conflict-solving (classroom and playground) with infants - Debbie Hoy and Ros Daniels
- Creating the peaceable school - Carmel Ryan
- A beautiful place: building a multicultural school - Larry Schwartz
- A human story - Unsourced
PART SIX: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES THAT ENABLE US TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE WITH INDIVIDUAL CHILDREN AND CLASSROOM GROUPS - Bill Rogers
PART SIX: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES THAT ENABLE US TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE WITH INDIVIDUAL CHILDREN AND CLASSROOM GROUPS
PART SEVEN: SUPPORTING PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH CHALLENGING BEHAVIOURS
- Communicating with parents who challenge... - Bill Rogers
- Dealing with - and supporting - difficult parents - Gail Doney
- Supporting the parents of children with challenging behaviour - Cathy Whalen
- Working with difficult parents - Maureen Smyth
- Working with parents/ca/carers of children with challenging behaviours (primary) - Alysan Dermody Palmer
- An extended note on anger (primarily from Aristotle) - Bill Rogers
PART EIGHT: NARRATIVES: HOW TEACHERS' STORIES CONNECT US, SUPPORT US, ENCOURAGE US AND ENABLE US AS TEACHERS - Sharn Donnison
PART EIGHT: NARRATIVES: HOW TEACHERS' STORIES CONNECT US, SUPPORT US, ENCOURAGE US AND ENABLE US AS TEACHERS
Resources
Bill Rogers' Website
http://www.billrogers.com.au/Osiris training days
http://osiriseducational.co.uk/billrogersAdditional materials
Reviews
August 2009 | 208 pages | Sage UK
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paperback | 31/03/2026 | 9781848606852 | $82.00 |
| Hardcover | 31/03/2026 | 9781848606845 | $191.00 |
| Lifetime | 28/03/2023 | 9781446243015 | $70.00 |
| 180 Day Ebook | 28/03/2023 | 9781446243015 | $48.00 |
'Bill's message is clear and consistent, building on all that has gone before. His methods are trialled and tested - good stuff' - Ray Kingdon, Education & Training, University of Wales, Newport
In this new edition of a bestselling book, Bill Rogers brings together contributions from practising teachers that suggest ways to tackle very challenging behaviour in schools such as bullying, violence and behaviour disorders. All teachers face similar disruptions in the classroom, such as calling out and interrupting, but this book addresses the more serious issues.
Bill introduces and comments on each chapter, setting out his key principles for behaviour leadership in the style that makes him such a popular author.
There are numerous case studies drawn from practice, in each case showing how the teacher managed the situation and what the outcome was, and these examples from practice highlight the difference teachers can make to their students' behaviour, attitude, self-esteem and peer acceptance. Chapters look at: finding a way back from inappropriate behaviour; dealing with challenging behaviour day after day; creating a peaceful school; focusing on the positives; the importance of the teacher-pupil relationship; taking an holistic view of the child, and how this helps reduce disruptive behaviour.
New material in this book includes:
- new case studies;
- analysis of actions taken and skills used when managing poor behaviour;
- a new section on working with parents;
- Questions for Reflection, to encourage discussion with colleagues.
The direct, practical and inspirational nature of these accounts will resonate with all teachers and school support staff working with any age group. Based on the everyday experiences of the teachers who have written them, these are teachers' voices offering sound advice and guidance to fellow professionals.
Bill Rogers is an Education Consultant and author who lecturers widely on behaviour management, discipline, effective teaching, stress management and teacher welfare across the UK, Australia and New Zealand. He is Visiting Professor in the areas of Behaviour Management and Discipline in Schools at the Institute of Education, University of London.
All royalties from the sale of this book are donated to the charity World Vision and their children's education programmes in South East Asia.
Table Of Contents:
- PART ONE: CHALLENGING BEHAVIOUR: OUR THINKING, ATTITUDES AND STRATEGY
- We Cannot Predict Where Our Students May End up
- The 'Pygmalion Effect': Where Expectancy Can Lead
- 'Dear Luke': What I Saw at the Outset and How Children's Behaviour Challenges us in Positive Ways
- My Global Classroom
- 'William' and 'Muddling through'
- Parents: The Difficult Chat
- PART TWO: UNDERSTANDING CHALLENGING CHILDREN AND CHILDREN WITH EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIOURAL DISORDER
- Understanding emotional and behavioural disorder in mainstream schools
- Measurement of difference or meaning (when working with challenging children)
- Changing perceptions of challenging behaviour: Tom and his teacher
- Finding a connection point for change in behaviour: Alex 'wins a race'
- Choosing to teach: choosing to make a difference
- PART THREE: TEACHING CHILDREN WITH EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIOURAL DISORDER
- Introduction
- One, two, three, four, out the door - or STOP (Straight To the Office Please)
- There is always a way back: an individual behaviour management plan
- Helping a child change his behaviour and his short attention span
- AD/HD and teaching academic survival behaviours
- A tall order: a challenging student on day one and after
- Individual behaviour management plans and group support with infant-age children: Troy's story
- PART FOUR: THE HARD-TO-MANAGE CLASS: WHEN IT IS MORE THAN ONE OR TWO
- The hard-to-manage class: reasons, options, support
- My most challenging Year 8 class ever
- The 'class from hell'
- Classroom meetings to the rescue
- A winner - in a hard class
- PART FIVE: WORKING TO BUILD A CO-OPERATIVE CLASSROOM GROUP: CLASSROOM MEETINGS AND BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS
- Introduction
- Friendship problems: using a solving circle
- Relationships and conflict-solving (classroom and playground) with infants
- Creating the peaceable school
- A beautiful place: building a multicultural school
- A human story
- PART SIX: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES THAT ENABLE US TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE WITH INDIVIDUAL CHILDREN AND CLASSROOM GROUPS
- PART SEVEN: SUPPORTING PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH CHALLENGING BEHAVIOURS
- Communicating with parents who challenge...
- Dealing with - and supporting - difficult parents
- Supporting the parents of children with challenging behaviour
- Working with difficult parents
- Working with parents/ca/carers of children with challenging behaviours (primary)
- An extended note on anger (primarily from Aristotle)
- PART EIGHT: NARRATIVES: HOW TEACHERS' STORIES CONNECT US, SUPPORT US, ENCOURAGE US AND ENABLE US AS TEACHERS