They Don’t Behave for Me: 50 classroom behaviour scenarios to support teachers

by Samuel Strickland

They Don't Behave for Me supports teachers with some key behavioural scenarios - ranging from classroom disruption and rudeness, to bullying, fights, and even a lack of overall behavioural strategy at a school level. Sam Strickland draws on his own experience to illustrate 50 common situations that he has had to resolve, seek support with, or offer advice on, and which most teachers will face at some point as they progress through their career into middle and senior leadership. Each scenario is broken down into an outline of the issue, a what to do in the immediate now, and a follow-up set of next steps.

We should never condone poor behaviour - but how do we keep going and find the answers to resolve things when they go wrong? This book will guide you from some of the key challenges regularly faced by teachers towards your own approach to effective behavioural management.

196 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 9, 2023

Reviews

[North Landesman · Rating 5 out of 5]

They Don't Behave For Me is a useful book. It presents difficult scenarios, such as late students, difficult parents, domestic abuse, rudeness, calling out, and gives practical advice on how to calmly handle each problem. The main theme is "remain calm, act like an adult, and get help if you need it."
While this book might be most helpful for newer teachers, it has many helpful reminders for veterans.

[Andy Horton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read for work (school library). Recommended by a colleague, this is a set of 50 real-world scenarios set around student behaviour with advice on how to handle them in the present snd on reflection. Concise, practical and applicable,