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

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.

Sam Strickland is the principal of a large all-through school and has helped to guide its GCSE results from the bottom 20% nationally to the top 20%, and A-level outcomes to the top 5% nationally. Sam began his teaching career as a history teacher in Bedfordshire having completed his PGCE in secondary history at the University of Cambridge under Christine Counsell. His career quickly accelerated and he became head of history and Classics. He then moved on to become a lead professional and worked for a SCITT consortium. During his time as an assistant headteacher, he had responsibility for the sixth form and led a post-16 consortium arrangement. Sam also served as a vice principal, where he directly oversaw student care, the sixth form and the curriculum, and served as the safeguarding lead for an entire trust. Sam has served as an associate principal, with GCSE and A-level results under his tenure receiving commendation from the DfE, Nick Gibb and the SSAT. The organiser of researchED Northampton and author of Education Exposed, Education Exposed 2, The Behaviour Manual and They Don't Behave for Me, he is a leading voice in the current conversation in education. He has had educational resources and research published, he regularly delivers courses and keynotes nationally and he has served as a lead facilitator for a variety of NPQs.