Better Behaviour by O?Brien Jarlath

Better Behaviour by O?Brien Jarlath

This book offers an approach to behaviour management that focuses on the restorative approaches, emphasising positive things that children should do rather than sanctioning them for doing things they should not.

Effortlessly brilliantJarlath′s combination of deep understanding, hard evidence and splutteringly funny stories is irresistible.

Jarlath unveils the child behind the behaviour. Invaluable for anyone working with children and young people.

-- Paul Dix

′Better Behaviour is easy to read and accessible to all. Textured with personal parenting anecdotes it has a conversational style to its message. Jarlath’s authentic voice and pragmatic approach encourages you to be an active reader. The reflection points throughout hold the reader to account, moreover, the discussion points encourage you to bring others into the discussion.  The impact of reading Better Behaviour will be the reframing of your own classroom practice, via a deeper understanding of how our values translate into our actions. Jarlath’s ultimate goal is to affect cultural change in our schools, through his experience and insight – this book is practice informed and values-driven.′

-- Hannah Wilson
In debates about education Jarlath O′Brien′s voice is an important one.  When he speaks, I listen - and then think very hard about what I believe.  Better Behaviour has exactly that effect; Jarlath′s authoritative voice of experience confronts us with the idea that if schools are going to be truly inclusive, then every child needs to succeed and this has to be about fundamental principles, not merely  a list of exceptions and special cases.  Here is a coherent set of ideas and principles about behaviour management that will resonate with many and challenge many others - as any great book should
-- Tom Sherrington

A thought-provoking book that should be on the reading list of every new and established teacher, particularly with the renewed focus upon reducing exclusions.

-- Carol Smart * SNIP newsletter *

I simply loved this book, and introduced it to colleagues, the language was earthy and the stories very real to the classroom environment.  Many of my student′s found this a useful book, to facilitate an awareness of strategies that can be employed to work with challenging behaviours in the classroom.  A key message in the book that stood out for the teacher training students was that a lot of the behaviours experienced by them are and have been fully experienced by fully trained teachers, the message had a universal effect and gave students hope with confidence.

-- Deirdre Daly

Jarlath has been a teacher for over two decades. He has worked in comprehensive, independent, selective and special education, including in schools for children with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties, and severe and profound and multiple learning difficulties. Since 2011 Jarlath has been a Headteacher and Executive Headteacher. Jarlath is a behaviour columnist for TES, has written for The Guardian and for several other education publications and trains teachers on behaviour, school leadership and special educational needs. He is also the author of Better Behaviour’s sister publication, Leading Better Behaviour: A Guide for School Leaders.

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ISBN 13	9781526429735
ISBN 10	152642973X
Title	Better Behaviour
Author	Jarlath O'brien
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Sage Publications Ltd
Year published	2018-06-07
Number of pages	184
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.