Welcome to the Positive Behaviour Management Knowledge Base

Behaviour management can be one of the most challenging and, at times, frustrating parts of teaching.

When you get it right, however, it can be both extremely rewarding and hugely impactful for you and your learners.

For me, the essence of all behaviour management is understanding human psychology.

The classroom is a social space.

The children we teach are people.

That means we find ourselves working in a situation where different psychological influences and group dynamics come into effect.

Mastering positive behaviour management is, in large part, about deepening your understanding of how we work as humans.

What we want, what we seek, how we respond to different scenarios.

How interactions and the presence of others affects our behaviour.

If you can understand what is going on beneath the surface, positive behaviour management becomes easier.

Here, I’ll share with you key insights gleaned from my many years working with thousands of teachers and learners, in schools across the UK and beyond.

As well as dozens of practical strategies that will help you manage behaviour effectively in your classroom.

Most of the blogs are short, sharp and to the point.

Practical ideas you can quickly adapt and apply.

If you want to go deeper and develop your thinking further, you’ll find blogs and articles clustered together in groups.

Reading a group is like reading a chapter of a book, giving you scope to dig deep into a particular topic.

Navigate the Positive Behaviour Management Knowledge Base

What is behaviour?

Rules, Boundaries and Consistency

Using Praise

Creating Engagement

Solving Common Behaviour Problems and Scenarios