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JUST OUT
MEETING THE NEEDS OF
DISAFFECTED STUDENTS
Engaging students with
social, emotional and behavioural difficulties
By Dave Vizard
Through the use of a variety of approaches and
techniques, including emotional literacy, NLP and
learning styles, Dave gives practical examples of
how to engage disaffected students and ensure they
have a successful learning experience. He outlines
the causes of disaffection generally and looks at a
range of syndromes and conditions that may give rise
to disaffection, offering support strategies that
will encourage the engagement of such students. The
book also outlines approaches for helping students
to self-manage their behaviour and learning.
Book Available
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NEW PUBLICATION
BRAIN BREAKS,
STARTER ACTIVITIES AND FILLERS
By Dave Vizard
This book contains over 60 pages of practical and
creative brain breaks, starter activities and lesson
fillers, that can be applied in day to day lessons.
Book Available
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BEST SELLER
HOW TO MANAGE BEHAVIOUR IN FURTHER EDUCATION
By Dave Vizard
Managing the behaviour of young people in further
education poses a unique set of challenges, as many
can be difficult to motivate and challenging to
control.
Using theory to inform practice, this book:
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offers practical strategies on how to successfully
manage behaviour and deal with confrontation
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offers practical advice on how to motivate students
aged 14 to 19
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gives advice on how to manage difficult groups
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gives strategies for support staff to use
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includes a CD with photocopiable Staff Development
resources
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BEST SELLER
A
GUIDE TO SYNDROMES AND CONDITIONS
By Dave Vizard and Tim Vizard
With over two and a quarter million children with
behaviour problems or learning difficulties this
book outlines a range of syndromes and conditions
which many learners have, and will identify the key
characteristics, likely causes and successful
strategies to use with each. The conditions and
syndromes have been divided up into the four areas
of Special Education Needs as outlined in 2001 Code
of Practice.
Book and CD Available
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BEST SELLER
ACTIVITIES FOR BEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT TRAINING DAYS
By Dave Vizard
This resource is packed full of proven Staff
Development activities on Behaviour Management.
Based on school training provided by Dave throughout
the UK it outlines tried and tested activities,
which will engage staff and encourage development of
new skills to deal effectively with challenging
students.
Book and CD Available
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Behaviour Solutions for NQTs:
Practical tips for NQTs to help them get off to a
good start in their teaching careers
By Dave Vizard
This publication provides clear tips on behaviour
management to help NQTs establish their classes in
those critical first years. It is set out in an easy
to read style and has Task Sheets for NQTs to review
the successes of the various strategies they use and
offers suggestions on how to vary these if practical
approaches are not working.
Topics include:
establishing rules, routines and protocols;
effective pastoral support for students; importance
of rewards; managing challenging groups; importance
of non-verbal communication; utilising systems to
effectively support behaviour management.
“Dave Vizard offers practical strategies and tactics
for teachers to use in schools. This is a wonderful
resource that won’t just sit on the shelf like other
impractical resources. In fact I think the book is
useful not just for NQTs, but for all teachers
looking to improve behaviour management”
Tia Lendo - Associate Director of Education Support
Teach First
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FUEL FOR THOUGHT
By Dave Vizard
The food and drink that students and staff consume
can have a significant impact on behaviour and
learning.
This book outlines the dietary requirements that are
needed to improve the quality of learning and
behaviour of students in our schools. It removes the
commercial interests which can cloud judgement.
Topics include:
Importance of water; Understanding how diet can have
a detrimental effect on Learning; Reducing intake of
additives which influence behaviour; Catering within
school, feeder schools and parents; Survey sheets to
analyse diet and it’s likely effect.
“Brings together up to the minute information
coupled with practical tasks to be undertaken and
stimulate debate. A highly useful resource for a
school keen toaddress the controversial issues of
students’ diet”
Pat Brown - Deputy Headteacher
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BEHAVIOUR SOLUTIONS IN THE CLASSROOM
By Dave Vizard
This lively, comprehensive resource covers all the
main types of challenging behaviour displayed in
Secondary Schools and offers practical solutions for
busy teachers. The manual includes photocopiable
worksheets & would form the basis of INSET on
Behaviour Management.
Topics Include:
A
résumé of the background to challenging behaviour;
verbal and non-verbal communication; conflict
resolution; developing pupil self-management;
maintaining teacher well-being; and much more!
“Every so often a publication for teachers comes
along that makes you think “If only I had been given
this before I first entered the classroom. This new
publication by Dave Vizard is one such publication.”
David Allaway, Behaviour UK (www.behaviouruk.com)
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STRESS REDUCTION: GUIDE FOR TEACHERS
By Dave Vizard
This handy little guide offers help in identifying
the sources of stress in your life and strategies to
reduce it. A number of easy to complete
questionnaires will help you identify stressors and
tips which will show you how to reduce their
influence. Help is also given to develop
Assertiveness Techniques and improve Time
Management.
“An excellent book – it made a real difference to my
life – reducing the effect of stressors was easy
once they were identified”
Quote from an experienced teacher in Devon
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TOP TIPS TO DEAL WITH BADLY BEHAVING PUPILS
By Dave Vizard
Badly behaving pupils can have a destructive
influence on the learning environment and a
debilitating effect on staff. This resource will
give proven practical strategies which are effective
in dealing with badly behaving pupils. Based on
Dave’s experiences of working in a large number of
Schools and Colleges throughout the UK, this book
captures the essence of good practice and strategies
that work. The strategies are clearly listed and
supported by excellent illustrations and a number of
activity sheets.
Book and CD Available
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MAGIC MOMENTS: POSITIVE APPROACHES TO CLASSROOM
BEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT
By Rob Long & Dave Vizard
A
comprehensive guide to all aspects of behaviour
management in Secondary Schools. This material was
produced as the result of a two-year project in
Devon Secondary Schools where help was given to
audit, review and evaluate behaviour management
systems. The handbook, which stands alone, contains
tasks and activities to promote positive behaviour
management, while the optional video illustrates
good practice in real classroom situations.
Book and DVD Available
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BEHAVIOUR MATTERS: A WHOLE-SCHOOL AUDIT
By Rob Long & Dave Vizard
A
photocopiable resource which allows Management Teams
to assess their school’s performance in the area of
behaviour management. It enables a visual profile to
be produced in the key areas which directly affect
the behaviour of students. The audit then enables an
action plan to be drawn up which targets those areas
where developments / improvements are needed.
Topics Include:
Values; Environment; Communication; Discipline
systems; Rewards and Sanctions; and Playground
Management.
Book and CD Available
PHOTOCOPIABLE
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BEHAVIOUR MATTERS: A WHOLE-CLASS BEHAVIOUR AUDIT
By Rob Long
A
photocopiable audit which enables all teachers -
newly qualified or experienced - to produce a visual
profile of their classroom management and the many
factors that affect whole-class behaviour. The audit
allows teachers to asses their own performance and
then consider what action is necessary. This could
form the basis of a professional development plan
which could indicate whether future training may be
targeted.
Topics Include:
Physical Organisation; Humour; Relationships;
Communications; Confrontation Management; Rules;
Routines; and Teaching Style.
Book Available
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BEHAVIOUR MATTERS: BEHAVIOUR AUDIT FOR NON-TEACHING
STAFF AND EXTERNAL PARTNERS OF SCHOOL
By Dave Vizard
This photocopiable resource enables all non-teaching
staff and external partners to contribute to an
audit of behaviour in your school.
Topics Include:
External Partners such as Social Services; Youth
Offending Teams; Police; Health;
Connexions; Mentors; Educational Welfare Officers;
Business Community; Parents/Carers and Educational
Psychologist; Non-Teaching Staff such as Caretakers,
Office Staff, Youth and Community Workers; Cleaners;
Catering Staff and Mealtime Assistants; Technicians;
Exam Staff; Governors; and Bursars/Business
Managers.
Book and CD Available
PHOTOCOPIABLE
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LEARNING MATTERS: AN AUDIT OF YOUR LEARNING
ENVIRONMENT
By Dave Vizard
A photocopiable resource which enables all staff to
produce a visual profile of the effectiveness of
their learning environment. The data produced from
this audit can be used on Staff Development Days and
can be used for Continuing Professional Development.
Book and CD Available
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STUDENT SURVIVAL SKILLS AUDIT
By Rob Long
This photocopiable audit enables students - working
with an audit - to produce a visual profile of the
many skills that could be affecting their schools’
success.
The audit can then be used by the student, alongside
a teacher/mentor, to target those areas where
development / improvement is required. This can then
form the basis for an individual behaviour
improvement plan.
Topics Include:
Peer and Audit Relationships; Self-control; Learning
Skills; Motivation; Friendships; Anger; Anxiety;
Depression; and Physical Skills.
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RETRACKING
By Jenny Bates
Written by the Deputy Principal Educational
Psychologist, Devon LEA, this publication guides
students through a process of self assessment in
order to promote their effectiveness at school.
Aimed at Secondary and Top Primary level students,
the process involves Awareness Raising of factors
that may have contributed to the current situation,
understanding of emotions and behaviour in a variety
of settings, and Skills Training to help overcome
the areas of difficulty which have been identified.
Topics Include:
Rights and Responsibilities; Problem Solving;
Friends; Positive Thoughts; Challenges; Excuses;
Temptations; What I am good at, and much more.
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POSITIVE ATTENTION GETTERS
Use one of these to get the positive attention of
groups as part of a learning ritual. You can buy
these individually or as a set.
Items Available:
- Frog
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Owl
- Clanger Whistle
- Train Whistle
- Set (all four)
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STICKERS
A
Sheet of 54 stickers as used by Dave in his
presentation. Each sheet contains 5 different types
of stickers.
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BAG OF STARS
Buy a bag of stars as presented by Dave at the end
of his training sessions. Each bag contains 25 stars
of two colours (colours available may vary from
image).
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