Classroom Management Strategies Delivered Online

Nov. 11, 2011 - PRLog -- Complaints in school staffrooms these days are almost always related to the challenging behaviour exhibited by students and inappropriate behaviour is cited as one of the main reason for teachers leaving the profession in droves.

Clearly, many teachers are struggling to cope with behaviour in the classroom but a UK training company, Behaviour Needs Ltd, is providing immediate assistance and support for teachers in the form of short, simple teacher-training films.

The films form just one part of a comprehensive online resource site for teachers called Confident Classroom Management which includes regular live Q and A sessions with training associates, a monthly special report, a private forum and a host of other materials and resources. “What I wanted to provide was a one-stop solution for teachers who are struggling to manage behaviour in the classroom. The problem with most INSET courses is that the results are usually short lived. A live trainer can inject some enthusiasm into a flagging team but what are the teachers supposed to do next week or next month when they have problems? As soon as the trainer leaves the building they are on their own.” Said Rob Plevin, managing director and lead trainer at Behaviour Needs Ltd.

The site has been developed with two main goals – to save schools money in terms of training costs and to provide staff with access to ongoing help and guidance when they are under pressure and Mr Plevin clearly believes in the service his company provides. “The problem in most schools is not that the behaviour of the students is any worse than in other schools – it is that staff are ill-equipped to deal with the problems they face. By giving them a system and tutorials which they can watch at their leisure as well as a place to turn for answers to their questions when they are under pressure, we give them the skills to take responsibility for the behaviour in their classrooms. And, importantly for school leaders and budget holders, we are able to provide this service for much less than the cost of a one-day training course.”

As thousands of teachers cite bad student behaviour as the most stressful part of their jobs and education budgets are being bled dry across the country the Behaviour Needs online teacher resource site is likely to prove popular.

Behaviour Needs have been providing training to teachers, lecturers and youth workers in classroom management for over three years in the UK and abroad. Courses include: ‘Take Control of the Noisy Class’, ‘Motivate Your Students’, ‘Prevent Classroom Behaviour Problems With The Needs Focused Approach’ and ‘Building Positive Relationships With Hard to Reach Students’. To find out more, please visit http://www.behaviourneeds.com .

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Behaviour Needs LTD provide innovative courses and resources on classroom management and student motivation to teachers and lecturers in schools, universities and colleges.