Caroline Bentley-Davies

Do you have a tricky class that needs taming, or defiant individuals who are testing your teaching? Be Brilliant at Behaviour Management will equip you with a toolkit of practical strategies to calm all kinds of classroom chaos and approach challenging behaviour patterns with confidence and sensitivity. Written for busy primary and secondary school teachers, this essential guidebook will empower you to command your presence in the classroom and nurture a positive learning environment. Caroline Bentley-Davies offers expert strategies to help you manage even the toughest behavioural situations with confidence and ease. The book incorporates coaching-style questions that will help you identify challenges and reflect on your own style. Whether you’re faced with disruptive pupils or unmotivated learners, discover powerful techniques for establishing rules, routines and rituals that will transform your approach to behaviour management and enable you to enjoy stress-free teaching. Explore a range of case studies that will help you demonstrate who is in charge, tackling Alpha Pupils, classroom disruption and a lack of pupil motivation.

A Little Guide for Teachers: Differentiation and Adaptive Teaching seeks to support readers with one of the most challenging parts of teaching. Drawing upon the authors’ extensive teaching and training experience, this book references key research and offers an in-depth discussion on how teachers can meet the needs of each pupil. Offering hints and tips and ideas for the classroom, this book offers effective teaching techniques that can be drawn upon in the classroom. The Little Guide for Teachers series is little in size but BIG on all the support and inspiration you need to navigate your day-to-day life as a teacher. · Authored by experts in the field · Easy to dip in-and-out of · Interactive activities encourage you to write into the book and make it your own · Fun engaging illustrations throughout · Read in an afternoon or take as long as you like with it!

During her work as a teacher trainer and revision expert, Caroline Bentley-Davies noticed that educators are clamouring for guidance on how to help their students remember the content covered in their lessons. In this book, Caroline answers that call by identifying the teaching techniques that contribute most effectively to long-term learning. She then sets out how to deliver content in such a way that it stays in pupils' memories for longer and leads to greater independence and better exam performance. Underpinned by a blend of research and theory, the tried-and-tested approaches are closely tied to classroom realities that will be familiar to all teachers. She delves into the role of planning as an important foundation for achieving long-term retention and improved recall on the part of students, and also shares guidance on how to secure maximum participation - so that there are no passengers sitting on the sidelines of the lesson. Caroline also shares a toolkit of 50 engaging, tried-and-tested strategies designed to help teachers ensure that their students remember what they teach them - and, throughout the book, she provides thinking points and actions to encourage teachers' reflections upon their own classroom practice. Suitable for all teachers and senior leaders looking to improve their pupils' learning and attainment.

This cartoon-illustrated Pocketbook, written in clear, concise language for maximum impact, is about how to teach 'stunning lessons that will make an impression on your pupils and knock the socks off your observers'.

This cartoon-illustrated and highly practical Pocketbook is aimed at teachers across all disciplines. It is based on a few key principles: developing strategies for LAC enhances teaching and learning across the school; teachers do not have to be literacy experts to promote LAC.

Whether you are new to this role or are more experienced and aspiring to become a school leader, this bookwill give you the vital information you need in order to understand what is really important about your roleand how to improve your key skills. This practical everyday guide covers: The skills of an amazing Middle Leader How to inspire others against the backdrop of the busy day to day running of a school Effective delegation Leading a team and getting the right things done Developing excellence in your team and sharing good practice Preparation for inspection Middle Leader challenges and next steps. An outstanding guide for an often neglected group!

Support your students in Key Stage 3 English by helping them develop their reading skills in a clear and organised way. The Aiming for series provides targeted support for all ability levels to help every student move forward from their achievement at Key Stage 2 towards GCSE success.

Support your students in Key Stage 3 English by helping them develop their reading skills in a clear and organised way. The Aiming for series provides targeted support for all ability levels to help every student move forward from their achievement at Key Stage 2 towards GCSE success.

Support your students in Key Stage 3 English by helping them develop their writing and grammar skills in a clear and organised way. The Aiming for series provides targeted support for all ability levels to help every student move forward from their achievement at Key Stage 2 towards GCSE success.

Support your students in Key Stage 3 English by helping them develop their reading skills in a clear and organised way. The Aiming for series provides targeted support for all ability levels to help every student move forward from their achievement at Key Stage 2 towards GCSE success.

Support your students in Key Stage 3 English by helping them develop their writing and grammar skills in a clear and organised way. The Aiming for series provides targeted support for all ability levels to help every student move forward from their achievement at Key Stage 2 towards GCSE success.

Help your students make those vital two levels of progress in Reading and Writing with this new KS3 series from Collins. Each book concentrates on moving students up one level in reading or writing, covering each of the Assessment Focuses in turn.

What made them that outstanding teacher and what are the tips, techniques and tactics that make some teachers really first class? How do I improve my skills? How can I get behaviour right? How can I motivate pupils who don't seem to want to learn? These are questions often asked by newly qualified as well as experienced teachers. Caroline Bentley-Davies' book How to be an Amazing Teacher explains: the secrets of body language, presence and classroom charisma how to unlock the hidden talents of pupils and develop their motivation and engagement through a wealth of innovative teaching techniques what tools amazing teachers have mastered to engage disaffected pupils, making the classroom a vibrant and engaging area Carefully blending practical advice, real life scenarios and expert opinion this book will make any teaching career more rewarding.