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Good behaviour is the beginning of great learning. All children deserve classrooms that are calm, safe spaces where everyone is treated with dignity. Creating that space is one of the most important things a teacher needs to be able to do. But all too often teachers begin their careers with the bare minimum of training – or worse, none. How students behave, socially and academically, dictates whether or not they will succeed or struggle in school. Every child comes to the classroom with di...

In Running the Room: The Teacher's Guide to Behaviour, Tom Bennett rewrote the book on behaviour management, and outlined the psychology and dynamics underpinning student habits. In this companion, he goes into more detail about how to apply those principles to the classroom. Addressing a wide range of circumstances, he explores popular teacher dilemmas such as:How to deal with students who are late?What are the best ways to work with parents?Managing cover lessons su...

Teaching isn't all about teaching; new teachers quickly realise that they need to be lion tamers too. Controlling a class isn't something that comes naturally to everyone - but it can be learned.This no-nonsense guide tells teachers what the teacher training didn't, and offers instant strategies for dealing with the most common, and extreme, classroom scenarios.Using his experiences of teaching in inner-city schools, as Behaviour Guru on the TES advice forum and working as ...

Good behaviour is the beginning of great learning. All children deserve classrooms that are calm, safe spaces where everyone is treated with dignity. Creating that space is one of the most important things a teacher needs to be able to do. But all too often teachers begin their careers with the bare minimum of training - or worse, none. How students behave, socially and academically, dictates whether or not they will succeed or struggle in school. Every child comes to the classroom with di...

‘Tom Bennett is the voice of the modern teacher.’ - Stephen Drew, Senior Vice-Principal, Passmores Academy, UK, featured on Channel 4’s Educating EssexDo the findings from educational science ever really improve the day-to-day practice of classroom teachers?Education is awash with theories about how pupils best learn and teachers best teach, most often propped up with the inevitable research that ‘proves’ the case in point. But what can teachers do...

'I will translate every acronym and portmanteau the panjandrums of education feel we can't live without. I will tell you which mug to buy, and where your biggest worries will come from.' Tom Bennett, the Behaviour GuruThere are many, many teacher training books that claim to offer practical advice; some of them are even useful. There are also humorous books aimed at teachers claiming to offer a zany, sideways look at our madcap world; some of them even contain a joke.This b...

Most teacher manuals talk about what teachers need to do. That's useful enough, especially for new teachers. But no list, however long, can anticipate every circumstance, and in teaching unusual circumstances are an integral part of everyday life. But how do experienced teachers know what to do?Successful teachers develop a Teaching Character; they've worked on the qualities and personality traits that they need in order to cope successfully with the full spectrum of situations tha...

The first body is found floating in a decorative fish pond. It has a knife in its back, its eyes have been removed and Rhea Randall, one of the first female artistic directors of a summer theatre, is reluctant to call the police.It is July 1959. Elvis is in the army, Buddy Holly has been dead for five months, and Rhea has called upon her ex-lover, the mysterious Cass Gentry, for help.As he surveys the murder scene, Gentry considers the ironies of life. Three days ago, he wa...

The Detective and the Don's Daughter is a riveting collection of short stories featuring private investigator Cass Gentry and his resourceful partner Eleanor Palladino. Dive into a world of suspense, uncover shocking secrets, and join the investigative team as they unravel mysteries, solve crimes, and confront deadly adversaries in this thrilling series of tales.The Empty GraveWhen he's hired to find a client's missing wif...

The House on Skeleton Bay – Dr. Anne McCauley is researching the dark rituals of America’s First Nations. Aided by a local shaman, she is learning the haunting tale of a legendary cannibal creature. Suddenly, her son and his wife arrive at her secluded home and a series of diabolical events is triggered that brings Anne face to face with her darkest fears---that territory where the supernatural blends with ritual murder.The Curse of Shadow Island –...

After an exhausting trip across the country, writer Julianne Bentley and her 17 year old twins arrive at their new home in late October. They are drained, cranky and missing their friends and loved ones very much. None of them are thinking about Christmas. To make matters worse, Mr. Bentley can’t join them until late December, and Julianne’s editor-in-chief has just informed her that he doesn’t want just one Christmas story this year. Instead, he needs a dozen different stories for various...

You will definitely enjoy this frightfully delicious collection of grim short stories, complete with international artists’ illustrations! “13 Tales from the Dark” is loaded with chilling Horror, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Mystery, Time Travel and Ghost stories.You might ask, What's in store for me? “The Imaginary Friend" recounts a haunting relationship between a boy and a ghost; a lonely old man is featured in the creepy fantasy "The Hunchback and the Spider"; invaders from anothe...