Book description
Sue Cowley's bestselling behaviour guide. Essential reading for all teachers in all schools.
'Show the students the can of dog food, open it up and then eat from it. Offer it round the class to see if anyone else will have a taste...'*
This is just one of Sue Cowley's…
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I began teaching when I was 13 years old. I ran a drama school for primary school-aged children (yep, type-A). From then on I was always teaching. As I continued, through my teens and into my twenties I thought it important to get some outside input and not just regurgitate my old teachers! Sue's books were one of the first I picked up.
With so few women's voices in places of influence when it comes to Behaviour in British Schools, it was a particularly poignant read for me. Its down-to-earth, on-the-ground perspective appealed hugely, as well as its practical help.…
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