This concise book focuses on classroom management basics, including student behavior, organizing classroom space, effective use of resources, and establishing a presence in the classroom.
'Very relevant and appropriate for all trainee teachers. The content
provides support in an area that causes great concern for beginning
teachers' - Jane Warwick, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge
The book is easy to read and written in an accessible style. I liked the undertone of humour throughout. There were lots of ‘real life’ examples and vignettes highlighting different ways of dealing with different situations and what the different consequences of each might be. Remembering back to my (now long ago!) days as a trainee teacher and NQT, I felt that reading this book then would have reassured me that all teachers have good and bad days and face daily challenges in their classrooms and would have given me lots of ideas and strategies to practise and try out.
(Claire Thomas)