ABSTRACT
Children whose behaviour is different are collateral damage in competitive high stakes schooling. Caught in insane 'zero tolerance' cultures where compliance beats care, schools are again reaching for the 'exclusion solution'. Being unable to control a class, or having difficulty with a disruptive student, or group of students can, unless properly managed by all involved, quickly undermine the confidence of even the most capable teacher. Reclaiming that control, re-establishing the respect of the class, can take time, perseverance, self-belief and skill. Some of this can be taught to student teachers, and indeed the British government asked Tom Bennett, who contributes one of the essays in this chapter, to review how behaviour management can be best delivered to trainee teachers. Students' experiences and challenges with the curriculum are reciprocally important as teachers explore pathways both to enrich and support learning to develop students into engaged learners and whole persons.
