Introduction

This introduction presents an overview of key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book focuses on developing teacher self-awareness, self-knowledge and professional skills. It also focuses on understanding the school as an organisation and its influence on behaviour management in general, as well as in the classroom. The book highlights the relationships between the behaviour policy, school climate and communication, and how each connects to behaviour. It then examines how rules, routines and rituals influence the quality of social and learning behaviour in the classroom. The book addresses the difficult issue of managing and supporting pupils who have emotional and behavioural difficulties (EBD). Finally, it ends by discussing how to develop pupil self-regulation and social competence and how to organise one's classroom to support pupils with EBD, notably those with attention and impulsivity difficulties.