Getting the Buggers to Turn Up
1st Edition
Published on 14. March 2005
168 pages
978-1-4411-4728-8 (ISBN)
Description
This invaluable guide for principals and classroom teachers contains
practical guidance on tackling truancy in schools. Brimming with advice
on dealing with bullying, raising pupils' self-esteem as well as helping
them cope with the trauma of transferring schools, Ian McCormack
writes accessibly and entertainingly. His firm belief that disaffected pupils
will only respond if they feel they have a voice underpins his writing. This
book will prove invaluable to frustrated teachers everywhere.
practical guidance on tackling truancy in schools. Brimming with advice
on dealing with bullying, raising pupils' self-esteem as well as helping
them cope with the trauma of transferring schools, Ian McCormack
writes accessibly and entertainingly. His firm belief that disaffected pupils
will only respond if they feel they have a voice underpins his writing. This
book will prove invaluable to frustrated teachers everywhere.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-4411-4728-8 (9781441147288)
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Getting the Buggers to Turn up
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Person
Ian McCormack is a teacher and writer of 25 years experience who now works as a writer and educational consultant. He runs a variety of courses for both adults and pupils, using Drama and role-play to enhance the learning process.
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 Why Address the Problem?
- Why are we trying to alter behaviour?
- What are the economic facts?
- Education, truancy, crime and health
- The problem of persuading others
- Why are truants deserving of help and resources?
- The educational perspective
- Conclusion
- 2 Truancy: Legal Implications
- The legal definition
- How is truancy recorded?
- Sanctions
- Parenting courses
- Legal proceedings
- What are the current statistics?
- 3 Different Types of Truancy
- Condoned truancy (by parents)
- Condoned truancy (by teachers)
- Culturally motivated truancy
- Economic truancy
- The school phobic
- Post-registration truancy
- Fear of failure
- Insecurity/personal safety
- Rejection of values
- 4 Where Does Truancy Start?
- Early socialization
- Stereotypical background of the truant
- Early school experiences
- Learned behaviour
- Intervention and support
- School refusal/school phobia
- Conclusion
- 5 What Happens to Truants
- Failure at school does not prevent aspiration
- The views and backgrounds of young offenders
- Conclusion
- 6 What Can We Do?
- Improving attendance
- British Government advice
- Examples of good practice
- Close to Home project, Milton Keynes
- A Bit of a Laugh, Bromsgrove Community Awareness Project
- The Warrington Wolves Attendance Project
- Alsop High School Technology College, Liverpool
- Conclusion
- 7 School-based Factors
- Setting out strategies
- The school day
- Focusing initiatives
- Managing transfer
- A sense of security
- Systematized approaches
- School councils
- Behaviour
- Traveller children, EAL children and asylum seeker children
- Conclusion
- 8 Alternative Approaches and Support Systems
- Disaffection, a common and positive trait
- Other methods of supporting pupils
- Classroom management, missed opportunities
- 9 Supporting Good Attendance through Alternative Approaches
- Case study: South Bromsgrove Community High School
- Deciding to truant
- Dads and Lads Programmes
- Alternative courses
- Conclusion
- 10 What the Buggers Said
- Appendix A: Pupil Absence in Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools in England in 2002/2003: Revised Statistics
- Appendix B: HMYOI Thorn Cross: Research Questionnaire
- Appendix C: Support Agencies and Resources Offering Help to Additional Language and Asylum Seeker Families
- Appendix D: Connexions Guidelines
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
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