Blog – Page 2 – Needs Focused Teaching

Dealing with students who have no interest in the lesson

18th September 2017
/ Classroom Management Strategies Lesson Improvement Motivating students Student/teacher relationships

A student who has no interest in lessons and anything you say and do, can have a terrible impact on the rest of the class. What you must remember however is that this student probably wants to succeed

Dealing with students who don’t bring equipment to class

6th September 2017
/ Classroom Management Articles Lesson Improvement Noisy Class Student/teacher relationships
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This is one of those seemingly unimportant management issues which is often swept under the carpet by a teacher who is frantically trying to concentrate efforts on more serious issues. In a lively class,

A quick, fun way to encourage learning

25th August 2017
/ Lesson Improvement Motivating students Student Engagement

Teach-back activities are fun ways to encourage students to cement their learning by teaching others what they have been taught – by demonstrating, explaining and teaching. Remember the saying ‘You

Great activity to get students working together

22nd August 2017
/ General Lesson Improvement Motivating students

The following activity is wonderful for getting students to work together to find their own solutions to their problems – from both a subject-based or personal perspective. It can be used as a basis

Three Ways to Make Praise More Effective

18th August 2017
/ Classroom Management Articles Classroom Management Strategies Lesson Improvement Motivating students Student Engagement
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Here are some ways of improving praise so that it creates the kind of positive changes you want to see in your challenging students… Effective Praise Enhancer # 1: Make it SPECIFIC. Let’s make a concerted

Consolidate learning with mini-reviews

7th August 2017
/ Lesson Improvement Motivating students Student Engagement Student/teacher relationships

Mini Reviews are a fantastic way to consolidate or reinforce any piece of learning in a fun, active way. I have used these successfully with all ages – young children in school right through to

Brilliant Review Activity – Gets ALL Your Students Involved

13th July 2017
/ Lesson Improvement Motivating students Student Engagement
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This plenary activity is fantastic for getting students to work collaboratively. It’s very ingenious (some would say downright sneaky) and effectively results in EVERY STUDENT taking part. If you would

25 ways to get silence from noisy students

Hi there! A few years ago I put together a short e-guide titled '25 ways to Get Silence From Noisy Students'. It has been downloaded THOUSANDS of times by teachers all over the world. You can GET YOUR

The power of relationships

31st May 2016
/ Student/teacher relationships

I came across this on facebook. A truly brilliant short talk on the importance of relationships between teachers and students. It is ALL about connection.

Teacher Stress Survey – How Stressed Are You?

9th May 2016
/ Teacher Stress & Mindfulness

If you’re a teacher and feel stressed you’re in good company. I recently asked my teacher-subscribers to fill out a Teacher Stress Survey to gauge how stressed they feel as a result of pressures

The Hidden Dangers of Teacher Stress (And What You Can Do About It)

According to a recent survey, teachers are at breaking point trying to cope with the relentless pressures and many plan to leave the profession in record numbers.82% of teachers describe their workload

Amphetamine Fairies, Videos and the Noisy Class

14th March 2016
/ Classroom Management Videos

In case you didn't know, there is a small collection of free videos on my site now which are based on the Needs Focused System I wrote about in Take Control of the Noisy Class.These are the 6 videos

BOOOSH! We’re at #1 on Amazon already!

29th February 2016
/ Noisy Class

I posted a message yesterday telling you that the latest edition of Take Control of the Noisy Class has been released this morning through Crown House Publishing. Amazingly, it has ALREADY reached

8 Novel Ways to Create A Positive Classroom Environment

7th January 2016
/ General
/ 14 COMMENTS

When we think of classroom management we tend to concentrate on the negative aspects of student behaviour – on finding more and more ways to deal with time-consuming and frustrating inappropriate behaviours

HOW to engage your students

6th January 2016
/ Motivating students

As promised, here is the second video in this series in which I'll explain a very simple, easy-to-apply method to ensure your students REALLY ENJOY your lessons and come to class READY & EAGER

About Rob Plevin..

As a new teacher in a comprehensive school, I really struggled to maintain control in the classroom before finally discovering how certain key strategies would lead to an immediate improvement in the way challenging students responded to me. Using these principles as a foundation I went on to develop a complete system for preventing and dealing with behaviour problems and improving student motivation in the classroom.

The ideas are easy to implement and work FAST. I've spent the last 10 years teaching these techniques and concepts to literally THOUSANDS of teachers and lecturers in schools and colleges all over the world and their comments on this site should convince you that this system works.