How can a ‘Cookie Jar’ help to generate positive behaviour?
Written by: Mark Goodwin
7 min read
"When students get to know that you care about them as individuals… then the teacher’s discipline is judged and accepted within the understanding that the teacher cares about them."
- Bill Rogers (2000, p. 23)
I work with young people who are disaffected; sometimes they are still in school (mainstream, alternative and special) but often the ultimate behaviour consequence has been issued and they are permanently excluded from school. I regularly encounter behaviour that does not support the student’s learning but fortunately, because of 20 years of teaching and school leadership experience, I have a range of strategies to improve behaviour and to encourage the young person to take responsibility, build better relationships and realise at least some part of their potential. In this brief article, I will measure up one of my behaviour improvement strategies (the Cookie Jar) against the recommendations in the recently published Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) guidance report
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Very relatable thank you.
So validating for my approach and what I naturally try to achieve with pupils but this gives a tangible strategy – thank you