--- product_id: 49659595 title: "When the Adults Change, Everything Changes: Seismic shifts in school behaviour" price: "€ 46.32" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.be/products/49659595-when-the-adults-change-everything-changes-seismic-shifts-in-school store_origin: BE region: Belgium --- # When the Adults Change, Everything Changes: Seismic shifts in school behaviour **Price:** € 46.32 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** When the Adults Change, Everything Changes: Seismic shifts in school behaviour - **How much does it cost?** € 46.32 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.be](https://www.desertcart.be/products/49659595-when-the-adults-change-everything-changes-seismic-shifts-in-school) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description In When the Adults Change, Everything Changes: Seismic Shifts in School Behaviour , Paul Dix upends the debate on behaviour management in schools and offers effective tips and strategies that serve to end the search for change in children and turn the focus back on the adults. You can buy in the best behaviour tracking software, introduce 24/7 detentions or scream ‘NO EXCUSES’ as often as you want – but ultimately the solution lies with the behaviour of the adults. It is the only behaviour over which we have absolute control. Drawing on anecdotal case studies, scripted interventions and approaches which have been tried and tested in a range of contexts, from the most challenging urban comprehensives to the most privileged international schools, behaviour training expert and Pivotal Education director Paul Dix advocates an inclusive approach that is practical, transformative and rippling with respect for staff and learners. An approach in which behavioural expectations and boundaries are exemplified by people, not by a thousand rules that nobody can recall. When the Adults Change, Everything Changes illustrates how, with their traditional sanction- and exclusion-led methods, the ‘punishment brigade’ are losing the argument. It outlines how each school can build authentic practice on a stable platform, resulting in shifts in daily rules and routines, in how we deal with the angriest learners, in restorative practice and in how we appreciate positive behaviour. Each chapter is themed and concludes with three helpful checklists – Testing, Watch out for and Nuggets – designed to help you form your own behaviour blueprint. Throughout the book both class teachers and school leaders will find indispensable advice about how to involve all staff in developing a whole school ethos built on kindness, empathy and understanding. Suitable for all head teachers, school leaders, teachers, NQTs and classroom assistants – in any phase or context, including SEND and alternative provision settings – who are looking to upgrade their own classroom management or school behaviour plan. Review: An essential read for anyone working with, or interested in, behaviour in schools - One option available to schools and other organisations to whom the behaviour of children and young people is a priority is to adopt the so-called 'No Excuses' approach. Paul Dix makes it very clear that he is opposed to the 'No Excuses' approach and it's “ugly deterrents”. He has a disregard for ‘Zero Tolerance’ too, which, he argues, inevitably leads to increased punishments and ultimate exclusion. He also calls out the damaging interventions of, what he refers to as, "the punishment brigade". Paul Dix believes in - and describes - a different way. This book is about that different way. The author proposes the development of a culture in schools where positive routines and practical strategies create support and certainty. He vehemently argues that schools - all types of schools - should create a culture that promotes visible consistency, botheredness and kindness; a culture where young people are “ready, respectful and safe”. It is also a reflective culture that asks questions like, ‘what would it be like if adults refused to shout?’ ‘what would it be like if we focused positive attention on effort and not on achievement?’ ‘what would it be like if, when appropriate, the adults said sorry?’ The author is interested in how changes like this can and will have a positive impact upon behaviour in the school? What Paul Dix has achieved in this book is to challenge and move beyond inherently problematic adult-constructed systemic impositions on young people. He offers a radically different vision and perspective where adults in every school take a look at their own behaviour and how that impacts upon school culture regarding behaviour and wider. The author is not saying that “difficult” or “extreme behaviour” is the fault of teachers. In fact, he asserts that schools should support teachers who are dealing with such challenges. His proposition is that the only behaviour that adults can have complete control over is their own. The title of the book illustrates what he thinks happens when adults do take control of their own behaviour. The writing is forthright – for example, Chapter 10 is called “Your Behaviour Policy Sucks”. The author puts forward a simple solution so that weighty and meaningless behaviour policy documents can be banished from schools. The book is realistic – for example, things do not always go well and therefore restorative approaches are detailed should they be needed. The individuality of young people is respected throughout – for example, the reader is encouraged to think about what might be going on in the life of some children and how that can impact upon their behaviour. The whole tone of the book is passionate and optimistic – change can happen and this book will help it to happen. On the back cover of the book Paul Dix is described as a 'notorious teacher-wrangler'. If you are a teacher, especially one interested in behaviour, you should definitely buy this book and enjoy being wrangled. You'll have laughs along the way too. Review: Brilliant! - It's so good to see a distinguished academic picking up on and amplifying what I've said for years. As a mentor of ECTs, I insist that the best way to teach is the way that works for you. There is no one way of teaching - we all have strengths and weaknesses. However, I will not stand by and watch new teachers yelling at students and expecting them to show respect. That approach simply makes no sense, and Dix superbly highlights why. The one thing we can control is our reaction to the horrendous behavior we sometimes encounter. Although he didn't explicitly outline this point, I suspect he knows full well the difference between punishment and discipline. The latter teaches children why disruptive behavior must be challenged, and he has ways of steering students towards a more positive MO. I disagree with him over zero-tolerance policies, which he seems to believe are incompatible with teachers having compassion for young people. I disagree because I am compassionate and caring, but I cannot see how we best serve all of our students while letting some of them be disruptive. However, I'm sure Dix is someone that our new Secretary of State for education needs to meet. Great job. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 5,436 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 690 in Science & Nature Education (Books) 1,145 in Society, Politics & Philosophy | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 2,611 Reviews | ## Images ![When the Adults Change, Everything Changes: Seismic shifts in school behaviour - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61xoJAowwsL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An essential read for anyone working with, or interested in, behaviour in schools *by D***N on 21 July 2017* One option available to schools and other organisations to whom the behaviour of children and young people is a priority is to adopt the so-called 'No Excuses' approach. Paul Dix makes it very clear that he is opposed to the 'No Excuses' approach and it's “ugly deterrents”. He has a disregard for ‘Zero Tolerance’ too, which, he argues, inevitably leads to increased punishments and ultimate exclusion. He also calls out the damaging interventions of, what he refers to as, "the punishment brigade". Paul Dix believes in - and describes - a different way. This book is about that different way. The author proposes the development of a culture in schools where positive routines and practical strategies create support and certainty. He vehemently argues that schools - all types of schools - should create a culture that promotes visible consistency, botheredness and kindness; a culture where young people are “ready, respectful and safe”. It is also a reflective culture that asks questions like, ‘what would it be like if adults refused to shout?’ ‘what would it be like if we focused positive attention on effort and not on achievement?’ ‘what would it be like if, when appropriate, the adults said sorry?’ The author is interested in how changes like this can and will have a positive impact upon behaviour in the school? What Paul Dix has achieved in this book is to challenge and move beyond inherently problematic adult-constructed systemic impositions on young people. He offers a radically different vision and perspective where adults in every school take a look at their own behaviour and how that impacts upon school culture regarding behaviour and wider. The author is not saying that “difficult” or “extreme behaviour” is the fault of teachers. In fact, he asserts that schools should support teachers who are dealing with such challenges. His proposition is that the only behaviour that adults can have complete control over is their own. The title of the book illustrates what he thinks happens when adults do take control of their own behaviour. The writing is forthright – for example, Chapter 10 is called “Your Behaviour Policy Sucks”. The author puts forward a simple solution so that weighty and meaningless behaviour policy documents can be banished from schools. The book is realistic – for example, things do not always go well and therefore restorative approaches are detailed should they be needed. The individuality of young people is respected throughout – for example, the reader is encouraged to think about what might be going on in the life of some children and how that can impact upon their behaviour. The whole tone of the book is passionate and optimistic – change can happen and this book will help it to happen. On the back cover of the book Paul Dix is described as a 'notorious teacher-wrangler'. If you are a teacher, especially one interested in behaviour, you should definitely buy this book and enjoy being wrangled. You'll have laughs along the way too. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Brilliant! *by J***N on 7 August 2024* It's so good to see a distinguished academic picking up on and amplifying what I've said for years. As a mentor of ECTs, I insist that the best way to teach is the way that works for you. There is no one way of teaching - we all have strengths and weaknesses. However, I will not stand by and watch new teachers yelling at students and expecting them to show respect. That approach simply makes no sense, and Dix superbly highlights why. The one thing we can control is our reaction to the horrendous behavior we sometimes encounter. Although he didn't explicitly outline this point, I suspect he knows full well the difference between punishment and discipline. The latter teaches children why disruptive behavior must be challenged, and he has ways of steering students towards a more positive MO. I disagree with him over zero-tolerance policies, which he seems to believe are incompatible with teachers having compassion for young people. I disagree because I am compassionate and caring, but I cannot see how we best serve all of our students while letting some of them be disruptive. However, I'm sure Dix is someone that our new Secretary of State for education needs to meet. Great job. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great *by J***N on 29 December 2025* Perfect. No issues at all. 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