Previous Classroom Management courses

OSL Training has two Senior Trainers for Classroom Management, who between them have over 40 years of actual teaching experience.

The Senior Trainers are : Rob Plevin and Chris Sivewright. You can read their testimonials and recommendations below.

Here's what people have said about previous OSL Classroom Management courses:

Course Evaluation Forms - Essential Classroom Management - Dec 6th 2007

Here you can see the actual Course Evaluation forms from which the comments below were taken. We've included all of them, warts and all, so you can see what people really thought about the course!

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"It's very nice to take the time out to share feelings, experience and ideas with other school teachers"

"Very good - would recommend to anyone"

To improve the day I would:

Not change anything

The best part of the day was:

The discussions - felt free to state our concerns and got a lot of advice
The fact that there was significant discussion and sharing of ideas.
Engaging lecturer
The discussions
Discussion of the ideas. Link up to the real classroom situation

This is what course trainer Chris Sivewright said about the Dec 6th Classroom Managagement course:

"Horrendous traffic and thunderstorms throughout the journey to the hotel at Brent Cross - congratulations to all for turning up! Throughout the day the emphasis was on sharing ideas and strategies and yet also providing all delegates with plentiful resources to take away. In addition to 4 manuals a number of paperbacks plus a memory stick went to each delegate. All of them also have access to £3000+ worth of electronic books (free) as and when they wish. Strategies discussed included pro-active classroom management, 'how to get silence' and the use of rewards and sanctions.

Thank you all for coming!"

"A good course with lots of interesting ideas - looking forward to reminding myself with the key objectives/stats"

"Well Pleased"

I came here with a specific intention. Was that intention satisfied?

Yes
Yes - I gained some useful insights and ideas
Got more ideas that I can try in my classroom

The worst part of the day was:

Nothing

Rob Plevin

Rob runs his own website, Magic Classroom Management - here are just a few of the testimonials he has received (the rest can be seen on Rob's website).

Hiya Rob,

Please accept my sincere apologies for not getting back to you sooner about your fantastic book!

I've read it a couple of times and the main impression that stands out it is its really practical approach - helpful without all the theory which you often cannot relate to.

In my opinion, it'll effectively run alongside assertive discipline, and the circle time policies already in place - and it offers the ability to dip into it for appropriate strategies or use as part of a behaviour management policy. I've been teaching 10 years and this may just be the missing part of the jigsaw in terms of classroom management!

Ultimately I think it's absolutely fantastic! NQTs and more experienced teachers should not be without it - and I look forward to it being widely available! I've already discussed some of the strategies in place with the PGCE student in my class, and I'm sure they'll prove really useful.

I'd love to continue to hear about the book's continued success!

Fiona Macsween (Teacher, UK)

I like the layout, how its broken down into small digestible, separate sections and how it "flows" really well. It’s a much better read then the standard text books we are asked to read about classroom management, which get dull quickly. I know it will handy every day once I’m facing a class of 30 kids

M Patel (Student Teacher, UK)

Hi rob. I am a PGCE student and have found your book very useful. I am teaching my first full lesson to the whole class next Thursday day and I am frantically trying to memorize all your tips and scripts! When I was reading your book I could actually SEE the methods working! I have recommended your book to all my fellow PGCEers! am very much looking forward to your emails.

Rebecca Norris (Student teacher UK)

Chris Sivewright

"You are the most brilliant teacher I have ever had the privilege to witness. Absolutely brilliant!"

Ann , Business Studies teacher, 14-19 Academy, Thames Valley University

"Chris is a super teacher - he's a real inspiration"

Sue Doran, Lincolnshire Echo, 21st August 1998

"The day was very informative and we worked on various topics. We gained a lot of new notes to help with revision and he was a great help. Chris taught us a fun new way of revising topics - I really enjoyed the day and am pleased that it was organised."

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