Improving Student Engagement

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Dr Mark Dowley August 13th, 2025 · 2min read, 112min listen

A slightly different reading this week. I was fortunate to be invited onto an episode of the largest teaching podcast in the world, the Mr Barton Maths podcast.

In this episode, Craig Barton, Ollie Lovell and I discuss classroom management.

It’s a useful listen for anyone who would like a deep dive into improving classroom engagement.

Key points

  • Treat behaviour as a curriculum and master your own behaviour to influence others.
  • Behaviour management skills can be taught to teachers through explicit instruction and rehearsal.
  • Schools need to create systems to support the improvement of behaviour.

Listen here:

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Happy coaching.

Kind regards
Mark


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