Pupils benefit from teachers’ management training

PUPILS whose teachers take classroom management training are better behaved and have a better chance in the education system, research suggests.

The study examined the behaviour of 217 pupils in 22 infant classes at 11 Limerick schools, some of whose staff had undertaken a teacher classroom management (TCM) programme. It found that conduct and behavioural problems among pupils of staff in the training group were reduced, compared to those whose teachers had not done the training.

They also showed a significant decrease in emotional symptoms.