Getting the Buggers to Turn Up

by IanMcCormack (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2005

  $3.41

  An accessible and practical guide for teachers outlining why pupils play truant from school and providing strategies to overcome this much talked-about problem. This invaluable guide for headteachers, heads of year and classroom teachers contains practical guidance on tackling truancy in schools. Brimming with advice on dealing with bullying, raising pupils' self-esteem as well as helping them cope with the trauma of transferring schools, Ian McCormack writes accessibly and entertainingly. His firm belief that disaffected pupils will only respond if they feel they have a voice underpins his writing. This book will prove invaluable to frustrated teachers everywhere.