Kilmarnock Academy new members of staff

Some Tips on Classroom Management from the SMT:

1. Focus on positive behaviour first - catch your pupils being good. Make an effort to praise them for the things they do right.

2. Intentional ignoring - acknowledge those who behave well, and ignore those who are displaying minor bad behaviour.

3. Positive cueing - on-task pupils who are sitting near off-task pupils can be targeted in order to cue-in the misbehaving pupils. The closer children are to one another the more successful this strategy is likely to be.

4. Tone of voice - Try not to shout! When all else fails stay calm and repeat your instructions clearly and firmly. Most pupils find it difficult to respond to a teacher who shouts all the time.

5. Rule reminders- always refer to your code of conduct. It not only focuses pupils on how to behave in the classroom, but also provides you with some form of backup when asserting your authority.

6. Positive directions - it is more effective to say what you want pupils to do rather than focus on what they are not doing. Redirect their attention to the instructions you have given.

7. Using questions - casual questions to an individual can refocus them on the task without giving too much attention to inappropriate behaviour.

8. Using carrots - encourage pupils with rewards for appropriate behaviour in the classroom.

9. Make sanctions clear- give pupils choices of either returning to on-task behaviour or dealing with consequences.

10. Back-up — remember to follow up your sanctions quickly and effectively, informing and asking for advice from appropriate staff members. Work as a team.

New Faces

Since 2004 there have been many new faces among the teaching staff at Kilmarnock Academy. On this page you can see most of them.

SOME NEW FACES AT K.A. Sept. 2011 (....plus some staff who were with us last session but have not yet been featured here. Photos by Holly Jarvie S6	Miss Ambler (Mod. Languages)	Miss Milligan (PE)
Ms Wallace (Art)	Mr McClurg (IT)	Mrs Conroy (HE)
Mrs Johnstone (Physics)	Mr Tickner (Technician)	Mrs Aird (Reception)

SOME NEW FACES AT K.A. Sept. 2010 (Photos by Euan Smith S6)	Ms McLeish (Geography)	Ms Hampson (Music)
Ms Chester (Art)	Mr Steven (PE)	Ms Rogerson (Business Studies)

New Faces - August 2009

Mr McMenamin - Art	Miss Delvigne - Mod. Lang.	Mr Rowe - Tech.
Miss MacDonald - H.E.	Mr King - English	Miss James - Geography
Mr Sutton - English	Mr Sproul - Physics	Mr Burns - Mod. Lang.

New Faces - August 2008

Ms MacInnes - ICT Bus. Studies	Mr Christie - PT Physics	Miss Brown - English
Mr Murray - Physics	Ms Lamont - Home Economics	Mr Maider - Biology
Mrs Woods - ICT Bus. Studies	Mrs Asli - Learning Supp.	Mrs Cairney - Classroom Assistant
Ms Couture - French Assistant	Mr Neilson-Bell - RE	Mr Patterson - PE

New Faces - August 2007

Mr Kirkland - PT Technical Ed.

NEW FACES AT K.A. IN 2007

At the end of June, Mr Deane Monachan left as Principal Teacher of Technical to take up a new post as Head of Design in Hamilton Grammar. We wish him (as well as the staff and pupils of Hamilton Grammar) good luck and thank him for everything he has contributed to Kilmarnock Academy.

Our new PTS, Technical Education, is Mr J Kirkland. We welcome him and the other new members of staff to K.A. and hope they enjoy their time here.

Mr McGougan - Technical Ed.	Miss Irvine - French	Mr Lang - Geography
Miss Christie - Biology	Mr Campbell - Technical Ed.	Miss Rintoul - Biology

New Faces - August 2006

Mr Bryden - PE	Miss Templeton - English	Mr McDougall - Mod. St.
Mrs Walton - Science	Mr Mackay - Mod. Studies	Mrs James - Biology
Mr Kilpatrick - French	Miss Anderson - PT Learning Supp.	Mr Carrigan - Maths
Mrs Neilson-Bell - RE	Mr Hughes Temporary in English/LS	Mrs Ranton - Home Econ.
	Mrs Bryden Temporary in English

New Faces - August 2005

Mr Cornyn - English	Miss Paton - Technical	Mr Kerr - Modern Studies
Miss Cairns - Maths	Miss Purdie - History	Miss McKee - Art
Miss Wallace - Mod. Lang.	Mrs Nicolson - Mod. Lang.	Mrs Lyon - Geography
	Mrs McDonald - Reception

New Faces 2004 - 2005

Mrs Lightbown - PT Art	Mr Pettigrew - PT Computing	Mrs Dunsmuir - PT English
Mr McQuiston - Science	Mr Stevenson - R.E.

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