Sue Cowley is an experienced teacher, writer and
presenter, whose particular expertise is in the
area of behaviour management. After qualifying as
a primary school teacher, she taught in a number
of different secondary schools in London and Bristol.
Sue has also worked overseas, teaching at an international
school in Portugal. She still works on a voluntary basis with children in local schools, to ensure that she keeps up to date with life 'at the chalkface'.
Sue is the best selling author
of numerous books for teachers and parents,
including ‘Getting the Buggers to Behave’,
‘The Guerilla Guide to Teaching’,
‘How to Survive your First Year in Teaching’
and ‘Getting your Little Darlings to Behave’.
Her books have been translated into many different languages, including Slovene, Spanish and Polish. Sue has been a regular contributor to the TES and she writes a monthly column forJunior Education Plus Magazine. She provides articles for a
range of other teacher publications, and also for parenting
magazines. She has also written materials about
behaviour management for the Open University /
BBC.
A key part of Sue’s work is in providing
training in positive behaviour management
for schools and colleges around the UK. She has given presentations
for the National Union of Teachers and the General
Teaching Council, for FastTrack and Advanced Skills’
teachers, to students at Cambridge and Bedford Universities,
to teachers at the renowned Wellington College, and also to a number of deputy and head teacher
conferences. Sue has also travelled to Europe to give training for teachers working for Service Children's Education and to teachers and trainee teachers in Slovenia. She combines her writing, training
and presenting work with the wonderful job of
being a parent.
Sue’s primary aim through her work is to
give practical, realistic and honest advice to
teachers and parents. Her books offer a combination
of tips, ideas and strategies, written in an easily
accessible and amusing way. Through the training
courses that she runs, Sue puts across her ideas
about teaching and behaviour management in a fun
and engaging format.
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