The capacity to engage well with our students is possibly the most effective teaching tool that all staff have at their disposal. When students are engaged they are better behaved and far more likely to learn in class. This session goes through some of the practical ways that we can increase student engagement in the classroom and includes real examples of students that changed as a result of being engaged with their teacher. This session will also include some real-life examples posed as problems for teachers to solve within group work to put into practice what we are discussing.