The following skills and strategies will allow you to be creative and flexible in resolving this issue

Praise Liam for his positive contribution in previous lesson/s

• Check that Liam’s PE clothing and/or equipment is in school
• Offer to supply a clean set of kit and trainers
• State the expectation eg. “Liam, everyone has to do all lessons. There is no choice.”
• Repeat the expectation “Every one has to change for PE.” Repeat as necessary

Give Liam the option of changing in private when the changing room is empty

• Use adult support to encourage Liam and monitor progress
• Selectively ignore the sulking attitudes and monitor the length of the delay tactics
• Overall, do not ‘push him into a corner’

Keep an encouraging dialogue going to identify the issue of concern

• Query whether his friendship groups are a concern. Change them if necessary

Detach from the issue and quote

• “The choice is yours. Either change and do PE or you are choosing a consequence in your own time”
• Use and set a time limit and state your expectation eg
  “I think it will take 3 minutes to get changed. You can do the right thing and join the class for PE”

Move Away and observe reaction

• If still refusing, give Final Warning and apply a 5 minute Timed Consequence
• Send for additional adult support if still non-compliant after 5 minutes

Liam cannot be left unsupervised and the class is waiting to start the lesson

• Increase Timed Consequences in multiples of 5 minutes to 15 minutes maximum
• Apply Time with Teacher and all time wasted to be made up in Liam’s free time
• Explain your expectations for next lesson

Review your rewards/consequences strategy ready for next lesson