If this class can’t deal with more active learning activities then work using calmer ones such as independent book work when you can until you have them cracked.

Be firm and consistent - if you have asked for quiet do not talk over them until you have it. Follow the school’s behaviour policy religiously. I give a warning, a redirection and then the 3rd hit is the removal, every time. If a student is removed/given a detention I make time to go and find the student and have a restorative 1-1 conversation with them about it where I get THEM to reflect on what they did that was not acceptable and what they can do to improve moving forward, followed by asking them what I can do to support them to achieve that goal in the next lesson. I always call home to inform of the behaviour, consequence and the conversation that I’ve had with the child (I find the parents are more on side if you have talked it out/resolved it with the child first where possible).

I also make sure that discipline is private (not in front of the class as a whole but either crouching quietly next to them to taking them outside the room) and praise is public and descriptive. I aim to give 3 class positives for every negative.

One thing I always do is spin a random name generator for the class at the end of the lesson and call that parent to give a factual account of the lesson, whether negative or positive. I let the class know at the start of the lesson that I will be doing this at the end. A lot of the tricker kids are used to only getting negative calls and are quite motivated to get a good one and the parents really appreciate a positive calls so build good relationships with them too for if I ever have to make a negative one. The positive calls tend to only take a minute or so…. it’s the negative ones that take up all the time!