Behaviour
The latest news, analysis and best-practice advice on managing pupil behaviour, including everything from new policy to cutting-edge research
Thursday
21st Nov 2024
Behaviour got worse during hubs programme, say pupils
Schools with high levels of deprivation benefitted more from the government’s behaviour hubs scheme, official evaluation shows

Suspensions and exclusions up by a third in a year
Pressures on schools highlighted after government data shows surge in suspensions and permanent exclusions

Wednesday
20th Nov 2024
How I used DfE data to find a school soulmate
Want to improve your school? Then why not seek out a similar setting to see what you could learn

Teachers face ‘alarming’ rise in verbal and physical abuse from pupils
Increase in challenging behaviour from children and parents is impacting teachers’ mental health and wellbeing, charity warns

Wednesday
13th Nov 2024
Treat online and offline bullying with ‘same seriousness’
Online bullying may have more serious consequences, suggests first anti-bullying guidance from Scottish government in seven years

Youth club closures affected GCSE results, think tank warns
Headteachers’ leaders urge government to restore local authority funding for community services, or risk leaving schools to ‘pick up the pieces’

Monday
11th Nov 2024
How to address behaviour in Welsh schools
School leaders in Wales are doing all they can to tackle disruptive behaviour and need to know they are supported, says Laura Doel

Anti-Bullying Week: how we are eradicating bullying
A secondary associate principal explains how their school’s programme, which includes training students in violence prevention, has significantly reduced incidents of bullying
