Behaviour
The latest news, analysis and best-practice advice on managing pupil behaviour, including everything from new policy to cutting-edge research
Wednesday
27th Nov 2024
Breakfast clubs: DfE urged not to repeat mistakes of NTP
The government needs to provide protected funding for breakfast clubs, ensure high-quality food standards and measure programme outcomes, says report

The ‘belonging’ converts are puzzling, but welcome
A headteacher reflects on how the former zeal for zero-tolerance approaches to behaviour is being replaced by something subtler – and better

2 in 5 teachers say mobile phones can be a teaching tool
Teachers have mixed views about phones in schools, research shows, with few saying that banning them would have a big impact on behaviour

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’
