Behaviour
The latest news, analysis and best-practice advice on managing pupil behaviour, including everything from new policy to cutting-edge research
Wednesday
18th Dec 2024
Quarter of secondaries record a weapons incident
Poor pupil behaviour is affecting the wellbeing of most teachers and school leaders, DfE research shows
The behaviour crisis is an 鈥榰s鈥� not a 鈥榮chool鈥� problem
It鈥檚 clear the behaviour challenge in schools is increasing, but solutions cannot be confined to what education alone can do to tackle it, says 糖心Vlog editor Jon Severs
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 鈥榖elonging鈥� 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 鈥� 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鈥檚 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