Behaviour

The latest news, analysis and best-practice advice on managing pupil behaviour, including everything from new policy to cutting-edge research

Thursday

3rd Oct 2024

Restore expert group to tackle absence crisis, DfE urged
The Attendance Action Alliance – set up to ‘supercharge’ efforts to tackle school absence – has not met since May
Scrabble absence
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Wednesday

2nd Oct 2024

How socks became part of the school uniform couture war
Over the past 15 years, the humble sock has become part of schools’ quest for uniform control – but what’s behind this and what has the impact been?
How school socks became part of the uniform couture war

Sunday

29th Sep 2024

6 tips to help teachers learn hundreds of pupils’ names
Getting names right will help create a supportive and engaging learning environment, says Kirsten Colquhoun
6 tips to help teachers learn hundreds of pupils’ names

Friday

27th Sep 2024

Violence in schools in focus again after Fife EIS survey
Teachers report growing concerns about abuse from parents on social media amid what the union describes as a ‘sustained crisis’ of violence and aggression in many schools
Violence in schools in focus again after Fife EIS survey

Tuesday

24th Sep 2024

How we’re improving attendance and behaviour with additional roles
Thinking beyond traditional student roles has enabled our school to make remarkable improvements to engagement, writes this executive headteacher
How we’re improving attendance and behaviour with additional roles

Thursday

19th Sep 2024

Mobile phones in schools: all you need to know
The use of phones in schools is a controversial topic – but should they be banned? ÌÇÐÄVlog looks at what the government guidance and research tell us
Mobile phones in schools: all you need to know

Thursday

12th Sep 2024

School uniform guidance: key principles for Scottish schools
There’s no legal requirement for pupils to wear school uniform, but national guidance sets out key principles around affordability and equality
School uniform guidance: key principles for Scottish schools

Wednesday

11th Sep 2024

Campaign targets sharing of violence on social media
New resources for schools will encourage Scottish students to switch off and disengage when footage of fights and violence is shared on social media
Abstract illustration of social media tech

Monday

9th Sep 2024

My week as... director of education at Anthem Schools Trust
In our ‘My Week As’ series, a senior sector leader reveals what a typical week looks like in their role. For this article, we talk to Elma Lawson
Elma Lawson
Pupil behaviour will get worse, teachers warn
Former Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw also says school leaders ‘must not be intimidated by unsupportive and sometimes aggressive parents’
Pupil behaviour set to worsen, teachers warn

Friday

6th Sep 2024

Higher absence ‘will remain until Covid generation leaves school’
The ‘shock’ caused by restrictions introduced during the pandemic in 2020 could take ‘seven years to erode’, researchers warn
Covid generation attendance

Thursday

5th Sep 2024

Most schools worried about internal truancy
Analysis shows rise in suspensions and exclusions compared with the same time in the previous year
child peeping out from behind chair