Behaviour
The latest news, analysis and best-practice advice on managing pupil behaviour, including everything from new policy to cutting-edge research
Tuesday
10th Feb 2026
Schools spend 100 hours a week managing phones
Policing students’ use of phones is a ‘big strain’ on staff, whether the school has a strict policy on devices or not, new research shows
Ofsted: Heads question fairness of combining attendance and behaviour
Tes analysis shows most schools graded as ‘needs attention’ were only criticised over attendance and not behaviour
Exclusive
Wednesday
4th Feb 2026
Do schools need to change course on behaviour?
‘Bad’ behaviour is damaging teacher wellbeing and disrupting learning, despite successive governments trying to tackle it. Could findings from behavioural psychology and child development hold the answer? David Robson takes a look
Internal suspensions guidance boosts headteacher autonomy
Amid claims that government guidance is watering down school leaders’ powers, head Sophia Haughton says the opposite is actually the case