Behaviour

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

Monday

9th Sep 2024

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

Wednesday

4th Sep 2024

5 simple tweaks to common behaviour challenges
Behaviour management can be complex, but subtle communication changes in common classroom scenarios can take away anxiety and create successful learning environments, argues Mark Roberts
5 simple tweaks to common behaviour challenges

Tuesday

3rd Sep 2024

Gilruth gives ‘clear support’ for whole-school phone bans
Education secretary moves to clarify government position after publication last month of guidance for schools on mobile phones and behaviour
Jenny Gilruth

Wednesday

28th Aug 2024

Empathy lessons could lead to positive behaviour changes
Analysis supported by Cambridge University’s Faculty of Education showed a positive impact on pupils’ behaviour after one term of empathy lessons
Empathy concept two heads

Monday

26th Aug 2024

What exclusions can and should tell us about behaviour in schools
In his new book Exam Nation, head Sammy Wright argues that we need to refocus arguments about exclusions on getting the right balance of approach and improving coverage of alternative provision
What exclusions can and should tell us about behaviour in schools

Tuesday

20th Aug 2024

Three priorities for setting behaviour intentions in the new school year
After last week’s publication of a long-awaited behaviour plan in Scotland, Jamie Thom advises how to make your classroom a place of calm and good learning
Circle of concern influence
EPI: Schools need guidance for pupils with multiple suspensions
Impact of suspensions called into question as students removed from the classroom are more than twice as likely to fail to achieve a level 3 qualification, research finds
Outside headmaster's office

Monday

19th Aug 2024

What every teacher needs to know about fidgeting
Teachers tend to see fidgeting as a problem, says Mark Roberts. But there’s evidence that, managed carefully, it can bring important cognitive benefits
What every teacher needs to know about fidgeting

Saturday

17th Aug 2024

‘Too many of us have reached our critical mass of disruptive students’
Behaviour challenges in secondary schools have reached a point where even experienced teachers are losing confidence in their ability – but, actually, teacher skills are not the issue, argues Peter Caspall
‘Too many of us have reached our critical mass of disruptive pupils’

Thursday

15th Aug 2024

No national ban on phones in Scottish schools
New Scottish government guidance says ‘mobile phones can both enhance and detract from learning’ and leaves it to schools and councils to decide ‘restrictions and limitations’
Mobile phones ban