Behaviour

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

Monday

7th Sep 2026

Reform considers return to single-phrase Ofsted grades
Suella Braverman also tells Tes the party favours Michaela-style behaviour rules, alongside plans to mandate hymns and flags in schools
Suella Braverman
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Community cohesion takes years - not terms
A MAT CEO explains how its schools took part in a four-year project to bring pupils together across settings, with real impact
Children running in field

Friday

4th Sep 2026

‘Blanket’ approaches to suspension likely to fail, research finds
Schools need support to understand different factors behind exclusions – with disadvantage, SEND and students’ relationships all linked, study says
Suspensions

Thursday

3rd Sep 2026

Angela Duckworth: Why grit is not enough
Ten years on from the publication of her bestselling book, Grit, Angela Duckworth chats to Tes about how her thinking about this characteristic has changed – and what this means for schools
Angela Duckworth

Wednesday

2nd Sep 2026

The 5 golden rules of classroom seating plans
Should you seat pupils alphabetically or pair high and low prior attainers? Mark Roberts takes a look at what research tells us about seating plans
Five different chairs

Friday

21st Aug 2026

How a short-term behaviour intervention can bring long-term benefits
Interventions don’t need to be long to deliver results, explains Clare Dash, whose doctoral research is exploring how a one-week residential is improving pupil behaviour and wellbeing
Dominos being interupted

Monday

17th Aug 2026

5 phrases to cut out of your vocabulary for a more inclusive school
Sometimes language used by staff can inadvertently lower expectations, says Jarlath O’Brien, and so it pays for leaders to work with their teams to phase these expressions out
Letterpress number five

Wednesday

12th Aug 2026

How much bullying goes on in Year 1?
DfE study of 9,000 five- and six-year-olds reveals findings on behaviour, predicted outcomes and parent engagement
bullying in year 1

Thursday

30th Jul 2026

‘Rushed’ RISE improvement plans concern ‘many’ heads
Latest DfE review of RISE school improvement programme finds there is a clearer understanding of advisers’ roles and better communication – but worries persist over timeframes for drafting plans
"Rushed" process a concern for heads

Friday

24th Jul 2026

Students in England ‘substantially’ more likely to be mocked by peers
Research also warns that exam anxiety is contributing to a ‘steady decline’ in life satisfaction among young people
Student being cyber-bullied

Tuesday

21st Jul 2026

Late DfE policy dump ‘shows scant regard’ for schools
Schools tell Tes they have been left with little time to implement significant policy changes on safeguarding, enrichment and attendance after the DfE released substantial updates late in the summer term
Schools running out of time
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Tuesday

14th Jul 2026

MAT to be broken up after behaviour policy backlash
Athena Learning Trust’s nine schools will transfer to other organisations after trustees acknowledge a ‘clear need for change’
Athena learning trust dissolved