Behaviour
The latest news, analysis and best-practice advice on managing pupil behaviour, including everything from new policy to cutting-edge research
Monday
18th Mar 2024
Poorer students’ absence worsens as they get older
All secondary school year groups had higher absence in the autumn term compared with a year earlier, FFT Education Datalab analysis shows
Pupil wellbeing: New trends schools need to know
The co-founder of #BeeWell shares findings from its third survey of pupil wellbeing trends that it hopes schools can use to tailor their responses to the challenges
Wednesday
6th Mar 2024
Exclusions policy to be reviewed amid school violence
Scottish government promises review after being accused of a lack of action over the increase in dangerous behaviour in schools
Ministers challenged over ‘intolerable’ school violence
Scottish Conservatives will accuse SNP ministers of failing to take action when school violence is leaving teachers ‘terrified to go to work’
Thursday
29th Feb 2024
‘Increase’ in pupil suspensions and exclusions last term
FFT Education Datalab has issued a warning around the ‘additional pressure’ the increase could put on alternative provision
Should primaries have specialist pastoral staff, too?
Secondary schools in Scotland have had guidance teachers, who specialise in pastoral support, since the 1960s, and now primary leaders are pressing for a similar role in their sector. Emma Seith weighs up the arguments
Schools must share attendance data from August
DfE confirms statutory measures to combat low attendance, including national framework for parent fines