Effective behaviour management
This guidance shows how governing boards and school leaders can develop behaviour principles, policy and culture.
Effective behaviour management is fundamental to creating supportive, safe and inclusive learning environments. All schools are required to have a behaviour policy that supports effective behaviour management.
The Department for Education (DfE)’s guidance on behaviour in schools sets out a whole school approach to behaviour where high standards and expectations run through all aspects of school life. This includes how pupils are taught and encouraged to behave; the response to misbehaviour; and the relationships between staff, pupils and parents.
Our guide to effective behaviour management explains how governing boards and school leaders can collaborate to develop behaviour principles, policy and a culture which reflects their values and ethos.
The guide covers:
- establishing behaviour policy principles
- behaviour policy aims
- questions for governing boards to ask
- monitoring policy implementation
- a whole school approach
- exclusion as a last resort
- effective stakeholder engagement
- an inclusive curriculum
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