Behaviour for learning: guidance and examples

Last reviewed on 20 May 2022
School types: Maintained, Academy, Independent · School phases: Primary
Ref: 12090

Find out how you can support your children to develop behaviours for learning. See examples of how other schools do it.

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Contents

  1. What is behaviour for learning?
  2. Toolkit to develop learning behaviours
  3. Examples from schools

What is behaviour for learning?

A learning behaviour is something that allows a child to learn effectively in the group setting of a classroom. In addition to helping them in school, children and students should develop these behaviours or skills to be:

  • Prepared for life beyond school
  • Able to adapt to new environments and learn new things

3 key strands

Learning behaviours can be grouped under the:

Read more about these strands in this

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