This article is:
- About creating a whole-school culture of effective behaviour management. See our other article for behaviour management techniques and approaches in the classroom
- Based on guidance and best practice in the DfE’s non-statutory guidance on behaviour in schools
Start with your behaviour policy
Every school must have a behaviour policy. This is stated in paragraph 98 of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE). Find a model policy and examples of behaviour policies in our other article.
You should include your behaviour expectations in your behaviour policy to make them clear to staff, pupils and parents/carers. Share your behaviour policy in your pupil and parent/carer welcome pack.
The roles and responsibilities of governors/trustees, the headteacher(s), staff, parents/carers and pupils School rules and routines Sanction and reward systems Staff training and development Specific staff roles and support for pupils with additional needs Banned items and mobile phones What measures the school