Behaviour
The latest news, analysis and best-practice advice on managing pupil behaviour, including everything from new policy to cutting-edge research
Today
10th May 2024
Sats: Wellbeing and behaviour warning ahead of tests
Primary school leaders say the pandemic is still impacting Year 6 pupils as they prepare for assessment this term and the transition to secondary school
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‘Half-baked’ response to ‘escalating’ school violence condemned
Teaching union demands ‘immediate action’ to address an ‘upsurge in violence’ in Scottish schools so that staff can work in safety
Hinds: ‘Faster progress’ needed to fix absence problem
Speaking exclusively to Tes as the DfE launches a toolkit to help schools spot pupil absence trends, schools minister says the sector is still facing an ‘attendance problem’
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Wednesday
8th May 2024
The harmful effects of absence stretch beyond school
New research on the impact of absence on students’ post-school destinations offers insights into improving attendance in the wake of the pandemic
4 behaviour insights school leaders should know about
With new government research revealing emerging behaviour trends in schools, a safeguarding lead picks out the key points
Behaviour in schools: is it really getting worse?
Anecdotally, behaviour in the world’s schools is going downhill – but does the data support this assertion and, if so, why is it happening? Holly Korbey investigates
Tuesday
7th May 2024
Praise motivates pupils - but it tails off as they get older
Praise makes children feel positive about school and motivates them, finds report – but pupils say they get less of it as they grow older
GCSEs: Concern over Year 11 absence as exams loom
The disadvantage gap could widen this year due to concerns over student absence, mental health and wellbeing, warn leaders and researchers
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Thursday
25th Apr 2024
Weekly round-up: Ofsted grades and teacher pay fears
This week’s essential education news includes the DfE under fire for not scrapping single-word Ofsted judgements and warnings about funding for a teacher pay rise
Poor behaviour hitting teaching and wellbeing, say most teachers
Pupil misbehaviour is causing regular interruptions to lessons and impacting their wellbeing and mental health, say three-quarters of teachers