Guidance

Behaviour and discipline in schools

Guidance for school leaders and staff on developing a school behaviour policy, and a checklist of actions to take to encourage good behaviour.

Published 16 July 2013
Last updated 4 January 2016 — see all updates

• From: Department for Education

• Applies to: England

Documents

Behaviour and discipline in schools: guidance for headteachers and staff

Ref: DFE-00023-2014 PDF, 280KB, 14 pages

Getting the simple things right: Charlie Taylor's behaviour checklists

PDF, 726KB, 6 pages

Details

This guidance is for school leaders and school staff.

It applies to all schools and explains the powers members of staff have to discipline pupils.

The ‘Getting things right’ document is a checklist of actions to take to encourage good behaviour in pupils.

See also ‘Behaviour and discipline in schools: guidance for governing bodies’.

Published 16 July 2013
Last updated 4 January 2016 + show all updates

1. 4 January 2016 Amended document to reflect that, from January 2016, schools will no longer have an obligation to use home-school agreements.
2. 24 September 2015 Extended review date: we have reviewed and republished this guidance and confirmed it is up to date.
3. 12 September 2014 Updated to remove references to running from the list of sanctions at school.
4. 3 February 2014 Updated with new advice on sanctions for poor behaviour.
5. 16 July 2013 First published.