Better Deal on Behaviour campaign
Supporting members to tackle pupil indiscipline
We will represent the interests of teachers and school leaders robustly where school practices fall short of the standards of behaviour that teachers can reasonably expect.
If you have a concern about the way in which behaviour is being managed in your school, you should seek advice and support from the NASUWT immediately.
You can also record information about poor pupil behaviour on our NEW Anonymous Behaviour Reporting Tool just launched in Feb 2025.
We also have a full range of online resources to support our members:
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Behaviour Management Principles: eight principles that underpin effective behaviour management and support the working lives of teachers in the classroom.
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Guidance on Developing a Behaviour Management Policy: a framework for those developing a behaviour management policy, which can also be used as a checklist to determine whether a school’s behaviour management policy addresses all the key issues appropriately.
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How to Review Behaviour Management Procedures: guidance that provides Workplace Representatives with information about what should be covered in a school’s behaviour management procedures.
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A Guide to Understanding Restorative Behaviour: a briefing offering advice and guidance for teachers and leaders across the UK on restorative behaviour and how to support good practice in schools.
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Advice on Large-scale Pupil Disorder in Schools: a briefing to provide information and advice to members on incidents of large-scale pupil disorder in schools and how these incidents should be addressed and prevented.
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Useful links:
Behaviour management Resource Hub
Tackling excessive teacher workload
Protect the right to strike campaign
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Resources:
Pupil behaviour position statement
8 behaviour management principles
Developing a Behaviour Management Policy
Reviewing Behaviour Management procedures
Posters on abuse and respect in schools
Social Media and online abuse of teachers
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Key findings from NASUWT Behaviour Survey
Some of the key findings include, in the last 12 months:
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37% of respondents have experienced physical abuse or violence from pupils in the last 12 months;
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90% report verbal abuse or violence from pupils;
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89% feel the number of pupils exhibiting violent and abusive behaviours has increased;
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93% say the number of pupils verbally abusing staff members has increased.
Nearly half of teachers (45%) strongly agree or agree that they are made to feel to blame if they have an issue with poor pupil behaviour.
Forty-five per cent also said that the culture in their school/college treats poor pupil behaviour as part of the job and they should expect to receive abuse/violence from pupils.
A similar amount - 44% - do not feel supported by their school or college’s approach to dealing with poor pupil behaviour.
We will represent the interests of teachers and school leaders robustly where school practices fall short of the standards of behaviour that teachers can reasonably expect.
If you have a concern about the way in which behaviour is being managed in your school, you should seek advice and support from the NASUWT immediately.