The Behaviour Challenge
On 30 September 2009 the Secretary of State launched a new behaviour strategy to improve pupil behaviour in schools. The central elements of the behaviour strategy are:
- the new Behaviour Challenge, through which schools that have only a 'satisfactory' Ofsted grade for behaviour will be encouraged and supported to work towards the 'good' or 'outstanding' standard
- making behaviour improvement a priority for the Good and Great Schools programme
- engaging parents through a new leaflet on how they can work with schools on pupil-behaviour issues.
The Behaviour Challenge reflects a key recommendation of Sir Alan
Steer's final report on behaviour standards and practices in schools
(Learning behaviour: Lessons learned) in which he made clear that an
Ofsted judgement of 'satisfactory' on behaviour should not be seen as
good enough and should trigger additional support.
The Behaviour Challenge also takes forward the commitments in the
21st-Century Schools White Paper on the Pupil Guarantee, about every pupil
going to a school where there is good behaviour, strong discipline, order and
safety; and the Parent Guarantee, about ensuring parents fulfil their
responsibilities for pupil behaviour.
The documents launched as part of the behaviour strategy are:
- the Delivering the Behaviour Challenge narrative and Sir Alan Steer's response letter to the behaviour strategy
- the booklet Working together for good behaviour in schools: Information for parents and carers
- a detailed response from DCSF to Sir Alan Steer's recommendations contained in his final report, Learning behaviour: Lessons learned
- DCSF responses to recommendations from his earlier reports, reproduced from Learning behaviour: Lessons learned.
Published: 30 September 2009
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