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A big revamp is genuinely needed. I’ve written about this before. That’s not ideological, it’s practical and about on the ground experience.

I still find the line behaviour is all about relationships a lazy one when the how isn’t detailed. How is this achieved? Shouldn’t school culture & systems allow for this to flourish? What of new teachers to a school, more so ECTs - should they be judged straight away over this?

I find it interesting that schools would rarely dream of putting an ECT on stage to deliver a full day of INSET yet some establishments spend a lot of money on someone to speak who did the job for 5 seconds at best & at worst never did the job but act like they did.

Completely agree with this…

Looking forward to this Forum Strategy event with Sam Strickland & Maureen Smyth, taking a look at behaviour strategy & approach from a trust perspective. What are some of the challenges & opportunities through trusts around this hugely important area? forumstrategy.org/event/members-…

Sam Strickland Forum Strategy Really appreciate your time Sam - looking forward to some thoughtful discussions 🙏🏻

It’s worth keeping in mind that schools can move heaven & earth to try to get some pupils to attend school to no avail because either the pupils &/or the parents don’t see the value in education. No amount of strategy or curricular change will change this for some.

I’m seeing the re-emergence of posters & graphics from 20 ish years ago detailing strategies for pupils trying to regulate themselves. We need to be careful of strategies that may not work, of undermining behaviour approaches/teachers & of overcomplicating things for all.

Speaking to multiple children from multiple year groups today & the number 1 thing they appreciate and value the most is how firm & consistent our school boundaries are, which allows for a calm and purposeful learning environment. Not rocket science.

This is truly awful & a reminder that extremely violent behaviour can happen in schools. Pupil threw teacher to ground 'like a rag doll' bbc.com/news/articles/…

#TrustLeaders I still hold that if education is to truly move forwards for the better then the role & purpose of education & schools needs clearly defining & funding accordingly, school leaders need to be truly consulted & listened to - this extends beyond the usual few.

The question what do children need from education is an interesting one. I’d argue for the adults to act as adults, giving clear boundaries & to support children to develop resilience & attend school. Sometimes the best thing we can do is the hardest thing we can do.

“When the watering hole runs low, some of the animals will look at the others rather differently.” When the heat is on, and resources are scarce, some will sadly sacrifice partnerships and relationships in the name of survival. This resonates. As I said in my speech to today’s