The Paragon - NWET&D - Govt White Paper -2

Classroom Behaviour

The Importance of Teaching: Schools White Paper: Behaviour

3.6 So we will:
Increase the authority of teachers to discipline pupils by strengthening their powers to search pupils, issue detentions and use force where necessary. Support teachers to challenge behaviour by legislating to grant them anonymity when accused by pupils and speeding up investigations.
Support teachers to challenge behaviour by legislating to grant them anonymity when accused by pupils and speeding up investigations.
Strengthen head teachers’ authority to maintain discipline beyond the school gates and improve exclusion processes.
Expect head teachers to take a strong stand against bullying - particularly prejudice-based racist, sexist and homophobic bullying.
Focus Ofsted inspections more strongly on behaviour and safety, including bullying, as one of four key areas of inspection.
Change the current system of independent appeal panels for exclusions so that they take less time and ensure that pupils who have committed a serious offence cannot be re-instated.
Ensure that all children being educated in alternative provision get a full-time education.
Improve the quality of alternative provision by giving existing providers more autonomy and encouraging new providers - including new alternative provision Free Schools.
Pilot a new approach to permanent exclusions where schools have the power, money and responsibility to secure alternative provision for excluded pupils.

3.7 We want all teachers to be clear about the powers they have to deal with disruption in the classroom and to have confidence in exercising their authority. Teachers tell us that they are not clear about what they can do, and that existing powers do not equip them to discipline effectively. So we will strengthen and simplify the existing position and powers, ensuring that teachers feel supported and protected when they address difficult behaviour.