Safeguarding guidance

Positive behaviour is key to academic achievement and inseparable from safeguarding.

Schools and settings should understand and support behaviour through a shared ethos which emphasises care, respect and responsibility.

For guidance and various practical templates on safe practice in this area download the following documents:

• Understanding and supporting behaviour - Safe practice for schools and educational settings (PDF, 456KB)
• Understanding and supporting behaviour - Safe practice for schools and educational settings: Appendices A to F (Word, 56KB)