Standard 7

We have put together a series of resources, research documents, CPD and literature to support you as a teacher in meeting Standard seven of the Department of Education's Teachers' Standards.

These cover:

• have clear rules and routines for behaviour in classrooms, and take responsibility for promoting good and courteous behaviour both in classrooms and around the school, in accordance with the school’s behaviour policy
• have high expectations of behaviour, and establish a framework for discipline with a range of strategies, using praise, sanctions and rewards consistently and fairly
• manage classes effectively, using approaches which are appropriate to pupils’ needs in order to involve and motivate them 
• maintain good relationships with pupils, exercise appropriate authority, and act decisively when necessary

Print your evidence checklist

• 30 strategies for cooperative learning

  Training students how to move around your room or lab is essential in managing behaviour. 

• Appropriate sanctions

  A full set of activities designed to assess students' ideas.

• Arrogant Lateness

  Reliable techniques to minimise the impact of deliberate lateness.

• Behaviour checklist

  Simple techniques to promote excellent behaviour and discipline in the classroom.

• Dealing With Distractions Confidently

  How to get the best from a potentially disruptive situation and enforce rules effectively.

• DfE advice on health and safety

  Safety is an essential part of behaviour management in science lessons (2014).

• Differentiating Behaviour Management

  Behaviour management strategies for different students. Can we really give too much praise?

• Ensuring a Settled and Focused Class

  Getting students ready to learn at the beginning of the lesson.

• Establishing Trust

  Essential skills to be a confident classroom leader.

• Key routines and practices

  Bill Rogers: guidance on core practices and skills in establishing learning communities

• Managing Aggression

  How to deal with aggressive behaviour by planning your response.

• Managing the difficult class

  What can you do when a whole group of students are misbehaving?

• MANAGING YOUR OWN BEHAVIOUR

  How learners push your emotional buttons.

• Meet and greet

  A good example of this technique for exposing students’ preconceptions. 

• New school?

  How to start as a new teacher in a difficult school.

• NON-VERBAL BEHAVIOUR

  Tips on how body language can affect your authority.

• OVERVIEW OF COOPERATIVE LEARNING

  Great advice on developing positive student-student interactions.

• Positive Design

  Maintaining discipline by rewarding good behaviour.

• Positive notes

  The power of sending positive notes home and why they give four levels of reward.

• Punishment and restorative approaches

  Why punitive sanctions don't work and schools need to focus on restorative approaches.

• School Sanctuaries

  Why creating a sane, safe and secure community in school is part of a teacher's responsibility.

• Students Who Fiddle With Objects

  How to deal with students who are distracted.

• Students who say no

  Dealing with students who refuse to follow instructions and retain classroom control.