In England, a variety of approaches are used in schools to manage pupils’ behaviour. These include preventing poor behaviour by creating a positive learning environment, working with parents and carers to ensure consistent messaging, welcoming pupils to class and offering free school breakfasts. They also include ways to stop poor behaviour when it happens, like speaking with pupils, isolation, detentions or temporary or permanent exclusions.
Approaches to prevent poor behaviour are usually based on evidence, especially those which aim to understand why poor behaviour happens. If the evidence shows they prevent poor behaviour and low-level disruption, and improve academic results, they are judged to be successful. They are rarely judged on the effect they have on the mental health and wellbeing of pupils.