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England

Behaviour policy

Official wording, responsibilities and review duties.

Evidence link

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Requirement and scope

Choose the governance type; academy and maintained duties differ. Choose a phase; confirm age and provision conditions.

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Maintained school

Statutory policy [4]

Must publish. Website publication within the stated scope. [4]

Source-established phases
Primary, Secondary, All-through, Special
Source-established school types
Mainstream school, Special school
EYFS condition
No separate EYFS condition stated
Accountable
not stated in the source
Approval
not stated in the source
Operational owner
Headteacher publicises the policy [1]
Review cycle
Annual policy review recommended by DfE [2]

Independent schools and pupil referral units are outside this catalogue’s supported governance mapping.

Academy or free school

Statutory policy [6]

Should publish. Website publication within the stated scope. [5]

Source-established phases
Primary, Secondary, All-through, Special
Source-established school types
Mainstream school, Special school
EYFS condition
No separate EYFS condition stated
Accountable
not stated in the source
Approval
not stated in the source
Operational owner
not stated in the source
Review cycle
Annual policy review recommended by DfE [3]

Independent schools and pupil referral units are outside this catalogue’s supported governance mapping.

Annual publicising of a maintained school’s behaviour policy is separate from the recommendation to review it annually.

Official wording

Behaviour policy

Schools must publish their behaviour policy. It must comply with section 89 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006.

What maintained schools must or should publish online · Reviewed 2026-10-26

Behaviour policy

Academies should publish their behaviour policy, including their anti-bullying strategy. Guidance on developing and publishing a behaviour policy is available.

What academies and further education colleges must or should publish online · Reviewed 2026-10-26

Schedule, paragraph 9(a)

(a)a written behaviour policy is drawn up that, amongst other matters, sets out the sanctions to be adopted in the event of pupil misbehaviour;

Education (Independent School Standards) Regulations 2014, Schedule · Reviewed 2026-10-26

Communicating the school policy

For maintained schools, the headteacher must publicise the school behaviour policy in writing to parents, staff, and pupils at least once a year.10 The school’s behaviour policy must also be published on the school website.11 Where the school does not have a

Behaviour in schools · Reviewed 2026-10-26

Guidance and other resources, Review cycle

It is recommended that governing bodies review these policies annually. This is with the exception of the equality objectives policy which can be reviewed every 4 years.

Maintained schools: governance guide · Reviewed 2026-10-26

Guidance and other resources, Review process

We recommend that trust boards review policies related to the statutory guidance and other resources referred to above annually.

Academy trusts: governance guide · Reviewed 2026-10-26

Sources and updates

Official evidence reviewed 2026-10-26. Check the source edition and conditions before acting.

  1. Behaviour in schools

    Reviewed edition matches. GOV.UK metadata checked; captured PDF matches the reviewed edition. Live file bytes are unverified.

    Reviewed on
    2026-10-26
    Reviewed version
    2024-02-19T00:01:07+00:00
    Last checked
    2026-10-27T11:00:36.203Z
    Reviewed text digest (SHA-256)
    fb56dc27e6b5e1798d1a94d43da4477695fac4ec5137967848642ea4e991d8b9
    Official content identity
    d7cc42e2-0116-453b-85e8-c3d078f2ffa9
    Official content digest (SHA-256)
    a51e09748558a1b0821e84eb6809ea24f7e35dc5c6103fd3ac83b273b7bc3b31
    Reviewed PDF digest (SHA-256)
    3be788f5cf42e100bdb8292b5d2e5a399b25e7ee8e6d3e27ee6177386ba2b316

    https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65ce3721e1bdec001a3221fe/Behaviour_in_schools_-_advice_for_headteachers_and_school_staff_Feb_2024.pdf

    Official attachment · https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65ce3721e1bdec001a3221fe/Behaviour_in_schools_-_advice_for_headteachers_and_school_staff_Feb_2024.pdf

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  2. Maintained schools: governance guide

    Reviewed edition matches. Source text matches the reviewed edition.

    Reviewed on
    2026-10-26
    Reviewed version
    2026-07-15T15:01:39+01:00
    Last checked
    2026-10-27T11:00:36.203Z
    Reviewed text digest (SHA-256)
    e52a8a3de45c63b134d0ebf973be1ac134e940f50648449b0251fde69c0d7046
    Official content identity
    5e3468ca-6e6f-4b22-926e-9f851ba2d630
    Official content digest (SHA-256)
    1d3f2f6c58228e0a50a9591032bcf659d1f5c1c9da375fc1053abb88fdb64829

    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/maintained-schools-governance-guide/maintained-schools-governance-guide

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  3. Academy trusts: governance guide

    Reviewed edition matches. Source text matches the reviewed edition.

    Reviewed on
    2026-10-26
    Reviewed version
    2026-07-20T12:52:21+01:00
    Last checked
    2026-10-27T11:00:36.203Z
    Reviewed text digest (SHA-256)
    11ac340ef6b86f38865ce0ece27f1d47949e810ddfde066af3779588c1d1b8c2
    Official content identity
    21a3425c-77ff-4fae-b81d-42b5214b2ad2
    Official content digest (SHA-256)
    b99d266b3aa58de32e2f1428cb9a45065a6e52e26c65344e9df5ecacac19b1a4

    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/academy-trust-governance-guide/academy-trust-governance-guide

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  4. What maintained schools must or should publish online

    Reviewed edition matches. Source text matches the reviewed edition.

    Reviewed on
    2026-10-26
    Reviewed version
    2024-10-24T13:22:43+01:00
    Last checked
    2026-10-27T11:00:36.203Z
    Reviewed text digest (SHA-256)
    b9b1f18649ff2aa39b0a9df87f62c3aeb29bb48753d2bb174e50a411ac33a1f0
    Official content identity
    601afc48-7631-11e4-a3cb-005056011aef
    Official content digest (SHA-256)
    b3b7c2dedfb7e1fe1d249c685ca0f56f901e00aef72bbc7fba327afd2ccf9596

    https://www.gov.uk/guidance/what-maintained-schools-must-publish-online

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  5. What academies and further education colleges must or should publish online

    Reviewed edition matches. Source text matches the reviewed edition.

    Reviewed on
    2026-10-26
    Reviewed version
    2024-10-24T13:22:46+01:00
    Last checked
    2026-10-27T11:00:36.203Z
    Reviewed text digest (SHA-256)
    c97340181ef278fa159ebd90b83d1f974cfc65dd3107bfb3379793aec044b7df
    Official content identity
    805a09d7-7542-41b7-aefe-1b0935777e49
    Official content digest (SHA-256)
    48649d639b13916fb1950e252294ddcfb0016986359c01fe4842291a81faba96

    https://www.gov.uk/guidance/what-academies-free-schools-and-colleges-should-publish-online

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  6. Education (Independent School Standards) Regulations 2014, Schedule

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    Reviewed on
    2026-10-26
    Reviewed version
    not stated in the source
    Last checked
    not available
    Reviewed text digest (SHA-256)
    34845030b147f1b881a8e5ba2986b326c03c73e8275e78855b22eda1443930fe
    Official content identity
    not stated in the source
    Official content digest (SHA-256)
    not stated in the source

    https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/3283/schedule/made

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