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Behaviour Management & Engagement

Behaviour management

Content provided by Chiltern Teaching School. This CPD explores the role of behaviour management in developing a positive learning environment.

March 2021

Running the Room with Tom Bennett 

Interview with Tom Bennett about his book Running the Room - the teacher's guide to behaviour. Practical, evidence-informed, and based on the expertise of great teachers from around the world, it addresses the things teachers really need to know to build the classrooms children need.

September  2020

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Why Behaviour Training in Schools Makes Things Worse (and What Actually Reduces Incidents)

27 Jan 2026

Many schools invest in behaviour training - yet still see escalation, increased incidents, staff burnout, and rising reliance on restrictive practice. This CPD video takes a calm, system-focused look at why that happens and what safer practice actually requires.

You’ll explore:

  • Why some behaviour management training increases risk (confidence without capability)

  • The “false safety” trap: policies and procedures that look good on paper but fail in real life

  • Restrictive practice in schools - what’s legal, what the law actually examines, and where schools are most exposed (foreseeability)

  • The red flags in positive handling / de-escalation training providers

  • Why prevention strategies are the strongest safeguarding tool schools have

  • Why proactive strategies (plans, rewards, interventions) often fail when they’re compliance-led

  • What responsive strategies should do when crisis becomes the norm - and why restraint is feedback on the system, not the child

  • Why condition-led behaviour support (autism, ADHD, trauma) can miss the point when it replaces curiosity about context and capability

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The one question every school should ask before booking behaviour training: Will it reduce reliance on crisis responses over time?
 

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Introduction

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Instructions

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Low level disruption

March 2021

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Positive environment

March 2021

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Challenge

March 2021

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Pairs & groups

March 2021

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Creating a Culture - Sam Strickland

June 2020

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Routines

March 2021

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Pupil

motivation

March 2021

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Consistency

March 2021

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Structured support

March 2021

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Independent practice

March 2021

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High expectations

March 2021

Tom Bennett + Tom Sherrington

March 2021

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Join Tom Sherrington talking to Tom Bennett about his new book Running the Room: The Teacher's Guide to Behaviour, published by John Catt Educational. Go to www.johncattbookshop.com to pre-order your copy.

Tom Bennett Q&A 1

March 2021

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School behaviour expert and independent adviser to the Department for Education, Tom Bennett, answers questions from participants on our online behaviour management course. Session chaired by Paul Thornton, STEM Learning. Find out more at https://www.stem.org.uk/ne700.

Tom Bennett Q&A 2

March 2021

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Exclusive to the Managing Behaviour online course provided by STEM Learning, our Q&A sessions allow participants to ask leading experts about a range of issues in the teaching of STEM subjects. Becca Knowles (STEM Learning) and Tom Bennett.

Linked Research

Education Endowment Fund

Improving Behaviour in Schools Research 

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