Behaviour Leadership

🔄 Updated for 2026 in line with KCSIE and the Ofsted Framework

Supporting your behaviour link governor effectively takes structure, clarity and the right tools. This pack gives you all three – with three fully editable resources designed to strengthen behaviour governance in your school, whether your link governor is new to role or needs more support to be highly effective.

You'll get:

☑️ Behaviour Questions for Governors and Trustees – 13 pages of structured questions to support meaningful collaboration between the behaviour link governor and key school staff such as the headteacher, DHT, behaviour lead and pastoral lead, plus a triangulating evidence section and an action plan template to document next steps

☑️ Behaviour Report to Governors Template – a clear, structured template covering behaviour data (including exclusions, suspensions and bullying) and commentary, giving the full governing board the insight they need

☑️ Behaviour Link Governor Roles and Responsibilities – an editable outline of the behaviour governor's key responsibilities, ideal for onboarding a new governor or bringing clarity to an existing role

All resources are fully editable so you can adapt them to reflect your school's context and needs.

New to behaviour leadership or stepping into a behaviour lead role at a new school? This comprehensive starter pack provides everything you need to establish effective behaviour management systems and build confidence from day one. Whether you're starting in September or mid-year as a new behaviour lead, these practical tools help you quickly understand your school's current behaviour provision, build key relationships with staff and pupils, and set clear priorities for sustainable behaviour improvement.

☑️ 18 ready-to-use, editable behaviour templates covering essential areas including behaviour audits, behaviour action planning, behaviour risk assessments, behaviour logs, exclusion tracking, bullying incident recording, and parent communication letters

☑️ Step-by-step behaviour leadership guidance document with your first 30 days mapped out week by week, plus practical advice on adapting to your school context, building relationships with staff and establishing consistent behaviour expectations

☑️ Behaviour Jargon Buster reference guide to demystify specialist behaviour terminology for you and your staff, ensuring clear communication about behaviour management across the school community

☑️ Quick-start behaviour checklists and assessment tools for behaviour folder organisation, behaviour lead skills auditing, behaviour snapshot reviews, staff behaviour quizzes, and behaviour plan templates

Ideal for new behaviour leads, experienced behaviour coordinators moving schools, deputy heads stepping up to behaviour leadership roles, pastoral leaders, and anyone wanting structured guidance and professional behaviour management templates to establish excellent behaviour provision efficiently.

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Looking to conduct a thorough self-assessment of your behaviour management expertise or evaluate the competencies of your behaviour lead? This comprehensive pack provides everything needed to identify strengths, pinpoint development areas, and create targeted professional growth plans for anyone responsible for pupil behaviour in your school.

What you'll receive:

• 18-page comprehensive behaviour lead skills audit covering all key competency areas
• 4-page implementation guidance with step-by-step instructions for effective use

The audit covers essential behaviour leadership areas including strategic direction and governor oversight, behaviour systems and processes, staff development, pupil support and inclusion, multi-agency collaboration, and data monitoring – ideal for behaviour leads to assess their strengths and make plans to develop their skills in behaviour leadership.

Two essential templates to help you create structured, effective support plans for pupils with challenging behaviour.

When a pupil's behaviour needs additional help to manage, you need clear frameworks to assess risk and plan targeted support. This bundle provides you with two robust templates that streamline the process whilst ensuring you capture all the essential information. They're also in line with the April 2026 DfE guidance on the Restrictive interventions, including the use of reasonable force, in schools.

What's included:

• Pupil Behaviour Plan Template - Comprehensive planning document to create individualised support strategies, from identifying triggers to setting measurable targets
• Behaviour Risk Assessment Form - Structured framework to assess potential risks, likelihood and impact, plus space for reduction strategies and monitoring
• Risk Assessment Log - Simple tracking sheet to monitor multiple pupils' risk levels and review dates at a glance

Perfect for:

• SENDCos managing complex behaviour cases
• Behaviour leads developing individual support plans
• Class teachers needing structured approaches for pupils exhibiting challenging behaviours
• Senior leaders ensuring consistent risk assessment processes
• Anyone working with parents, carers and families to support pupils to succeed with behaviour

Both templates include clear guidance, practical examples and prompts, and space for pupil voice, helping you create plans that are thorough and genuinely supportive of pupil wellbeing.

🔒 Fully aligned to the 2026 Ofsted School Inspection Toolkit

Ofsted inspection can feel daunting when you're a behaviour lead, especially if you're new to the role or haven't experienced an inspection under the current framework.

Designed specifically for behaviour leads, this focused preparation pack translates the 2026 School Inspection Toolkit into practical guidance about your role during inspection. You'll understand when and how you'll engage with inspectors, what questions they're likely to explore and how to demonstrate the excellent behaviour work you're already doing to ensure all pupils experience a calm, orderly, respectful and supportive environment where they can thrive and learn.

You'll get:

☑️ Behaviour Lead Inspection Role Guidance – clear explanation of when you'll be involved during inspection, what happens during focused leadership meetings, case sampling discussions and learning walks, and what inspectors want to understand from you

☑️ Example Ofsted Behaviour Lead Questions – realistic questions you might be asked during inspection conversations, helping you practise articulating your approach and identify any areas to strengthen

☑️ Further supporting documents – including a leader action checklist to build your inspection knowledge, an inspection readiness tool to evaluate your current practice against toolkit statements, and editable grade descriptor grids highlighting attendance and behaviour across the framework

This Ofsted behaviour lead resources pack helps to build your confidence to articulate your work clearly and supports you to prepare effectively without creating unnecessary workload. All templates are fully editable so you can adapt them for your school's specific context and use them as part of your ongoing behaviour leadership, not just for inspection preparation.

👉 Looking for further support on preparing for inspection? These resources are also available as part of the full Ofsted Inspection Preparation Pack too.

🔒Updated to align with Ofsted's 2025 School Inspection Toolkit

This behaviour self-evaluation form template provides a comprehensive framework for headteachers, SLT and behaviour leads to assess and improve behaviour systems across their school. The editable Word document guides you through a structured annual review of your behaviour policy implementation, culture and outcomes.

Key features:

• Complete school context analysis - track pupil numbers across behaviour support plans, suspensions, alternative provision and safeguarding links
• Nine core evaluation areas - from leadership and policy compliance to staff training and pupil outcomes
• Evidence-based assessment - suggested sources and documentation for each area to support your RAG ratings
• Governor accountability - ready-to-share format for governing body oversight and challenge

This structured approach helps you identify gaps before they become issues, ensuring your behaviour systems are robust and compliant. Whether you're preparing for inspection, addressing governing body questions, or simply wanting to strengthen your school's behaviour culture, this template provides the systematic review process that's often missed in busy school schedules.

Ideal for headteachers who need to demonstrate impact, behaviour leads seeking to improve and embed their practice, and SLT members preparing evidence for external scrutiny.

Are you stepping into the role of Behaviour Lead but wondering where to start or which tasks to prioritise? Firstly, congratulations! And secondly, don't worry – this free Honeyguide checklist will support your thinking right from the start.

As a Behaviour Lead, you have the important task of supporting positive behaviour and culture across your school, something which can feel challenging as you get used to the role. But don't worry, we're here to support you every step of the way with our comprehensive list designed specifically for new Behaviour Leads. Whether you're a newly appointed Behaviour Lead, taking over from a previous postholder, or moving from assistant to lead role, we've outlined key tasks for your first few weeks, half-term and full term to help you feel organised and confident.

🔒 Fully aligned to the April 2026 DfE guidance on restrictive interventions

Get your school compliant with the April 2026 DfE guidance on restrictive interventions with this practical seven-resource pack for headteachers, SENDCos, behaviour leads and pastoral teams. The guidance replaces the 2013 Use of Reasonable Force advice and introduces new statutory recording and reporting duties – this pack helps you understand what has changed, audit your current practice and policy, and get the right systems in place.

You'll get a:

☑️ Leader Action Checklist that works through every area of the guidance – from statutory recording and reporting duties to policy, SEND support, staff training and governing body oversight – so you can identify your most urgent actions and plan your response 

☑️ Policy Checklist to audit your existing policy against the new statutory requirements and identify any gaps before governors are asked to ratify it 

☑️ Behaviour Risk Assessment Form and Pupil Behaviour Support Plan Template to support individual pupils where there is an identified risk of needing to use reasonable force, with a focus on de-escalation and preventative strategies

☑️ Use of Restrictive Intervention and Reasonable Force Log with every statutory recording field built in, so leaders can record incidents compliantly and meet the same-day notification duty with confidence

☑️ Staff Training Presentation – a ready-made PowerPoint covering the guidance changes, staff legal powers, the three-part assessment and recording responsibilities – all ready to use in a staff meeting with no preparation needed. Please note: this is not safe handling or physical restraint training that instructs staff how to safely restrain a pupil.

☑️ 12 Restrictive Intervention Scenarios to build staff confidence in applying the guidance – ideal for drip-feeding into briefings and staff meetings across the year

Updated for 2026 in line with KCSIE and the Ofsted Framework

Designed for headteachers, deputy heads and behaviour leads, this ready-made template gives you a clear, structured starting point for reporting behaviour data and strategy to your governing board without having to build a report from scratch.

You'll get:

☑️ Behaviour Report to Governors Template – a comprehensive, 10-page editable Word document covering:

• exclusions, suspensions and behaviour sanctions
• bullying and discriminatory incidents
• behaviour by pupil group
• behaviour incidents by category and year group
• attitudes to learning
• behaviour policy review dates
• behaviour strategies and interventions
• multi-agency partnership work
• behaviour survey feedback
• a strengths and areas for development evaluation, including a dedicated section for governor questions and challenges

All sections are fully editable so you can adapt the template to your school's context and reporting cycle.

Ideal for headteachers, deputy heads and behaviour leads preparing termly or annual reports to governors.

👉 Looking for more governor report templates? This template and others are part of our Reports to Governors Template Bundle