Behaviour and Attitudes Audit
Looking to review your school behaviour and attitudes policies, procedures and processes? Wondering how you could improve or evaluate your school's approach? As a school leader, you understand the importance of ensuring that your school provides the best possible education for its pupils. Behaviour and attitudes are integral aspects of a positive and conducive learning environment, and with the information and resources in this pack, you can feel confident and well-prepared to audit this area and assist your continuing school improvement journey. Filled with useful points to consider, ways to move your thinking forward and covering the Education Inspection Framework (EIF) for behaviour and attitudes, this audit pack is useful for new and experienced leaders alike.
What?
A comprehensive guidance pack with accompanying templates to help you audit the behaviour and attitudes practices, policies and procedures in your setting. This audit pack is designed to help you identify areas of strength and weakness in the school’s behaviour and attitudes provision and to provide recommendations for improvement.
Throughout the pack, we’ll explain concepts, guide your thinking and provide scaffolds if you need them so you can focus on adapting everything to the needs of your pupils and staff, allowing you to be confident and well-prepared before, during and after conducting an audit.
Who?Headteachers, deputy headteachers, assistant headteachers, pastoral and welfare leaders, designated safeguarding leads (DSLs) and members of the senior leadership team wishing to develop their understanding of the Ofsted behaviour and attitudes judgement area and seeking to assess, evaluate and improve behaviour and attitudes in the setting. This pack is suitable for new and experienced school leaders.
How long?Utilise this pack and the accompanying templates at your own pace, or even share it among your senior leadership team. We’ve split the pack into digestible chunks with you in mind. Don’t overload yourself as there’s a lot to take in but bring yourself up to speed with all of the elements that a senior needs to be aware of when conducting an audit.
When?Start as soon as you’ve downloaded the pack or at any time to suit your school demands and workload. This pack is useful when looking ahead to the following academic year as well as at the start of a new school year or when there have been changes to the behaviour and attitudes provision.
Why?Have you conducted a behaviour and attitudes audit before? Wondering where to begin or wanting to ensure you cover all areas of behaviour and attitudes as outlined in the Education Inspection Framework (EIF)?
A behaviour and attitudes audit involves a comprehensive review of the school’s policies and procedures related to pupil behaviour and attitudes, as well as an examination of the attitudes and behaviours of pupils themselves.
It provides a comprehensive evaluation of the school’s educational practices, identifies areas for improvement, and establishes a clear roadmap for continuous improvement. Gather the views from all stakeholders, including staff, pupils, parents, carers and governors, as well as evaluate your climate, culture and ethos, staff development, pupil motivation, learning environment and attendance.
If completed honestly, conducting an audit in this area can be a useful tool while collecting evidence from a variety of sources, so you can gain a comprehensive understanding of the behaviour and attitudes in your setting.
Key questions answered in this pack:
- What is a behaviour and attitudes audit?
- What should I look for when monitoring behaviour and attitudes?
- What sources of evidence can be used in a behaviour and attitudes audit?
- How will Ofsted inspect behaviour and attitudes?
- How will Ofsted inspectors view suspensions and exclusions?
- What behaviour records will Ofsted inspect?
- What attendance records will Ofsted inspect?
- What is off-rolling?
- How can off-rolling be prevented?
- How can school attendance be improved?
- How can I conduct a behaviour and attitudes audit?
- How can I avoid inconsistencies and pitfalls in auditing behaviour and attitudes?
- How can auditing behaviour and attitudes help to build a picture of behaviour across the school?
- How can I identify areas of strength and areas for development regarding behaviour and attitudes?
- Why is it important to gather the views of parents, pupils and staff?
- What is included in parent, pupil and staff surveys?
- How can I get a better understanding of parent, pupil and staff views?
- How can I use the information gathered from survey feedback to make school improvements?
