Behaviour Lead Skills Audit Pack

This pack is designed for anyone leading behaviour in your school, whether you're new to the role or looking to evaluate existing expertise. The audit covers strategic leadership, systems management, staff development, pupil inclusion, and data analysis through targeted questions that prompt deep professional reflection.

Sample questions from the audit include challenging areas such as "Am I skilled at managing complaints about behaviour management fairly and transparently?" and "Do I analyse patterns of behaviour incidents by year group, time of day, staff, location, and pupil profile?" The audit also explores complex scenarios like "Can I support staff to adapt behaviour interventions appropriately for looked-after children and previously looked-after children?"

Whether you're conducting annual appraisals, supporting professional development, or preparing for Ofsted conversations about behaviour leadership, this audit provides the framework for meaningful self-evaluation and targeted improvement planning.

Behaviour leads, assistant behaviour leads, deputy heads of behaviour, pastoral leads, inclusion managers, behaviour coordinators, and senior behaviour mentors will all find this pack useful.

Line managers, such as headteachers, deputy headteachers, assistant headteachers, SLT members, and senior leaders responsible for performance managing behaviour staff can also use this to support a behaviour lead.

This comprehensive audit enables behaviour leads to systematically evaluate their expertise across the most critical competency areas that determine effectiveness in the role. The pack supports strategic leadership development by helping assess your ability to articulate vision to stakeholders, balance staff accountability with support, and work confidently with governors on behaviour outcomes. It guides evaluation of complex inclusion management skills in supporting vulnerable pupils, working with multi-agency partners, and adapting interventions for diverse needs including SEND, trauma, and cultural considerations. The audit also enables review of data analysis and compliance competency in behaviour data interpretation, identifying patterns and disproportionality, and ensuring legal compliance.

When behaviour leads understand their competency gaps through structured self-evaluation, schools can implement targeted CPD programmes that directly improve behaviour management consistency, reduce exclusion rates, and strengthen whole-school behaviour culture. The self-reflection process enhances professional confidence whilst creating clear pathways for career progression. Line managers gain objective data for performance management discussions, succession planning, and strategic behaviour team development.

Key questions this pack answers:

• Why is it essential for behaviour leads to utilise skills audits for professional growth?
• How should a behaviour leadership skills audit be conducted effectively in schools?
• How can behaviour audits inform performance management targets and CPD planning?
• What are the most challenging competency areas that determine behaviour leadership success?
• How can skills audits support succession planning and team development across schools?

Skills audits work best as part of comprehensive behaviour leadership support. If you're looking to develop behaviour expertise more broadly, consider these complementary resources:

• Everything You Need to Start Leading Behaviour - contains this skills audit plus other essential resources to kickstart the role for a new behaviour lead
• Staff Induction Pack - valuable for integrating new behaviour team members
• Behaviour and Attitudes Audit - for whole-school behaviour culture evaluation

Explore related audits:

• Pastoral and Mental Health Role Skills Audit for wider wellbeing responsibilities
• SENDCo Skills Audit for overlapping behaviour and additional needs expertise
• Senior Leader Skills Audit for DHTs and AHTs with behaviour oversight