Schools: Discipline
Lords · Question HL12846 · Tabled 10 Dec 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Lord Knight of Weymouth
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the conclusions of the local child safeguarding practice review of Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy will inform their advice to schools in England on behaviour management; and, if so, how.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern, 12 Jan 2026
All schools are required by law to have a behaviour policy which outlines effective strategies that will encourage good behaviour. The Behaviour in Schools guidance is clear that any policy must be lawful, proportionate, and reasonable and comply with the...