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Behaviour & attendance guide

The National Behaviour and Attendance Programme

The new behaviour and attendance strand of the Secondary National Strategy, KS3, providing review, training and consultancy resources for all secondary schools, is part of a larger programme.

Central to the programme is support for selected schools in Excellence in Cities (EiC) areas facing the greatest challenges. By September 2003 Behaviour Improvement Projects (BIPs) - the behaviour and attendance strand of the EiC strategy - will be supporting well over 200 secondary schools. BIPs are packages of measures tailored to local needs, but typically include:

  • school-based multi-agency Behaviour and Education Support Teams (BESTs)
  • targeted attendance initiatives, including truancy sweeps and first day call
  • preventative and collaborative measures to reduce exclusions
  • additional Learning Mentors focused on behaviour and attendance, and transition across KS2 and KS3
  • dedicated senior management time for behaviour and attendance issues
  • police in schools

The DfES has recently launched the next stage of its anti-bullying strategy, which will be supported by KS3 behaviour and attendance training materials.