Resources and Case Studies
Within this section we share Case Studies and useful resources for schools. If you have a link or document which you feel would be of interest to other schools please share with us and we will add this to the bank of resources.
Please note that we cannot be responsible for the security or content of external links. All are checked at the time of posting but may change over time.
The Lancashire Behaviour Audit Tool
The purpose of this audit tool is to support schools in the self-evaluation of behaviour for learning and inclusive practice. As with any audit tool, it will help in the identification of strengths and highlight areas for development. Schools may wish to formulate an action plan from this. It could be a useful document to support the whole school self-evaluation (SEF) process.
Trauma-informed Lancashire
Home - Trauma Informed Lancashire is an informative and invaluable website containing useful resources, webinars, 7 minute briefings, films and other resources to utilise for professional learning and development.
The site also offers a model, useful for the strategic development of positive approaches to behaviour management; created by Trauma Informed Lancashire: A-model-of-how-to-embed-trauma-informed-practice-across-an-educational-setting..pdf (traumainformedlancashire.co.uk)
Mental Health and Behaviour in schools
A link to the DFE guidance, updated in 2018: Mental health and behaviour in schools - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
School Culture and Behaviour
A link to Tom Bennett’s report to the DfE, “Creating a Culture: how school leaders can optimise behaviour”: Department for Education (publishing.service.gov.uk)
Suspensions and Exclusions guidance
A link to the DFE guidance which was updated in summer 2022: Revised behaviour in schools guidance and suspension and permanent exclusions guidance - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Searching, Screening and Confiscating guidance
A link to the latest DfE guidance, updated in July 2023: Searching, screening and confiscation in schools - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Social and Emotional Skills development
A link to the September 2023 EEF report focusing on the development of Social and Emotional learning skills in Primary schools: Improving Social and Emotional Learning in Primary Schools | EEF (educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk)
A link to the excellent SEMH resources offered by the Anna Freud centre: Resources (annafreud.org)
Dr Pooky Knightsmith looks as the benefits of developing relational practice in schools in this excellent SecED article: Relational practice: Improving behaviour and school culture vulnerable children pupils safety safeguarding (sec-ed.co.uk)
Case Studies
Here are links to some case studies from the DfE, focusing on behaviour policy and practice in both Primary and Secondary schools:
Whole school approach: managing poor behaviour - Case study - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Using rewards: encouraging good behaviour - Case study - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
ASK Research Report (publishing.service.gov.uk) (This report looks at strategies for managing student behaviour used in schools which were judged to be Outstanding by Ofsted)
An Introduction to ACEs
A short, animated film developed to raise awareness of childhood trauma, whole life course impact and appropriate responses. Produced for Public Health Wales and Blackburn with Darwen local Authority. Time: 5min 43sec
Stress, Trauma and the Brain – understanding survivor’s responses
Time: 8min 45sec Stress,
Trauma and the Brain
An insight for educators on how stress impacts the brain. Time: 5min 40sec
Adverse Childhood Experiences: Impact on brain, body and behaviour
6min
The window of tolerance
A short animated film by Beacon House around how adults can support traumatised children to perform at their best. Time: 6min 47sec
Understanding trauma: Learning brain vs Survival brain
Dr Jacob Ham reframes a trauma perspective in terms of learning brain versus survival brain as a way to make it easier for educators to talk about trauma with students. Time: 4min 57se
The importance of adult/child relationships: Ian Wright tearfully remembers his childhood teacher