School leaders are well placed to drive substantive, widespread school improvement in England. The range of responsibilities are as broad as the measures by which they are held accountable. Even in the most difficult of circumstances, I have seen headteachers who have transformed the life chances for hundreds or thousands of young people.
A student’s experience in school remains one of the most insightful indicators of later life success in any one of a number of metrics. For many it is the best chance they will ever have to flourish. How they conduct themselves at school is crucial to that experience. Helping them develop good behaviour is therefore one of the most important tasks a school faces.
