Tom Bennett is the independent lead behaviour advisor to the DfE and in 2020 was appointed the chair of a new task force created by the DfE to tackle unruly behaviour. He is the Director and founder of researchED, a grass-roots teacher-led organisation that raises research literacy in education. Tom is the author of four books about teacher training, behaviour management and educational research. In March 2017, Tom published an independent review of behaviour in schools. He coaches teachers and schools internationally in all aspects of behaviour management and research integration. He currently leads the Department for Education’s Behaviour Hubs project, a £10 million program designed to reboot behaviour skills in disadvantaged schools throughout the UK.

Training day objectives

• The Psychology of School behaviour
• Responding to Lockdown
• Features of the most effective schools and leadership
• Responding to defiance / social media / truancy and attendance
• Violent talk and behaviour
• Practical strategies for behaviour that interrupts learning
• Q&A