Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions her Department has had with relevant stakeholders in education to discuss antisocial behaviour amongst school children.

The department engages regularly with teachers and headteachers and their representative bodies on a range of issues, including pupil behaviour.

All schools are required by law to have a behaviour policy which outlines effective strategies that encourage good behaviour.

The department’s existing ‘Behaviour in schools’ guidance states that schools should make clear to pupils that good behaviour does not end at the school gate. Schools have the power to sanction pupils for misbehaviour outside of the school premises to a reasonable extent.

To support schools, the department is establishing 93 new regional improvements for standards and excellence Attendance and Behaviour Hubs. These hubs will be led by schools with excellent attendance and behaviour practice which will work closely with other schools to help improve their approach.