Statement of behaviour principles: what to publish on your school website
If yours is a maintained school, your website needs the governing body's written statement of the principles behind your behaviour policy.
Check this on my websiteWho it applies to
- Published on
- The school's own website
- School type
- Maintained schools
- School stage
- All stages, from early years to sixth form
- Does not apply to
- No school types are excluded
When it's due
Keep it up to date
There's no fixed date. Update it whenever something changes.
What's needed
Publish the governing body's written statement of behaviour principles on the policies page on your website, next to your behaviour policy.
What it must contain
No parts listedThe official sources name no separate parts for this requirement. We check that it is published and easy to find.
What the official sources say
Set out in 1 official source:
Behaviour in schools: advice for headteachers and school staff (Feb 2024)
The headteacher of a maintained school must act in accordance with the current statement of behaviour principles made by the governing body and have regard to any guidance provided by the governing body on promoting good behaviour at the school.
Must: Required by law, statutory guidance or the academy's funding agreement.§ Developing a school behaviour policy, page 8 (footnote 5: ss88(2) and 89(2) EIA 2006)
Questions schools ask
Do schools have to publish a statement of behaviour principles?
Academies and maintained schools must.
When do we need to update our statement of behaviour principles?
Keep it up to date. There's no fixed date. Update it whenever something changes.
Where does the requirement for the statement of behaviour principles come from?
It is set out in Behaviour in schools: advice for headteachers and school staff (Feb 2024).
Recent changes to the official guidance
The official sources for this requirement don't publish dated change notes. We check them for changes ourselves.
We last checked these sources on 21 September 2026.
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Official sources last checked 21 September 2026 · register version 1.0.4