Created on: 25 Sep 2024
On 15 August 2024, the Scottish Government and COSLA published the ‘Behaviour and Relationships in Schools Action Plan’. Responding to the evidence gathered through the Behaviour in Scotland’s Schools Research (2023), the EIS National Branch Survey Report on Violence and Aggression and the Relationships and Behaviour in Scottish Schools Summits, the action plan sets out twenty key actions, designed to address violence and aggression in schools.
These actions will be delivered over a three-year period (2024 – 2027), with progress in implementation of the plan monitored by the Scottish Advisory Group on Relationships and Behaviour in Schools (SAGRABIS), on which the EIS is represented.
Whilst there are elements of the plan which are helpful, the EIS has been clear that the action plan must be backed up by sufficient resources to deliver meaningful change to ensure that Scottish schools are to be safe places to learn and to work.
This advice highlights key aspects of the Action Plan which may assist school branches and local associations in advancing the EIS Stand Up for Quality Education key campaign aims and recommendations in relation to violence and aggression in schools.
