National action plan on relationships and behaviour in schools: 2024 - 2027

Ensuring Safe and Consistent Environments in Schools – Joint Action Plan

The joint action plan sets out 20 key actions to be delivered between 2024 and 2027. These actions are designed to support schools in their practice and approaches, by responding to the concerns and challenges identified within the evidence on relationships and behaviour in schools. Given the three-year term of the plan, key deliverables supporting these actions have been identified to be led by partners including national and local government, Education Scotland, SAGRABIS, schools, third sector partners and health colleagues. These deliverables should not be interpreted as exhaustive and will be kept under regular review by SAGRABIS over the life course of the plan.

Actions are set out under overall themes of:

1. Setting clear national expectations for promoting positive relationships and behaviour in schools

2. Supporting local application of national policy

3. Support for children and young people

4. Supporting the workforce

5. Reducing violence and harm in schools

6. Engaging with the whole-school community

7. Tracking impact and progress

8. Policy cohesion