Schools urged to put more focus on values
Schools could raise standards by focusing more on values and beliefs than on league tables and results, a study suggests.
More than half of teachers say their school does not have a clear ethos and culture, according to independent charity Teach First. It says too many schools ignore the power that a strong and consistent ethos can have on improving behaviour and attainment.
"In a school with a strong ethos and culture, a pupil can learn in any classroom and know that certain actions will be met with comparable responses, regardless of classroom, subject or teacher," it says.