As part of his work, Taylor produced a checklist for head teachers and teachers to use as a guide to tackling poor behaviour in their schools. He advised school behaviour policies be consistent and clear and recommended that head teachers ensure all staff and pupils knew what the boundaries were.
But three years on, Ofsted's Below the Radar: Low-Level Disruption in the Country's Classrooms report revealed that poor behaviour continues to disrupt lessons, and blames school leaders for failing to identify and deal with such behaviours, including talking unnecessarily and forgetting equipment.
It criticises senior teachers for losing the respect of their pupils by "blurring the lines" between friendliness and familiarity, with some allowing pupils to call them by their first name.
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