More children are starting school without being "learner ready" or having an understanding of what it means to be a good pupil.
Developing good behaviours that enable pupils to succeed at school and in life has always been an important aspect of primary education which is now becoming increasingly important and often more challenging.
Pupils with good academic results but with poor interpersonal behaviours are at a severe disadvantage in later life and are rarely able to turn their academic achievements into broader lifetime achievements.
With this in mind, the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) is funding Mentor UK to manage a randomised control trial of the Good Behaviour Game (GBG) which has impressive results of long-term impact from the US and a benefits-to-cost ratio of about 27:1.
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