"Reward Over Sanction" - The Headteacher who says he cut suspensions by 85%: The Twilight Show with Tony Harwood and Yannick Berland

Hosts Tony and Yannick chat with headteacher Jonathan Sands about his people-centred approach to behaviour management, explaining a ‘reward over sanction’ house-points system that dramatically reduced suspensions and improved attendance and engagement. The show explores tensions between restorative and punitive approaches, centralised behaviour systems, teacher trust and autonomy, and the debate between direct instruction and discovery learning, with practical examples and reflections for school leaders and classroom teachers.

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"Reward Over Sanction" - The Headteacher who says he cut suspensions by 85%: The Twilight Show with Tony Harwood and Yannick Berland is an episode from Teachers Talk Radio by Teachers Talk Radio.

This episode is 63:13 long.

This episode was published on Apr 29, 2026.

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