Behaviour Smart vs DeansList

Behaviour Smart is an AI-powered incident recording and behaviour management system for schools, special provisions and children’s homes. Staff can log incidents and review patterns across pupils, classes, year groups, locations and times of day. Its machine-learning models look for emerging patterns, triggers and early warning signs, then recommend strategies. The system can produce and update tailored SMART behaviour support plans after incident reports. Structured reflection prompts help staff support post-incident learning and restorative conversations with pupils.

Behaviour Smart connects with MIS platforms through Wonde and links incidents to CPOMS safeguarding records. The provider says it is Cyber Essentials certified and complies with GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, with data protection support from Veritau. Customers ordinarily act as data controllers, while Behaviour Smart Ltd processes customer information. Plans are tailored by setting and the number of children or young people; pricing is on request. It runs on iOS and web. A separate Post Incident Learning app is described as free and has an iOS App Store listing. Lite is intended to complement, not replace, wider safeguarding systems.

DeansList is an online platform for schools to manage student behavior, attendance, communications, family engagement and school operations. Its behavior tools support SEL, PBIS and MTSS, with points, merits, demerits, rewards, consequences and school stores. Teachers can submit behavior or discipline referrals online, prompting instant notifications to administrators. Attendance can be recorded on the web or mobile devices; DeansList says it syncs with most student information systems to avoid duplicate entry. Schools can send families text, email and voice messages with automatic translation into more than 100 languages. They can create custom reports, report cards, letters and transcripts, and build reports using basic web code. Requested integrations may exchange data with SIS, data warehouse and single sign-on systems; named examples include Google Sheets, Jupiter, Illuminate and Infinite Campus. The platform lists Android, iOS and web, with attendance apps also available for Kindle. The School Success Team provides implementation, training, ongoing support and professional development at no additional cost. Pricing is on request. The maker describes the service as for schools, not private individuals.