Children have lacked 'discipline and order' during lockdown, warns Gavin Williamson Education Secretary has launched a behaviour crackdown and discipline regime The absence of structure for youngsters during several months of school closures will “inevitably” have an impact on their behaviour, according to Gavin Williamson. Throwing his weight behind a mobile phone ban at schools, he said that some children’s “out of control behaviour” threatens to “destroy” the learning environment for their peers. His remarks come as the Department for Education (DfE) announces the details of its £10 million “behaviour hub” programme which it says will be up and running in time for the summer term.