The chief executive of Advantage Schools has been appointed as a government behaviour adviser. Stuart Lock has joined five existing advisors working on the Department for Education鈥檚 拢10 million behaviour hubs programme. Led by behaviour tsar Tom Bennett, they Lock鈥檚 拢27,500, 28-month contract is paid to the trust, which has four schools in Bedfordshire. Bedford Free School is one of the lead behaviour hubs. Tom Bennett The Department for Education interviewed 鈥渁 number of high-calibre candidates鈥�, but said Lock鈥檚 鈥渆xpertise and experience most closely matched鈥� their requirements. Lock told Schools Week the hubs programme 鈥渨as a supportive, collegiate programme and there are many examples of it contributing to the running of increasingly effective schools. 鈥淚 wanted to be involved because I believe that strong conduct is the foundation of brilliant schools, but it requires expertise, hard-work and strong leadership.鈥� Launched in 2021, the hubs aim to support 500 schools that struggle with poor discipline. The other advisers include Mark Emmerson, the chief executive of City of London Academy Trust and Marie Gentles, the former principal of Hawkswood AP Primary in London.