Behaviour, Discipline and Special Educational Needs: Some Considerations for Second Level Schools
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Student Behaviour, Challenging Behaviour, Second Level Schools, SEN, Special Educational Needs, Policy and PracticeAbstract
In this article, which was written prior to the publication of School Matters: The Report of the Task Force on Student Behaviour in Second Level Schools, 2006, the author considers a number of important issues for second level schools. In the context of the recent publication of the Task Force Report it may be timely for schools to consider some of the issues raised in this paper in planning to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse student population. The author concludes that there is a need for significantly increased awareness of the nature of special educational needs and he questions the appropriateness of a “one size fits all” approach to the development of policy and practice in relation to student behaviour and discipline.
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