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Support children and young people with behaviour, emotional and social development needs

Watch the video opposite which was produced by Teachers TV. The video is called 'Tough Love - The Return'.Watch the videos and make notes. Is there anything that you can relate to your setting? What can you learn from watching the video?

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‘Young learners and social, emotional and behavioural difficulties (SEBD)’ from the Northern Ireland Curriculum
'Guidance on identifying and supporting learners with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties’ from the Northern Ireland Curriculum
'Six ways to manage BESD’ by Eileen Sheerin, on the SEN Special Educational Magazine website.
‘BESD: Behavioural, Emotional and Social Difficulties’ from the First Discoverers website
‘Adverse childhood experiences and the implications for schools’ from the Headteacher Update

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Extended Learning

Click on the link to the left to visit the website of Nasen, the UK’s leading information organisation for special and additional support needs
Write an Individual Behavioural Plan for one of the students you support. Remember to set targets that are SMART. SMART stands for: S - Specific - the target must say exactly what needs to be learned or done M - Measurable- It must say exactly how this can be measured A - Achievable - The target must not be too hard or too large R - Realistic - It must be possible to meet the target. T - Timed - There should be a set time limit for achieving the target
Click on the link to the left to visit the website of the British Association of Anger Management
Think about praise and its importance in managing behaviour. As with most things there are a variety of views on the subject. Use the internet to research different viewpoints, then make a chart showing different types of reward, when you would use them in your own practice, and any areas of concern with each method
Click to read 'The relationship between speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) and behavioural, emotional and social difficulties (BESD)' by the Department for Education.

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