Positive Support Plans

1. Positive Support Plans Briarwood School

2. Briarwood School • Briarwood School is a local special needs school based in Fishponds, Bristol. Catering for 85 pupils aged 3 to 19 years with severe learning difficulties, autism and complex medical needs, with about 50% having English as an additional language. • Pupils are taught in Key Stage classes across three departments. An alternative education provision provides places for three pupils who present with challenging behaviours that have resulted in their exclusion from their Key Stage class.

3. Positive Behaviour Support • Senior Teacher identified to oversee behaviour support across the school. • Behaviour Management Policy created which sets the ethos for the school. • Positive Support Plans in place. • Robust monitoring timetable developed. • Multiagency working underpinned development of the approach.

4. Policies and Procedures Behaviour Management Policy • Sets out the vision for positive behaviour support. • Defines the levels of intervention and strategies used in the school. • Identifies the legal framework for physical interventions. • Highlights the procedures for monitoring and reviewing.

5. Developing Behaviour Support Plans • Bespoke • Multiagency involvement • Emphasis on proactive strategies • Detailed but not too lengthy • Input from all staff working with the pupils • Parental/ carer involvement • Clear links to function and developing new skills

6. Positive Support Plan

7. InterventionProcess

8. Assessment of Behaviour

9. Assessment of Behaviour • Patterns of behaviour identified & assessed to inform development of interventions & strategies

10. Example Positive Support Plan

11. Risk Assessments • All identified behaviours that require the use of any physical intervention should be risk assessed.

12. Review • Plans reviewed six times a year by senior teacher with the class team. • Observations, ABCC and frequency charts detailing behaviours are analysed and inform future strategy development. • Multiagency advice sought to support the development of new strategies if the force/duration/frequency of behaviour presented has increased.

13. Evaluation of Support Plans and Risk Assessments • Effectiveness of the interventions & impact on risk. • Number of reactive and physical interventions during the past term. • Actions & changes to the plan.

14. Behaviour Data • Class teams complete data for the frequency of behaviours, the use of reactive strategies & physical interventions. • Reviewed by Senior Teacher & shared with Senior Management Team and the School Governors on a regular basis.

15. Sample Data

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17. In-reach at Briarwood • Additional positive behaviour support to pupils highlighted as requiring early intervention. • Debriefing for staff. • Multiagency links.

18. Multiagency Partnerships • Working alongside multiagency professionals to create sustainable support packages. • Support the implementation of consistent strategies • Provide strong links within the service and home settings.

19. Next Steps for Briarwood • Review of policy & procedures. • Evaluation of the current offer – parent/carer, staff questionnaires. • Consistent behaviour data gathered from all pupils with a Positive Support Plan. • Develop In-reach support for next academic year.

20. Behaviour Support Model • Created to support children and young people within the educational setting, the model can be adapted to support individuals in adult services. • Development of daily living skills and independence. • Support with transitions, access and provide consistency of approach.