Staff at Oxfordshire's Mulberry Bush School, which supports victims of abuse, trauma and neglect, went in to help four schools in the county to better support challenging pupils.
After just one year, test scores improved among 80 per cent of pupils identified as having challenging behaviour compared with 47 per cent of all pupils. In the second year, the figure was 92 per cent compared with 78 per cent of the whole school cohort. Analysis for 2010/11 is yet to be completed. The project goes by the name, Sharing Understanding of Children's Communication for Emotionally Successful Schooling (Success).
The Mulberry team replicated its principles of collaborative working to support children, giving staff time to understand the reasons behind challenging behaviour. Reflective group discussions and clinics took place where teachers discussed specific cases.
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