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Model of Support

This resource presents an overview of the work of the NBSS in schools.

This resource presents an overview of the work of the NBSS in schools.
The NBSS sees a whole school approach to positive behaviour support as fundamental to its work with schools. At Level 1 the NBSS works with schools, for example, on vision, mission, systems, structures, policies, practices, rules, routines and expectations.

The NBSS sees a whole school approach to positive behaviour support as fundamental to its work with schools. At Level 1 the NBSS works with schools, for example, on vision, mission, systems, structures, policies, practices, rules, routines and expectations.
Students can be supported to achieve and succeed at school by developing 'Behaviour for Learning Skills', Social and Emotional Literacy Skills, Academic Literacy, Learning and Study Skills and Positive Health and Wellbeing Skills.

Students can be supported to achieve and succeed at school by developing 'Behaviour for Learning Skills', Social and Emotional Literacy Skills, Academic Literacy, Learning and Study Skills and Positive Health and Wellbeing Skills.

The National Behaviour Support Service offers three levels of support to second level schools:

This three-tiered approach, founded on international best practice, is applied to behavioural interventions and endeavours to address the behavioural, social, emotional, academic literacy and learning needs of students in partner schools. All three levels of NBSS support are customised to the specific characteristics, needs and requirements of each partner school on an on-going basis as change occurs.

All work undertaken aims to promote positive behaviour and learning throughout the school by focusing on developing:

  • Behaviour for Learning Skills
  • Social and Emotional Literacy Skills
  • Academic Literacy, Learning and Study Skills
  • Positive Health and Wellbeing Skills. 

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  • The NBSS in Schools gives a brief overview of the work of the National Behaviour Support Service in partner schools and presents many of the interventions, projects and initiatives schools implement in the areas of (a) Behaviour for Learning skills development (b) Social & Emotional Literacy skills development (c) Academic Literacy, Learning & Study skills development and (d).Positive Health & Wellbeing skills development.

  • This resource presents the NBSS Model of Support - A Model of Support for Behaviour Improvement in Post Primary Schools
 
Integration of Academic and Social Behaviour Three-Tiered Continuum
Integration of Academic and Social Behaviour Three-Tiered Continuum.

Integration of Academic and Social Behaviour Three-Tiered Continuum.

This model suggests that in most schools 80–90% of students will be sufficiently supported with whole school initiatives related to positive behaviour. This implies an on-going programme, within schools, of addressing the social, emotional, academic and behavioural needs of all students. The pyramid model indicates that within schools adopting a whole school approach to positive behaviour support, there may be 5 to 10% of students who will need additional support, with possibly 1 to 5% of students who may require intensive, individual support. The NBSS has applied this three tiered perspective to inform the model of support it provides to second level schools in Ireland.

(Sugai, G. 2001. School climate and discipline: school-wide positive behaviour support).