Following on from the systemic, evidence-based methodology employed in Level 1 and Level 2 supports, the school Positive Behaviour Strategy Team is encouraged to establish clear criteria for the identification of students who would benefit from intensive individualised support at Level 3. For those schools with Behaviour Support Classrooms a member of the BSC staff is also on the school Strategy Team.
If a school has a Behaviour Support Classroom a Referral Group is also formed, comprising members of the Positive Behaviour Strategy Team and BSC teachers as well as the relevant school staff. This group is responsible for referrals, student selection, entry and exit criteria and reintegration procedures.
In schools without Behaviour Support Classrooms the strategy team, in conjunction with NBSS personnel, draw on baseline data provided by all teachers, including information about the student’s prior attainment and current progress, in order to develop an individual Student Behaviour Plan that will most appropriately address the student’s particular needs and facilitate their achievement of goals.