Behaviour and inclusion
Many issues can affect attendance, including:
- behaviour
- bullying
- special educational needs
The Inclusion Team advise and support schools and senior leadership teams on how to tackle them.
Support for all schools
Each school has an Inclusion Team Link Advisor. This includes secondary, free schools, primary and secondary academies.
Your Link Advisor will arrange a core meeting with you to:
- discuss the school’s inclusion needs affecting areas like attendance
- help to identify and address needs early on
- signpost to training, best practice and resources
As a result of that meeting, they may suggest purchasing bespoke support on the Services 2 Schools webshop.
What the Inclusion Team offer
The Inclusion Team are part of the Team Around the School and Setting (TASS).
Our role is to:
- Work in partnership with other teams from Children's Services.
- Work with the senior leadership team and teachers to develop practice.
- Analyse data to identify training needs and development as part of the school improvement plan.
- Support whole school understanding of inclusion and the links to attendance and exclusion.
- Provide in-person or virtual training which is aligned with school priorities and emerging need.
- Provide advice and coaching for staff.
We work in area-based teams to provide in-school support and advice in:
- Lewes, Coastal and Wealden
- Hastings and Rother
- Eastbourne and Hailsham
Contact the Inclusion Team
Inclusion helpline
Phone: 01273 481 967 (open Monday to Friday 8.30am to 2.30pm)
Government guidance
- Behaviour in schools | GOV.UK - how to develop a behaviour policy.
- Mental health and behaviour in schools | GOV.UK - how to support pupils whose mental health problems manifest themselves in behaviour.
- Supporting mental health in schools and colleges | GOV.UK - examples of activities to support pupils' mental health and wellbeing.
Local Guidance
Restrictive physical intervention and use of reasonable force guidance for settings, schools and colleges [146.7 KB] [docx]
ESA Policy [120.0 KB] [doc]
Primary Behaviour Support Networks
These meetings take place in the four EIP areas every small term (six times per year). The meetings are an opportunity for schools to problem-solve issues around:
- An individual child
- A cohort of children
- The whole school
A headteacher within the EIP leads these meetings.
Anyone can bring a case to discuss (class teacher, SENCO, Headteacher, or other school staff member). Local Authority representatives attend the meeting to support discussion and give advice. The representatives are:
- Educational Psychologists
- CLASS Advisers
- TASS Inclusion Advisers
Dates of meetings for 2024-25 are as follows:
| Eastbourne | Rother, Rye and Hastings | Wealden | Ashdown and Lewes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term One | 17 October 2024, 1pm | 18 October 2024, 9am | 25 September 2024, 1pm | 9 October 2024, 1pm |
| Term Two | 12 December 2024, 1pm | 13 December 2024, 9am | 27 November 2024, 1pm | 11 December 2024, 1pm |
| Term Three | 06 February 2025, 1pm | 07 February 2025, 9am | 22 January 2025, 1pm | 05 February 2025, 1pm |
| Term Four | 27 March 2025, 1pm | 28 March 2025, 9am | 19 March 2025, 1pm | 19 March 2025, 1pm |
| Term Five | 22 May 2025, 1pm | 23 May 2025, 9am | 21 May 2025, 1pm | 14 May 2025, 1pm |
| Term Six | 03 July 2025, 1pm | 04 July 2025, 9am | 25 June 2025, 1pm | 18 June 2025, 1pm |
If you would like to request a case discussion, please complete this form. You should submit a form at least two weeks before the meeting. Any requests received after this date are unlikely to be discussed, but will be considered for the following meeting.
