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<p>The information requested is not held centrally, and therefore the Department has
made no such assessment.</p><p> </p><p>The Department supports head teachers to create
calm and ordered environments so that pupils can benefit from a school culture where
teachers can teach and pupils can learn. As part of this, schools must ensure they
have and publish a behaviour policy to support staff in managing behaviour, including
the use of rewards and sanctions. Sanctions must be proportionate and fair responses
that may vary according to the age of the pupils, and any other special circumstances
that affect the pupil.</p><p> </p><p>Schools should make regular assessments of progress
for all pupils. These should seek to identify pupils making less than expected progress.
The first response to such progress should be high quality teaching targeted at their
areas of weakness.</p><p> </p><p>Where a child is behaving poorly or is not making
the expected progress academically, schools should look to see whether there are underlying
factors such as Special Educational Needs, mental health difficulties or issues relating
to housing, family or other domestic circumstances. Where a school does identify such
causes they are expected to put appropriate support in place, potentially working
with other agencies such as Health and Social Care.</p><p> </p>
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