The section of the ASL Review which covers Theme 7: Relationships and behaviour is on the short side for such an important topic. But that it because it is largely reiterating things which are already well known and have been covered well in recent years by other documents and initiatives, including:

• Included, Engaged and Involved Part 2: A positive approach to preventing and managing school exclusion;
• The Independent Care Review; and
• No Safe Place: Restraint and Seclusion in Scotland’s Schools.

In particular, the review recognises as a “key point of principle” that:

All behaviour is communication.

Included, Engaged and Involved Part 2

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