Children and young people can present with behaviours of concern, particularly if the pupil has additional needs associated with a social or communication difference, such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD). All pupils at The Rise School have a primary diagnosis of autism. Behaviours of concern may also be referred to as ‘challenging behaviour’, ‘behaviours of distress’ or ‘behaviours that are challenging’. In essence, they are all referring to incidents of behaviour that are challenging to the school environment and which the school wishes to see stop or decrease in frequency or severity. When considering our school's approach or response to such behaviour, rather than solely considering which punishment/sanction we need to put in place, we also consider what the teaching or learning opportunity is. Alongside this, we consider what adjustments need to be made to the teaching environment, so that the pupil can learn successfully. We view behaviour incidents as an opportun
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