"Pupils who do not respond to the actions taken by their school to improve their behaviour may be at risk of permanent exclusion from school. Such pupils may need a planned intervention to reduce the risk of exclusion. DfES Circular 10/99 introduced the concept of a pastoral support programme (PSP) to provide this additional help.
A PSP is an intervention determined by the school to help to improve a pupil's behaviour. A PSP should automatically be set up for a pupil who has been excluded several times from school for fixed periods, though a PSP can be set up for any pupil the school identifies as at risk of failure at school because of disaffection.
A PSP should identify precise and realistic behavioural outcomes for the child to work towards. A nominated member of staff should oversee the PSP. It should be agreed with parents, who should be regularly informed about their child's progress."
from Improving School Attendance and Behaviour - Audit Commission
Members of the Behaviour Support Service have produced Guidance for PSP / IEPs to promote good practice in avoiding exclusion through the use of Pastoral Support Programmes.
Please use both the left-hand links or the following document downloads to access this material.
 | Pastoral Support Programme (Word Document) |
 | Pastoral Support Programme (Word Perfect Document) |
| Pastoral Support QCA Questionnaire (Word Document) |
| Pastoral Support QCA Questionnaire (Word Perfect Document) |
 | Pastoral Support QCA Summary (Excel Document) |
 | Pastoral Support QCA Summary (Quattro Pro Document) |
Contact:
Sue Jackson, Team Leader
Bristol Education Centre
Sheridan Road
Horfield
Bristol
BS7 0PU
Tel: 0117 90 31375
Fax: 0117 93 11619
Email: sue.jackson@bristol.gov.uk