ABSTRACT
Every school has to have, by law, a Behaviour Policy. Hopefully this policy is a vision of the type of community the school wishes to become, what are the appropriate values, attitudes, beliefs and behaviours that build this community, how these will be recognised and acknowledged and lastly what are the consequences when anti-social behaviour violates the vision. The 'explosion' that anger frequently leads to often causes harm to other people. This may be physical hurt, but perhaps even more frequently, emotional hurt because of what is said in anger or the damage done to other people's property etc. Such behaviours violate principles of justice and damage or destroy relationships within families and the community. A differentiated social skills curriculum needs to be devised by each school, which is endorsed and supported by parents and carers and underpinned by a minimum set of core values.
