ABSTRACT
Successful behaviour management and disciplinary practices in a school require a school-wide policy and commitment. There are important implications in Elton Report concerning changes in staff behaviour towards pupils which are required of such a team approach. The Report suggests that the effective provision for pupils with emotional and behavioural difficulties is likely to be based on support teams of specialist teachers working in mainstream schools. In New Zealand, educational psychologists are trained to take leadership roles in the areas of in-service training. Good behaviour management requires regular and frequent positive feedback on performance. A successful whole-school approach to behaviour management and discipline will make the mainstreaming of children who have special needs much easier. Wider adoption of methods such as co-operative teaching and peer tutoring may result from including special needs children among their regular classroom peers. There are implications concerning the school curriculum, concerning relationships with parents and concerning the integration of children who have special needs.
