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Focuses on the so-called disappeared young men in the project called BYTE Project in East Lancashire, England. Characteristics of the boys; What the boys did in the day during the project; Difficulty of dealing with the young men.

The article discusses the use of support systems for children with behavioural problems, particularly children who use acting as means of hiding emotional and social issues, in Great Britain. It addresses the success of the Edison-Learning's Student and Family Support Systems (SAFSS), the importance of providing structured guidance for problem children, and the benefits of involving parents in educational interventions. INSET: In short.

The article explores the challenges face by the military families, mainly the children in Great Britain. It relates story of a family that emotional and psychological affected by the nature of work of the military father assigned in Iraq. It offers information on the Service Children Support Network in response to the increasing problem children. It also talks about the support or benefit available to these military families.

Highlights the program implemented at the Marlborough House Day Center in Swindon, Westminster, England, for dealing with children with behavioral problems. Treatment of psychological disorders of families at the Marlborough Family Service. INSET: Jack's moment of truth..

The article reports on the impact of the changes to the law on the recording and reporting of student restraints on the welfare of children in Great Britain. The National Union of Teachers (NUT) explained that reporting of restraints to the parents of the students could sometimes create crisis within the family and eventually affect the welfare of the student. It is proposed that reporting restraints should only be done on a case-by-case basis.

The article provides information on the Success Scoring System (SSS) Review by the Anderida Adolescent Care in Great Britain. It provides a monthly summary to keep track of young people's progress in each Every Child Matters outcome. SSS Review generates awareness across the board and encourages an improvement-based culture for both young people and the organization.

The article focuses on the British government's initiation of the respect action plan to reduce bad behavior of pupils by training parents. British Prime Minister Tony Blair has announced to support the plan with an extra £70 million. A national parenting academy has been established which organizes parenting classes which teach parents to identify and deal with potential problems of misbehaving pupils. Under the plan, the school will have the power to force parents of problem children, through court orders, to attend these parenting classes.

Focuses on the criticisms of the stereotypes on naughty children posted in Web sites in Great Britain. Assessment of the names associated by teachers on problematic pupils and charming children; Complaints of parents regarding the teacher's attitudes.

Reports on a proposal paper submitted by the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) to the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) of Great Britain, which calls for radical changes to the system by which pupils are excluded from schools. Failure of the DfES guidance to address the issue of very serious parental misbehavior; Need for more collaboration between special and mainstream schools; Remarks from David Hart, NAHT general secretary, on the paper submitted by his association.

Discusses the Quiet Place, a concept and a physical space in several schools, and the Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies (Paths) which aims to counsel problematic students in Great Britain. Meeting of students with a psychotherapist to learn how to recognize and deal with their feelings in a calm and quiet atmosphere; Observation of positive effects of the method on children; Use of Paths, a two-lessons-a-week program of problem-solving that puts the responsibility on the children, by authorities and educators.

The article examines how Britain is dealing with badly behaved school children. In the 1980s and 1990s, the standard solution was to expel such pupils. Whether or not behaviour has deteriorated since then, worries about it have sharpened. Bad behaviour is cited as one of the main reasons why teachers leave the profession. Conservatives announced a plan to send troublesome children to specialised schools run by private companies. Things may slowly be getting better thanks to two important new developments. The first is the growth in the use of drugs such as Ritalin and its updated versions. Ritalin is highly controversial, but supporters argue that it works and is cost-effective. The second change is that the state is getting more involved in parenting. Some bad behaviour is linked to problems at home, and their effect on nutrition, attitudes to authority and the ability to do homework. Most big schools in tough areas have behaviour support units staffed by professional psychologists. The government is also trying to integrate social services, health care and education. Another change involves teacher training.

Discusses the difficulties of mainstream secondary classroom teachers in Great Britain in dealing with problem pupils who can not be handled even by specialist teachers. Impact on the mainstream classroom of pupils with learning and behavioral problems; Characteristics of pupils, such as low numeracy and literacy skills, emotional and behavioral difficulties, dysfunctional family life, parental neglect and alienated due to persistent failure to do well; Inability of a multi-agency group, which includes psychologists and special project literacy teachers, to do more for problem children.

Relates a teaching experience with problem children in Harrogate, Great Britain. Misconduct of a student at the school pond; Encouragement of a pupil to join the army cadets.

Cites incidents of pupil misbehavior and the action taken against them by British schools. Exclusion of a boy from Glaisdale comprehensive in 1996 when teachers found he was disobedient and disrupting others' education; Expulsion of a girl in 1996 from The Ridings in Halifax after he was accused of pushing a teacher and being violent towards another pupil; Expulsion of a boy from school in 1995 after attacking and threatening a teacher.

Focuses on a British High Court case brought by an excluded boy in London, England, pertaining to the issue of whether it is reasonable to refuse to teach disruptive children. Aim of the boy to force teachers to take him back into mainstream lessons in time for his General Certificate of Secondary Education, using both mainstream law and the Human Rights Act to bring the action against the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers and individual teachers. INSET: A GUIDE TO EXCLUSIONS..

Reports on the possible return of nurture groups as a solution for handling disruptive children in Great Britain. Study by Cambridge University on the use of nurture groups; Teaching of special classes of up to 12 children by two adults.

Highlights the suggestions of Kevin Browne, a therapist at Glenthorne Young Offenders Institution in Birmingham, England, concerning school measures on violent pupils. Expulsion as a confirmation of pupils' worthlessness; Suffering of emotional and physical abuse; Restriction of watching violent videotapes.

Reports that dealing with disruptive pupils in school is more effective and cheaper than excluding them according to a research conducted by the Institute of Education. Benefits of the inclusion schemes introduced and funded by Great Britain's Department for Education and Employment; Percentage of the decrease in schools' exclusions; Cost of educating excluded children at home or in pupil-referral units.

Describes a group of British teenagers' visit to a school in Prague, Czech Republic. Teenagers' education at the Heath School in Essex, England, a boarding school for boys with emotional and behavioral difficulties; Raising of funds for the activity; Discrepancy between Czech and British teachers' idea of fun and discipline.

Reflects on the rewards of teaching at off-site centers in Great Britain. Physical and spiritual isolation of the center; Attention given to students in small groups; Dealing with anti-social children.

Focuses on Schools Outreach, a charity which places specialist workers in schools to alleviate the strain of pastoral care work on teachers in England. Highlight on charity's work with the Claycots Middle School in Slough; Social conditions of pupils; Difficulty of instilling discipline in children with strong sense of survival.

Identifies young children who are at risk for juvenile crime in Great Britain. Key indicators include low birth weight; Problems as a newborn; Poor performance in intelligence tests; Disruptive behavior in early childhood.

Points out the conspiracy of silence among British school staff concerning problem pupils. Teachers' wariness in asking for help; Reluctance on publicizing successes in modifying miscreants' behavior; Strateging for containing the number of student exclusions.

Points out the necessity of anonymity of problem students in Great Britain. Focus on case of Matthew Wilson, who has been excluded twice from Manton Junior School in Worksop, England; Sparking of strike and closure of school; Journalists' code of conduct in ensuring children's privacy.

Reveals the rise in the use of exclusion as a sanction against disruptive pupils in Great Britain. Contradictory findings of Carl Parsons of Kent University from report released by the government.

Reveals British teachers' attitudes towards pupils with behavioral problems. Criticism of administrators and advisers for lack of understanding on the realities of classroom life; Teachers' need for counseling and support.

Reveals the views of British health visitors and headteachers on unruly children in schools. Modern parents' inability to discipline their children; Children's making of their own rules instead of respecting school rules; Emergence of behavioral problems in toddlers.

Highlights the expected release of data on the number of excluded children in primary schools in Great Britain. Inclusion of four-year-olds among the list of excluded children; Rise in fears on early emergence of behavioral problems.

Features The Place to Be, a charity started by Camila Batmangheelidjh in 1993 for problem children. Staff; Funding from BT Forum donations and school contributions; Aims; Evaluation of the charity by Lorraine Sherr of the Royal Free Hospital.

Reports that teaching unions have called on the British government to help teachers manage the problem of violent or disruptive pupils. Proposal of school disciplines covering a wide range of misdemeanors.