Nursery World - Positive Relationships: Behaviour

Behaviour is not an 'area of need', rather an indicator of other
areas of need, says Kay Mathieson in the first of a three-part series on
child behaviour in light of the 2014 SEND Code of Practice.

Behaviour is an ever-present concern in our work with children. However, increasingly we have come to understand 'behaviour' in a wider sense, recognising that it is integral to a child's developmental progress.

The recently introduced 2014 SEND Code of Practice provides an opportunity to reflect on our current understanding of SEN in the Early Years Foundation Stage, in particular, the early identification of a child's needs and ensuring that interventions are appropriate and support the child's learning and development.

According to the Code of Practice a child has SEN if: 'they have a learning difficulty or disability which calls for special educational provision to be made for him or her.' (DfE, 2014:4)

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