NSSF presents a model of an integrated approach to developing a safe and supporting school environment, the Positive Behaviour Support (PBS). The importance of achieving a balance between acknowledgement and correction has been recognized in research (Benner et al 2010; Durlak et al 2011; Fields, 2012;). At risk students need positive reinforcement, they also require explicit instruction in regards to behaviour and emotion control (Meyer, Turner, 2007). Graham suggests: “The student “treatment plan” involves data collection by the teacher (i.e. counting the number of times the student has lost something) and the setting of objectives to be achieved through the implementation of the strategies suggested. These range from cooperative homework
