Behaviour, emotional and social development needs
Behavioural, Emotional and Social Difficulty (BESD)
Pupils should only be recorded as BESD if it is the pupil's primary or secondary SEN and they are at School Action Plus or have a statement.
Pupils with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties cover the full range of ability and a continuum of severity. Their behaviours present a barrier to learning and persist despite the implementation of an effective school behaviour policy and personal/social curriculum. They may be withdrawn or isolated, disruptive and disturbing, hyperactive and lack concentration, have immature social skills or present challenging behaviours.
Pupils with a range of difficulties, including emotional disorders such as depression and eating disorders; conduct disorders such as oppositional defiance disorder (ODD); hyperkinetic disorders including attention deficit disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD); and syndromes such as Tourette's, should be recorded as BESD if additional or different educational arrangements are being made to support them.
Where the only additional provision is routine medicine pupils should not be recorded as having SEN.
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