Abstract
The purpose of this thesis is to consider the meanings and problems which Local Education Authorities (LEAs) are concerned with in coping with student behaviour problems through analysing the actual situation in England, focusing on the LEA Behaviour Support Plan (BSP). In England, the number of School Exclusions and Truancies increased dramatically in the 1990s. The Government could not over look this aggravated situation.
The first of f icial figures of permanent exclusion appeared in 1994. This number was about 13, 000, a serious enough number to force the Government to treat behaviour problems as an important priority in policy reform.
