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Paragraph 19

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(a)

Support for measures–

(i)

to improve pupils' behaviour in order to reduce the number of exclusions and the level of truancy from schools, including measures to encourage the attendance of children with behavioural difficulties at mainstream schools and to reduce teenage pregnancies;

(ii)

to provide adequate education for all children of compulsory school age excluded from school for more than 15 school days and full-time education for permanently excluded children.

(b)
(i)

Training for teachers and youth and community workers with responsibility for providing education and advice relating to the misuse of drugs.

(ii)

Support for other measures (including initiatives to promote inter-agency working) to assist teachers and youth and community workers in providing education about the misuse of drugs and development of drug education and drug related incident management policies.

(c)

The training of youth and community workers.

(d)

Support for measures designed to improve the educational achievements of children who are looked after by local authorities.

(e)

Support for–

(i)

the additional cost of reintegrating mothers of compulsory school age into education;

(ii)

mothers and expectant mothers of compulsory school age in education including the costs of child care and transport to and from child care facilities;

(iii)

recruiting and training learning mentors for mothers and expectant mothers of compulsory school age; and

(iv)

measures to reduce the level of pregnancy among pupils through better personal, social and health education.