Resource Teachers: Learning and Behaviour (RTLB) have supported more than 15,000 students since RTLB 1999 by assisting teachers to manage and support students with learning or behaviour difficulties within inclusive classroom environments. Research indicates that there are long term positive educational effects for students receiving short-term intervention such as those provided by RTLB. This article reports on a narrative study that explored these effects for a small group of boys in their secondary schooling. The article outlines the study and its key results. One significant finding is consideration for how immigrant students are transitioned into NZ schooling. (Contains 1 footnote.)