The mainstream inclusion of pupils who have emotional and behavioural difficulties presents a challenge to teachers and other related staff in schools. This challenge takes on greater significance when a school has been put into Special Measures following an unsuccessful OFSTED report where behaviour has been cited as a key area for improvement. This study looks at a joint approach that involved a school and the local education authority rising to this challenge, by setting up a project aimed at supporting pupils at risk of exclusion and developing a whole-school approach towards positive behaviour management.