M.Ed. / Effective schools have always striven to provide appropriate teaching and learning environments. Schools are now required to meet this challenge, to demonstrate accountability and consequently have become more aware of this educational issue. A major component of good education is the maintenance of a behavioural environment. In response to this and to recent legislation, schools have been increasingly involved in developing behavioural policies which relate to social aspects of the teaching and learning context. In this research the implementation of behaviour management strategies in inner cities schools in London will be discussed.